India, May 31 -- Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs received a surprise message for one of the NBA's biggest icons, Magic Johnson, after their Western Conference win on Saturday. Moments after Mitch Johnson and co stunned the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder 111-103 in Game 7, the Hall of Famer showered praise.

"I want to congratulate San Antonio Spurs Head Coach Mitch Johnson, superstar Victor Wembanyama, and the entire Spurs organization for advancing to the NBA Finals!" Johnson wrote shortly after the final buzzer.

The Spurs' road to the NBA Finals has largely been powered by Wembanyama, who delivered another dominant performance in the series-clinching victory. The 7-foot-4 French superstar finished with 22 points a...