Is there anything in life that Victor Wembanyama doesn't do perfectly? It is reasonable to doubt it after this refreshing outing into the streets of New York, literally and figuratively, to challenge the plebs to chess, a game that the Olympic silver medalist has played regularly since his young years.
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Around twenty people showed up, and the Spurs giant, supervised by two members of the club's security, quickly took stock of his clashes with the few media on site: “I just wanted to do it, is a sufficient reason, it seems to me,” he explained. “It was a lot of fun, I learned a lot,” especially during his two defeats “against two pros” in chess on Saturday morning. We thus understand that all the other games ended in easy victories, especially against his brother. “I won against him so it was worth it,” joked the man who has averaged 25 points since the start of the season.
Victor Wembanyama also took the opportunity to launch the idea of a chess tournament reserved for NBA players, the profits of which would be donated to a charity chosen by the winner. Not sure that he has many rivals at his level, as in the ranking of counterattacks, which he outrageously dominates with 4 blocks per match, compared to 2 for his closest pursuer, Lakers interior Anthony Davis.
