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Wembanyama, Champagnie Lead Spurs’ 80-Point First Half in 130-103 Rout of Kings

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October 28, 2026

San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama shoots in front of Sacramento Kings forward Precious Achiuwa on Oct. 27, 2026 at Frost Bank Center

Victor Wembanyama poured in 29 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in just 27 minutes, and Julian Champagnie canned eight first-half 3-pointers as the San Antonio Spurs steamrolled the Sacramento Kings 130-103 on Tuesday night at Frost Bank Center.

San Antonio set league season highs for points (80), assists (23) and 3-pointers (13) in a half in a near-complete performance before the break. The Spurs (2-2) led 39-29 after one quarter and 80-54 at halftime after a combined 47 first-half points from Wembanyama and Champagnie, then carried a 107-80 lead into the fourth quarter. Sacramento never got closer than 23 points in the third.

Champagnie, who played 25 minutes off the bench, finished with 26 points. Stephon Castle added 15, Devin Vassell and Keldon Johnson scored 14 apiece, Dylan Harper had 13 and De’Aaron Fox tallied 11 as the Spurs won their second straight game.

De’Andre Hunter led the Kings with 24 points, Zach LaVine added 22, Darius Acuff Jr. scored 19 and Domantas Sabonis amassed 20 points, 14 rebounds and eight assists. Sacramento (0-4) has opened the season with four straight losses and has surrendered at least 121 points in each game.

Wembanyama scored 15 points in the first quarter, and Champagnie’s eighth 3-pointer, his sixth of the second period, pushed the Spurs’ lead to 68-43 with 4:23 left in the half.

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NBA Fines Lakers’ Ziaire Williams $2,000 for Flopping Against Jazz

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October 28, 2026

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Utah Jazz forward Ace Bailey dunks against the Los Angeles Lakers on Oct. 25, 2026 at Delta Center in Salt Lake City

The NBA has fined Los Angeles Lakers forward Ziaire Williams $2,000 for flopping during Sunday’s 132-123 comeback win over the Utah Jazz, the league announced Monday.

The incident occurred with 4:44 remaining in the fourth quarter at Delta Center, with the Lakers trailing 114-113. Williams exaggerated contact from Jazz guard Keyonte George during George’s drive to the basket, and George was called for an offensive foul on the play. Upon league office review after the game, Williams was assessed the postgame flopping fine. Flopping is among the NBA’s Areas of Focus for the 2026-27 season.

Williams finished the game with 11 points. He is the first Lakers player fined this season and the third player assessed a postgame flopping fine in the first week of the season, joining Boston’s Paul George and Milwaukee’s Kasparas Jakucionis, who has been fined twice.

Asked about the ruling on Tuesday, Williams said he does not necessarily agree with it and that he has asked his agent to look into an appeal. “I’ll pay my fine and if I got to flop again to get a win, then that’s what I’ll do,” Williams said. “I thought it was a good defensive play.”

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