Empty Wemby: The Bizarre Bloop That Had Everyone Laughing
August 2025 โ San Antonio, TX
In a game that had the makings of a classic showdown, Victor WembanyamaโSan Antonioโs 7’4″ unicorn and defensive juggernautโdelivered one of the most unexpectedly hilarious moments of the NBA season. A player known for gravity-defying blocks and elegant offensive touch, Wembanyama stunned the Frost Bank Center crowd byโฆ completely missing everything on a wide-open fast break dunk.
Yes, you read that right.
The moment came midway through the second quarter in a heated matchup against the Denver Nuggets. With the Spurs trailing by five, Devin Vassell intercepted a lazy cross-court pass and lobbed the ball forward to a sprinting Wemby, who had nothing but hardwood and highlight potential in front of him.
The crowd stood to its feet.
Social media held its breath.
Commentators sharpened their best superlatives.
And thenโWemby jumped, cocked the ball back like he was about to shatter the rimโฆ and completely whiffed.
No rim.
No backboard.
Just pure air.
The ball ricocheted off his palm and bounced harmlessly out of bounds, triggering a mixture of stunned silence and then explosive laughter across the arena. Even Wembanyama couldnโt help but laugh as he jogged back on defense, shrugging at his teammates like, โI got too excited.โ
Twitter (now X) exploded within seconds. The clip was everywhere, tagged with captions like:
โEmpty Wemby Alert ๐จ๐โ
โWhen the body says yes but the hands say no.โ
โWemby going ghost on that dunk ๐ญ๐โ
It wasnโt just fans. NBA stars joined in.
Joel Embiid tweeted, โHappens to the best of us, big fella ๐ #BeenThereโ
Luka Donฤiฤ posted a crying-laughing emoji with the caption, โImagine being 7โ4 and still missing the rim ๐โ
But letโs not pretend this defined his night. In true Wemby fashion, he bounced back in the second half with a 26-point, 13-rebound, 5-block performance that included a ferocious poster dunk over Aaron Gordon โ just to remind everyone that he’s still him.
When asked postgame about the missed dunk, Wembanyama grinned.
> โSometimes your brain moves faster than your hands. I thought I was going to break the rim. Turns out I missed Earth,โ he joked, drawing laughter from reporters. โBut itโs all good. Next time, Iโll make sure it counts.
It was a rare moment of blooper-level humanity from a player often compared to science fiction. And in a season where heโs routinely made defenders look like holograms, โEmpty Wembyโ offered fans a much-needed laughโand proof that even the most gifted athletes have off moments.
As Coach Gregg Popovich put it, deadpan as ever:
> โAt least he didnโt land in the stands. Thatโs progress.โ
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