A surprising player managed to scale the highest mountain in the NBA this week. Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs were facing off on Wednesday for a preseason game against the Miami Heat.

And shot over it. And dribbled around it. And reminded everyone what was missing the last two months of the French star's second season.

From the moment Shaquille O'Neal entered the NBA, he established himself as one of the most dominant and intimidating forces the league had ever seen. Even though he lacked experience for the big ...