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Victor Wembanyama (/ ˌ w ɛ m b ə n ˈ j ɑː m ə / WEM-bən-YAH-mə; French: [viktɔʁ wɛmbanjama]; born 4 January 2004), nicknamed "Wemby" or "The Alien", is a French professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
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6 days ago · LILLE, France — Victor Wembanyama was nervous. The 20-year-old phenom who had spent his entire rookie season in the NBA showing why he was worth every ounce of his extraordinary hype, and who ...
3 days ago · France’s Victor Wembanyama, center, and Japan’s Rui Hachimura, left, stand on the court as the crowd holds up light from their phones in a men’s basketball game at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 30, 2024, in Villeneuve-d’Ascq, France.
May 7, 2024 · CNN — San Antonio Spurs big man Victor Wembanyama is the NBA’s Rookie of the Year, the first player from France to ever win the honor. The 7-foot, 4-inch, 20-year-old was a unanimous...
May 7, 2024 · San Antonio Spurs forward-center Victor Wembanyama is the recipient of the Wilt Chamberlain Trophy as the 2023-24 Kia NBA Rookie of the Year. Wembanyama received all 99 first-place votes from a...
Jun 22, 2023 · Fourteen players from outside the United States have been selected first overall in the N.B.A. draft. Wembanyama is the first international top pick who did not play high school or college ...
May 6, 2024 · Victor Wembanyama, the 20-year-old French star whose mere presence conjured reimaginings of what is possible in the sport, was named the NBA Rookie of the Year on Monday, earning all 99...
6 days ago · VICTOR WEMBANYAMA'S OLYMPIC dream started years ago.But as a youngster in France, he wasn't thinking about the 2024 games in Paris. Or even the Tokyo games. He wanted to play right away.
Jan 4, 2004 · Wembanyama posted 18 points (6-13 FG, 3-5 3Pt, 3-3 FT), 11 rebounds, six assists, two blocks and two steals across 31 minutes in France's 94-90 overtime win over Japan in the Paris Olympics on ...
