The New York Times26d
Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama returns to France, childhood gym as NBA star: ‘It’s like two worlds meeting’
And while the rest of the Spurs started to stretch for the light workout, the local conquering hero signed autographs for the children and posed for pictures. Some of Wembanyama’s former coaches ...
Spurs, Pacers Make Their Way to Paris, for a Week Where All Eyes Will Be on Victor Wembanyama
San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama wears a t-shirt in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. as he warms up before an NBA basketball game against the Miami Heat, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025, in Miami. (AP ...
National Basketball Association25d
Victor Wembanyama returns to France with Spurs for NBA Paris Games
The Spurs were coming straight from the airport to a light workout in Nanterre — on the court that Wembanyama called home when started his pro career in the French league as a 15-year-old.
The New York Times23d
As N.B.A. Looks to Next Generation, a 7-Foot-4 French Superstar Is Ready
By Tania Ganguli 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 ...
ESPN23d
How the Spurs paved the way for Victor Wembanyama's NBA career
I'm so lucky you gave me a second workout and I was able to show you I wanted to be a Spurs point guard." For Wembanyama, the stakes are even higher in leading a franchise beginning its next ...