Victor Wembanyama talks about life on and off the court ahead of NBA draft "GMA" co-anchor Robin Roberts chatted with the 7-foot-3 center from France, who is expected to be the league's number one draft pick Thursday night. June 22, 2023...
Life across the Atlantic awaits, future area code unbeknownst. For now, Wembanyama lives a relatively quiet and familiar life in Paris, not far from where he grew up in Le Chesnay, a pleasant suburb adjacent to the palace at Versailles. He can no longer move around in anonymity, relying on...
The San Antonio Spurs have won the 2023 NBA Draft Lottery. And on June 22 inside the Barclays Center, the Spurs will have a chance to land Victor Wembanyama with the No. 1 pick. The Spurs will select No. 1 overall for the first time since 1997 when the franchise landed future H...
During one break in play early in the second quarter, a camera crew on the opposite rushed to interview Mbappé, who sat on the same row as Wembanyama’s parents and close to Sy. Mbappé was still posing for photos seconds before the start of the third quarter and threatening to steal ...
The Spurs lost at home to the Chicago Bulls 139-124 on Thursday while playing without Wembanyama, who was sidelined due to a sore back. Sacramento fell 115-110 on the road to the Memphis Grizzlies, the Kings’ third defeat in the past four games. ...
"The shot of his life," Wembanyama said of Strazel's game-tying effort. Wembanyama scored the first eight points of overtime to give France a 92-84 cushion. Japan battled back and got it within 92-90 but the home team was able to close it out at the free throw line. ...
The release of NBA 2K24 has been widely anticipated for months. From Victor Wembanyama to Kevin Durant, Ronnie 2K spoke about the game. By Tomer AzarlySep 11, 2023 at 2:14 PM ET The release of NBA 2K24 has been widely anticipated for months, and no one is more excited than Ronni...
The San Antonio Spurs have been one of the most entertaining teams to watch in all of basketball early on this season. And a big reason for that has been the play of French rookie Victor Wembanyama, who had another ridiculous highlight in Tuesday’s game against the Phoenix Suns. Make no...
The early start by France was lethal, especially when combined with the emotion in Bercy Arena. Canada actually outscored their foes by seven points in the second half. “They played better than us and they played harder,” Gilgous-Alexander said. “When you let teams get out to a good ...
A year ago, the question of whether or not San Antonio would notch 20 wins was posed as it continued to drop games and fall into a favorable position to land a top lottery pick. Once it won the right to draft Wembanyama, it seemed those worries would melt away. Disappear. ...