Victor Wembanyama’s newest feedback on Chet Holmgren are usually not sitting nicely with Dallas Mavericks legend Dirk Nowitzki.
The San Antonio Spurs star recently sat down with Prime Video’s Taylor Rooks forward of his return to the court docket for Saturday’s NBA Cup semifinals recreation towards the Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder. Rooks requested Wembanyama in regards to the latter’s ongoing rivalry with Holmgren, who has been clashing with Wembanyama even earlier than the 2 turned NBA stars.
Slightly than give his rival any props, Wemby dismissed Chet for taking part in alongside the reigning MVP in Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
“Finally, on the court docket, the reigning MVP is on that court docket, so he’s our foremost focus,” Wembanyama mentioned. “Anyone is tough to protect when you must assistance on the MVP.”
Nowitzki didn’t disguise his annoyance with Wembanyama’s feedback whereas talking as a panelist Saturday on the Spurs-Thunder pregame present.
“I do wish to say, I didn’t love his reply about Chet,” Nowitzki admitted. “I want he would’ve given him just a little little bit of credit score. You possibly can say, ‘Hey, they’ve the MVP. Shai’s unbelievable, however Chet’s gotten higher yearly. He’s a champ. I wish to play exhausting towards them.’
“I didn’t love that reply. To me, it’s too swaggy, too dismissive of Chet.”
