Wembanyama becomes only the fourth Spurs player to make the All-Star Game in his first or second season. The others: Alvin Robertson in 1986, David Robinson in 1990 and 1991, and Tim Duncan in 1998.

Kawhi Leonard and Norman Powell had 27 points each and the Los Angeles Clippers rallied to beat the San Antonio Spurs 128-116 on Wednesday night.

Leonard and Powell score 27 points each, Ivica Zubac adds 21 points and 22 rebounds in an intense battle with Spurs star Victor Wembanyama, and the Clippers rally for a 128-116 win.

The San Antonio star and reigning rookie of the year is an All-Star for the first time, one of the 14 players announced Thursday night as members of the reserve pool for the Feb. 16 event in San Francisco.

San Antonio Spurs star big man Victor Wembanyama nearly engaged in a scuffle with LA Clippers center Ivica Zubac during Wednesday's 128-116 home loss.

Victor Wembanyama is one of the league's very best players. The San Antonio star and reigning rookie of the year is an All-Star for the first time, one of the 14 players announced Thursday night as members of the reserve pool for the Feb.

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Clippers: Points, Powell (23.9 per game). Rebounds, Zubac (12.6). Assists, Harden (8.3). Steals, Dunn (1.5). Blocks, Zubac (1.2). • Powell's career-best 23.9 scoring average is an increase of 10.0 from last season. He ranks second in the league in fourth quarter points with 7.6 and his eight 30-point performances are a career high.

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PARIS -- The first enormous roar from the crowd came before the game even started. All Victor Wembanyama needed to do to get the fans in Paris into a full-blown frenzy was, it turned out ...