Victor Wembanyama breaks down in tears after Spurs' Game 7 win over Thunder

Victor Wembanyama breaks down in tears after Spurs’ Game 7 win over Thunder originally appeared on The Sporting News.
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Crying is incredibly good for the human body, according to Harvard Health; it can relieve stress and tension that have been building up inside of someone. For Victor Wembanyama, it was a means of celebration after a chaotic and immensely stressful experience in the Western Conference Finals.

After the San Antonio Spurs were finally able to down the 2025 NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder on their own home court, Wembanyama could finally breathe a sigh of relief. Along with taking the time to embrace his San Antonio teammates, he let out a few tears and took the time to get in touch with his emotions.

The 22-year-old let out some tears while embracing a number of his teammates. It was for good reason, though, as in just his third season in the NBA, he will already have an NBA Finals appearance.

Here’s how the French youngster reacted after leading his team through a crazy Western Conference Finals finale.

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Victor Wembanyama cries after Game 7

Despite an up-and-down battle with the defending champion Thunder, Wembanyama and his crew were able to traverse through the hostile Oklahoma environment and reach the team’s first NBA Finals since 2014. The third-year player from France was clearly emotional after his first Western Conference Finals appearance. However, his 2026 campaign is not over just yet.

Here is the finishing sequence of a tumultuous Game 7 and Western Conference Finals, and how Wembanyama reacted to his team reaching the grand stage of the NBA in just his third year in the league.

FULL SEQUENCE

Victor Wembanyama breaks down in tears as the Spurs take down the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 7 and punch their ticket to the NBA Finals.

THE FINAL MOMENTS OF GAME 7.

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After Devin Vassell threw down a massive dunk as the last points of the conference finals, Wembanyama almost immediately went to embrace his teammates. He started with De’Aaron Fox, who had missed the first two games of this series with a right ankle injury, followed by Stephon Castle.

What followed was a group hug with several of his teammates.

Earlier in the playoffs, Wembanyama opened up about wearing his emotions on his sleeve. “Personally, I refuse to carry the burden of having to hide my emotions,” he told reporters.

The young Spurs team has shown to be a tight-knit group, and that brotherhood will be put on a larger scale now that Mitch Johnson’s crew will be playing in this year’s NBA Finals. 

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