Newly signed Paris Saint-Germain winger Khvicha Kvaratskhelia also took in the match at the Parc des Princes on Wednesday.
After commissioner Adam Silver talked about the possibility of an NBA Europe league on Thursday, Wemby shined with 30 points, 11 rebounds, six assists and five blocks in a Spurs rout.
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.
The teams arrived in Paris on Monday, with practices and other events scheduled throughout the week and then the games toward the end. The Spurs were coming straight from the airport to a light workout in Nanterre — the place where Wembanyama started his pro career in the French league as a 15-year-old.
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Wembanyama put on a show in his home country, putting up a 30-point double-double and a number of key highlights in the massive win.
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
Basketball legends and celebrities went out to watch San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama's NBA game in his home country, France.
Real Madrid and Arsenal barely broke a sweat, putting themselves in strong positions to qualify for the knockout stages. Manchester City, however, are in danger of suffering elimination after collapsing and letting a two-goal lead go to lose 4-2 to Paris Saint-Germain at the Parc des Princes inspired by the brilliance of Ousmane Dembele.
The soccer club is opening a pop-up store during Paris Men's Fashion Week, where the shoe retails for 7,500 euros.
SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Spurs have safely made it to Paris, France, for the upcoming Paris Games 2025 versus the Pacers. The team immediately went to work with practice, visited Victor Wembanyama's former French club's gym, and soaked in the Paris atmosphere. Here's a look at some recent activities the Silver and Black are doing in Paris.
Wemby was greeted on Monday in his former gym, where he used to train for Nanterre, the team in a suburb of Paris that discovered Wembanyama in 2019, when the now 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) giant was 15.