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By Matt Audilet
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Victor Wembanyama put together a ridiculous performance on Wednesday night, recording 52 points, 24 rebounds and eight blocks in the San Antonio Spurs' 112-111 win over the visiting Dallas Mavericks.
This performance drew the attention of several prominent figures from around the NBA world, including all-time great center Shaquille O'Neal.
After the Spurs' closely-contested win, O'Neal heaped praise on the 7-foot-4 Frenchman.
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"We've never seen a player like him do the things he can do," O'Neal said.
The game before this, Wembanyama had an inefficient 12 points to go along with 11 rebounds in a win over the Utah Jazz.
"That's how you respond when you have a bad game," O'Neal continued. "He came out in the first half, he was focused. He played to his size. ... When you're a great player, you never want to have two bad games in a row."
Wembanyama shot 16/28 from the field and 19/23 from the free-throw line. The reigning Western Conference Finals MVP now averages 29 points, 12.4 rebounds and 4.5 blocks per game on the season.
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Wembanyama and the Spurs will look to maintain their positive momentum into Friday night's NBA Cup matchup against the Sacramento Kings.
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