Amen Thompson #1 of the Houston Rockets dunks the ball in front of Blake Wesley #14 of the San Antonio Spurs and Julian Champagnie #30 in the first half at Toyota Center on November 06, 2024 in Houston,

With Spurs superstar Victor Wembanyama out for the season, ClutchPoints spoke exclusively with one of Wemby's teammates, Julian Champagnie.

The gulf in quality between the current rosters of the Oklahoma City Thunder and San Antonio Spurs may be huge, but games between the two sides continue to be competitive. On Sunday night, a Spurs tea

Toronto Raptors sent him to New Orleans as part of a trade for Brandon Ingram. The Pelicans have won two of their past three games since snapping a 10-gme skid just before the NBA All-Star break. Julian Champagnie tied a career high with six 3s as he and Keldon Johnson each scored 18 points for San Antonio.

Here's what coach Mitch Johnson, Julian Champagnie and Chris Paul had to say following the team's road loss to the Pelicans.

Johnson and Julian Champagnie both led San Antonip's bench in scoring Thursday with 15 points each. While Johnson had slowly been receiving reduced playing time as of late, Victor Wembanyama being ruled out for the remainder of the 2024-25 campaign due to deep vein thrombosis in his right shoulder could open up more minutes for Johnson if the Spurs opt to utilize more small-ball lineups.

It escalated within seconds. Thunder assistant David Akinyooye quickly read the situation and stood up in a defensive stance to prevent any of OKC's bench players from stepping on the court and risking possible suspension. OKC security ran onto the court to stop Shai Gilgeous-Alexander from getting involved to the point they slipped in the mayhem.

Following an altercation between the Spurs and Thunder that nearly led to a brawl, Mitch Johnson and Mark Deigneault shared initial thoughts.

ESPN captured parts of the scuffle from the main broadcast angle but later aired a replay with a clearer view. Meanwhile, Thunder beat writer Joel Lorenzi had the best perspective from his seat, and his footage quickly surfaced on social media.

Mar 2, 2025; San Antonio, Texas, USA; San Antonio Spurs forward Jeremy Sochan (10) and Oklahoma City Thunder guard Luguentz Dort (5) in the middle of an altercation during the second half at Frost Bank Center.