SAN ANTONIO — Victor Wembanyama, the face of the Spurs' franchise and – depending on who you ask – of the city, too, offered fewer than 40 words when asked about his reaction to voter approval of funding for a new downtown arena .

It was among the shortest answers he gave following the team's Tuesday loss to the Lakers , just the Spurs' second defeat of a season in which they hope to return to the playoffs for the first time since the 2018-2019 season.

But in a manner unsurprising to anyone who's heard Wembanyama speak over the last two years, the words felt deliberately chosen by the 21-year-old star who perhaps understood how closely they could be scrutinized after Proposition B passed with 52% of votes in support—a narrow margin reflecting the scope of community debate over a pi

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