Victor Wembanyama reflected own the "amazing" week that he and the San Antonio Spurs had after they competed in a pair of NBA games in his home town of
If the NBA wanted to offer the people of France the real experience of fandom, Saturday's game accomplished that mission completely. After San Antonio beat Indiana by 30 on Thursday in the opening game,
With a packed schedule around Paris, the Spurs star returned to France to put on a show during the NBA Paris Games.
French basketball fans can breathe easy - the Spurs organization, perhaps not so much. Victor Wembanyama is all in for EuroBasket 2025.
Wembanyama unveiled a gift of sorts to his hometown and the next generation on Tuesday, a pair of outdoor courts — one for 5-on-5 play, the other for 3-on-3 play — that were built to the specifications that he wanted and sketched out himself.
Victor Wembanyama and AJ Dybantsa teaming together? Comments from the top high schooler in the country will have Spurs fans dreaming
Thursday's game was proof of concept. Wembanyama will soon be the NBA's signature star, and sending him to Paris for a few games every year is a chance to build one of these signature events around his growing fame and eagerness to please his hometown audience. His presence made all of the difference on Thursday.
Victor Wembanyama put on a show for the ages in Thursday's Paris showcase, but don’t let that performance turn you into a prisoner of the moment. We're fading the San Antonio star in Saturday's second leg against Indiana.
A top prospect in the 2026 NBA Draft is already thinking about teaming up with Victor Wembanyama on the San Antonio Spurs.
The main events start Thursday when Wembanyama and the Spurs take on the Indiana Pacers in the first of two games in Paris. The rematch is Saturday, both happening at Accor Arena, the same building where Wembanyama played in the knockout round of the Paris Olympics last summer when he and France wound up losing to the U.S. in the gold-medal game.
One person who is very aware of the challenges that Wembanyama presents is Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle, who recently had high praise for the sophomore superstar ahead of the matchup with the Spurs, per the NBA on X.