NBA rookie Victor Wembanyama put on a show for the home crowd in his Olympics debut, leading France over Brazil.

Rocquencourt, near Paris, on Sunday, to lead the inaugural edition of this unique tournament combining basketball and chess.

PARIS – The timing is exquisite. In the same year that French phenom and San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama won NBA Rookie of the Year and unveiled the heretofore unseen possibilities of ...

PARIS — It takes a lot to turn heads during Paris Fashion Week, but the homecoming of an NBA phenom did just that in the French capital. The 21-year-old San Antonio Spurs center Victor ...

PARIS — Just by walking onto the court before tip-off, Victor Wembanyama gets the crowd roaring, bouncing up and down. The public address announcer sings his name like music. Wem-ban-YAMA!

On Thursday, Victor Wembanyama returned to Paris in style. The San Antonio Spurs star, who grew up outside of Paris and spent five years playing in the French basketball league, returned to his ...

Victor Wembanyama is playing in his first Olympic basketball tournament for the French national team. France has yet to win a gold medal in Olympic basketball. France is in Group B alongside ...

Victor Wembanyama may use the Paris Olympics to be the first homegrown sports star to dismantle that dynamic. The 7-foot-4, French-born phenom made San Antonio Spurs games appointment viewing as ...

Victor Wembanyama (32), of France celebrates after beating Germany during a men's semifinals basketball game at Bercy Arena at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024, in Paris, France.

The NBA will be heading to Paris for the third straight season in January — only this time, there's added excitement surrounding San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama and his return to France ...

Victor Wembanyama's dominant presence at Paris Games shows why NBA's possible plans for a European league could work Morten Stig Jensen NBA contributing writer January 24, 2025 at 12:16 AM UTC · ...