French NBA players Victor Wembanyama (left) and Nicolas Batum (right)


Arriving at the 76ers at the beginning of November, Nicolas Batum quickly established an automatic rapport with his teammates. Or at least with some, since one of them forgot it virally this Tuesday, like the Spurs with Victor Wembanyama.

To attest to the rating of a player within a team, simply observe the comments made about him when he is unavailable. In any case, this made it possible to attest to the good image that Nicolas Batum has on the Philadelphia side. Many 76ers fans have regretted his recent absence due to injury … and are angry as soon as one of his partners does not serve him in ideal conditions.

Nico Batum forgotten by Tobias Harris, fans protest

This Tuesday, the Sixers traveled to Brooklyn to face the Nets on AC these days. A match a priori within their reach which nevertheless ended up in the hands of their opponents (107-112). Used off the bench, Batum compiled 7 rebounds and 4 assists… but only 2 points and no 3-point success. No doubt he could have unlocked his counter on a very specific action:

Well, who is going to tell Tobias (Harris) that Batum is shooting 49% at 3 points in the corner (this season)?

A sequence which is reminiscent of the snubs that Victor Wembanyama regularly suffered at the start of the season at Spurs. His teammates were not yet used to serving him, especially under the circle, and saw themselves strongly criticized on the networks for this reason . However, this time, it is Tobias Harris who forgets Batman and who suffered reprisals from Internet users:

For him to give him the ball, he would already have to see where he is dribbling and that is too much to ask of him

 

The guy is so blind

Despite all the notoriety he has in the NBA as a shooter, Nicolas Batum remains subject to surprising snubs when he is alone behind the arc. Tobias Harris will have to do better in these kinds of situations in the future.