TORONTO — Victor Wembanyama has his second triple-double — and his first with blocks. The San Antonio Spurs rookie blocked a shot by the Toronto Raptors' Gradey Dick with 6:32 left in the fourth quarter of Monday night's 122-99 win, giving him the NBA's first triple-double with blocked shots as one of the categories in more than three years.
To that point, Wembanyama had 27 points, 14 rebounds and five assists as well — all in just 29 minutes. He's the first player with 10 blocks and 5 assists in under 30 minutes played, according to ESPN Stats & Information research.
It was the first triple-double with blocks since Clint Capela had 13 points, 19 rebounds and 10 blocks for Atlanta against Minnesota on Jan.
22, 2021. That had also been the last time anyone in the NBA blocked 10 shots in a game. Hakeem Olajuwon has the most such triple-doubles — with blocks — since the stat started being officially recorded in the NBA.