Victor Wembanyama - Wikipedia
Victor Wembanyama (/ ˌ w ɛ m b ə n ˈ j ɑː m ə / WEM-bən-YAH-mə; [1] French: [viktɔʁ wɛmbanjama]; born 4 January 2004), nicknamed "Wemby" [2], is a French professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Victor Wembanyama returns to France with Spurs for NBA Paris …
3 days ago · France played host to the Paris Games last summer and Wembanyama helped his home nation get to the gold-medal game against the U.S. He was spectacular in the final, scoring 26 points.
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Wembanyama's 1st Olympics ends in tears and a silver medal.
Aug 11, 2024 · PARIS (AP) — Victor Wembanyama’s first Olympics ended with tears, not gold. But he put the U.S. — and the rest of the international basketball community for that matter — on notice that he has arrived. And he is only going to get better.
Victor Wembanyama | Biography, Height, Stats, & Facts - Britannica
Jan 14, 2025 · Victor Wembanyama (born January 4, 2004, Le Chesnay, France) is a French professional basketball player known for his graceful style of play and extraordinary height (7 feet 4 inches [2.23 meters]).
Victor Wembanyama Prepares to Become ‘Genuine’ Face of the …
1 day ago · Wembanyama came into the N.B.A. from France as the most hyped prospect since LeBron James. He was taken first overall in the 2023 draft, and his play on the court has matched the early expectations.
In his hometown, Spurs' Victor Wembanyama dedicates a pair of …
2 days ago · Victor Wembanyama stood on the center stripe of a new outdoor court in his hometown, his arms outstretched to their full 8-foot wingspan as he posed for a slew of photographers. ... France is Wembanyama’s homeland, as everyone knows. And it’s often assumed that he’s from Paris, but he’s from Le Chesnay — about 12 miles (20 kilometers ...
Paris 2024 men’s basketball: Blood, sweat and tears as Victor ...
Aug 8, 2024 · Wembanyama sank a free throw to give France a three-point lead in the final 10 seconds and Isaia Cordinier sealed the pain with a pair of free throws with 7.4 left to send the arena into a frenzy. France lost by 14 points to Germany in Group B play in Lille and was outclassed and pushed around.
Victor Wembanyama will be a medalist at the Paris Olympics.
Aug 8, 2024 · France is headed to its second consecutive Olympic gold-medal contest, after beating Germany 73-69 in the first of two semifinals on Thursday. It will be a title-game rematch; the French lost to the U.S. in the final at the Tokyo Games three years ago, and the Americans rallied from 17 down to beat Serbia 95-91.
Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama returns to France, childhood gym as …
3 days ago · NANTERRE, France — This is Victor Wembanyama’s old gym, on the outskirts of Paris where he played as a freakishly tall young boy, and then, as a teenage professional for the first time.