As expected, Spurs' Wembanyama gets hero's welcome in Paris
Jan 23, 2025 · PARIS (AP) — The first enormous roar from the crowd came before the game even started. All Victor Wembanyama needed to do to get the fans in Paris into a full-blown frenzy was, it turned out, say hello into a microphone. The cheering just from that lasted about 30 seconds. Welcome home, Wemby.
Wembymania: What Paris feels like when Victor Wembanyama is …
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 ... While in Paris, Wembanyama has chosen to focus on engaging ...
Victor Wembanyama delights Paris crowd with dominating …
Jan 23, 2025 · With 15,935 raucous fans, most of them French, screeching in anticipation and appreciation as one of the country’s two most famous athletes took the microphone, Victor Wembanyama officially...
Victor Wembanyama dazzles Parisian crowd in Spurs win
Jan 24, 2025 · Victor Wembanyama became the first French player to win NBA Rookie of the Year honors. Wembanyama, the former first overall pick in the 2023 NBA draft, credited the raucous Parisian crowd for...
Victor Wembanyama's dominant outing in Paris should be the …
Jan 23, 2025 · Spurs star Victor Wembanyama dominated the Indiana Pacers on Thursday, but to be frank, Wembanyama dominating is nothing new. He finished the game, a 140-110 win for …
Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama, following France homecoming, gets …
Jan 25, 2025 · PARIS — Victor Wembanyama’s week at home is over, a week of enormous celebration and adoration for France’s burgeoning superstar. Wemby, 21, the reigning NBA Rookie of the Year who grew up ...
Victor Wembanyama is the Paris 2024 Rising Star - FIBA.basketball
Jul 27, 2024 · PARIS (France) - With the weight of the nation on his young shoulders, Victor Wembanyama delivered a magnificent tournament. Even though he's still a 20-year-old, he took it upon himself to lead this team, and brought the host nation another major medal.
Victor Wembanyama's Stellar Performance in Paris: A …
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 ...
A French perspective of Victor Wembanyama’s return to Paris
5 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 ...
As Wemby Week continues in Paris, the Spurs star is handling it all ...
Jan 22, 2025 · Here are some of the things on Victor Wembanyama's Paris itinerary to this point: arranging a shopping trip and then a dinner for San Antonio Spurs teammates on Monday, dedicating a pair of ...