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The Detroit Pistons have allowed many big nights for their opponents this season, and San Antonio Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyama used that opening to post a career first on Wednesday.
The 7-foot-4 phenom recorded his first career triple-double with 16 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists in only 21 minutes of a 130-108 win over the owners of the NBA's worst record. He recorded zero turnovers in the game.
At 20 years and 6 days old, Wembanyama became the fifth-youngest player in NBA history to record a triple-double, surpassed by only Josh Giddey, LaMelo Ball, Markelle Fultz and Luka Doncic, all of whom were 19 years old. Notably, all of those players are guards or wings, making Wembanyama the youngest big man to do this.
One of those assists included a between-the-legs pass. To be clear, it wasn't between his legs.
Wembanyama remains a central figure in the Rookie of the Year race, with his major competition coming from Oklahoma City Thunder center Chet Holmgren, a fellow lengthy freak. Wembanyama has an advantage in some major stats, including the NBA lead in blocks per game entering Wednesday, though Holmgren has far more efficient shooting numbers and plays for a significantly better team.
Wembanyama entered this season with a difficult task, as few teenagers are asked to become their team's top contributor from Day 1. The Spurs were low on talent last year and went 22-60, but they are now 6-30 and on pace for an even worse record this season.
That meant Wembanyama's development wasn't going to be a straight line. He has most certainly flashed this season while also having off-days, like every other young player. Wednesday was another flash, with many more likely to come.
Daniel Weinman was crowned winner of the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on Monday, taking home a record breaking $12.1 million in winnings. Weinman had to outlast the other 10,043 entrants to take home the prize and get his hands on his share of live poker’s largest ever prize pool – a staggering $93,399,900. As well as taking home the prize money, 35-year-old Weinman also got his hands on the WSOP Main Event bracelet. The huge bracelet contains 500 grams of 10-karat yellow gold, as well as 2,352 various precious gemstones.
Daniel Weinman won the World Series of Poker's main event world championship on Monday in Las Vegas, earning $12.1 million along the way. Playing in the tournament for a 16th year, Weinman was tops in a deep pool of 10,043 players vying for $93.39 million. His victory came after just 164 hands at the final table. "I was honestly on the fence about even coming back and playing this tournament," the 35-year-old Atlanta native told reporters afterward. Weinman's final table featured Jan-Peter Jachtmann, who landed in fourth place and took home $3 million, as well as Toby Lewis, who finished seventh and secured $1.42 million. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the main event's entry pool far outpaced the previous record of 8,773 set in 2006. "I've always kind of felt that poker was kind of going in a dying direction, but to see the numbers at the World Series this year has been incredible," Weinman said. "And to win this main event, it doesn't feel real. I mean, [there's] so much luck in a poker tournament. I thought I played very well." Steven Jones finished second, securing $6.5 million. And Adam Walton settled for third and a $4 million prize.
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