Victor Wembanyama received a king’s welcome in Paris, largely because he is a French representative in the toughest basketball league in the world. At 21, his talent is already making a major ...

Jan 23, 2025 · San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama (1) shoots against Indiana Pacers guard Bennedict Mathurin, bottom left, and forward Pascal Siakam (43) during the second half of a Paris Games 2025 NBA basketball game in Paris, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025.

Jan 20, 2025 · Wembanyama is back in his home country as the Spurs take on the Pacers in the 2025 NBA Paris Games.

Jan 23, 2025 · Wembanyama is the reigning NBA Rookie of the Year, leads the league in blocks for the second consecutive season and has a great chance to become an All-Star in just his second pro season.

Jan 25, 2025 · The 21-year-old San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama stirred a media frenzy and had fans of all ages screaming at the sight of him in his ... Paris first hosted an NBA regular-season game in ...

Jan 23, 2025 · Wembanyama, 21, played for Paris-based Metropolitans 92 before being selected as the number one overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft by the Spurs. He was playing in his homeland for the...

Jan 25, 2025 · L'Acte II pour les Pacers. En clôture de la semaine de NBA à Paris dont il a été la star attendue, Victor Wembanyama et San Antonio ont subi, samedi 25 janvier, un lourd revers (136-98) dans ...

Jan 23, 2025 · One day last summer, Harrison Barnes, a longtime N.B.A. veteran, was finishing up an off-season workout with Victor Wembanyama, his 7-foot-4, then-20-year-old San Antonio Spurs teammate and one of ...

Jan 22, 2025 · On Monday, January 20, Victor Wembanyama and his San Antonio Spurs team arrived in the Paris suburbs for their first training session ahead of the NBA Paris Games, to the cheers of a handful...

3 days ago · A Historic Week for Basketball. From the packed arenas to the behind-the-scenes moments, the Paris Games proved that Victor Wembanyama is more than a rising NBA star—he’s a global ambassador ...