Justin and Julian Champagnie had dreamed about playing against each other in an NBA game since they were kids. Monday night, the dream became real.

Champagnie closed with 18 points (6-13 FG, 6-11 3Pt), four rebounds, four assists and two steals over 19 minutes off the bench during Sunday's 114-96 loss to the Pelicans. No San Antonio starter produced more than 13 points on the night,

Justin Champagnie was more than ready to get some revenge on his twin brother Julian Champagnie. On Monday, the Champagnie twins faced off as Justin's Washington Wizards hosted Julian's San Antonio Spurs for an interconference matchup at Capital One Arena.

Johnson and Julian Champagnie both led San Antonip's bench in scoring Thursday with 15 points each. While Johnson had slowly been receiving reduced playing time as of late, Victor Wembanyama being ruled out for the remainder of the 2024-25 campaign due to deep vein thrombosis in his right shoulder could open up more minutes for Johnson if the Spurs opt to utilize more small-ball lineups.

The San Antonio Spurs lost to the New Orleans Pelicans, but two players stepped up despite a poor team performance.

Julian Champagnie sat courtside, his hair the most discernible feature from behind, and took in a scene he'd grown heavily familiar with in

De’Aaron Fox scored 11 straight points in the final three minutes and finished with 26 as San Antonio beat the Phoenix Suns 120-109, hours after learning Spurs star Victor Wembanyama was done for the season due to a blood clot in his right shoulder.

The New Orleans Pelicans have the worst record in the Western Conference, and yet they beat the Spurs 114-96. The Spurs' two leading scorers, Julian Champagnie and Keldon Johnson, both came off the bench.

"I thought our physicality and resistance was at an appropriate level," said Spurs interim head coach Mitch Johnson after the Spurs win over the Suns.

Bigger teams could have their way with undersized San Antonio after its star center was lost for the season due to a blood clot.