The Thunder were in the Spurs' sneakers just two seasons ago. As Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ascended into a perennial MVP candidate, OKC won 57 games and grabbed the first seed on the final day of the 2023-24 regular season. Eventually, they lost to the Dallas Mavericks in Round 2 of the NBA playoffs.

Victor Wembanyama said the Spurs aren't looking too far into future after the team gained its third win over the defending champs in two weeks.

The San Antonio Spurs face the Oklahoma City Thunder in an NBA Christmas Day Game on Thursday, Dec. 25, 2025 (12/25/25) at the Paycom Center in Oklahoma City.

Victor Wembanyama still isn't ready to label what the Spurs have going with OKC as a rivalry, but the gap is narrowing

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