Spurs' Victor Wembanyama adds to rookie highlight reel with one-legged 3-pointer from 30 feet out

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Is there anything that Victor Wembanyama can't do?

Months into his rookie season with the Spurs, Wembanyama is averaging more points per game than any other rookie, more blocks than anyone else in the league and is delivering unbelievable highlights on a near-nightly basis.

Now, he's doing things NBA fans would have never fathomed a player with a 7-4 frame would even try.

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Victor Wembanyama one-legged 3-pointer

Early in the second half of the Spurs' visit to Memphis, Wembanyama rose for a jumper from well beyond the 3-point arc. Oh yeah, he did it off of one leg, too.

This isn't the first time Wembanyama has done this in a game, but it is his first time doing it in the NBA. 

Oftentimes, running 3-pointers are a product of a player attempting to beat the clock, be it the shot clock or the game clock at the end of a quarter.

Nope, not Wembanyama.

In this instance, Wembanyama rose for his attempt with nine seconds remaining on the shot clock and over nine minutes remaining in the quarter. As for the game situation, the triple temporarily put San Antonio back in the lead, though it would eventually suffer an eight-point loss.

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That Wembanyama's 3-pointer rattled in honestly makes it more impressive. To get what many consider a "shooter's roll" on a one-legged 3-pointer would suggest that the shot wasn't a fluke but instead a product of his shooting ability.

Just like he practiced.

Listen to the gasps from the unsuspecting crowd at the FedExForum. Not many expect to see a 7-4 rookie shoot a 3-pointer off one leg. And if they did expect the attempt, they certainly don't expect it to go in.

Wembanyama finished the game with 20 points, seven rebounds and four blocks in 26 minutes of action. The one-legged 3 was just one of a few crazy highlights.

He was 8 of 16 from the field, 2 of 5 from deep but more importantly, 1 of 1 on one-legged 3s.

Now, all that's left is to see if Wembanyama will officially add the one-legger to his NBA repertoire.

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Gilbert McGregor is an NBA content producer for The Sporting News.

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