Victor Wembanyama visiting wants to “make basketball more prominent in French culture”

Victor Wembanyama visiting wants to “make basketball more prominent in French culture”
Victor Wembanyama visiting France wants to “make basketball more prominent in French culture”

Wemby is in ! The French basketball prodigy landed in his region with his San Antonio Spurs team, which faces the Indiana Pacers in Bercy this Thursday and Saturday as part of the NBA Paris Games. The 2.24m giant is the main attraction, and he has already made his mark.

On Wednesday, he inaugurated basketball courts and chess tables – one of his passions – in his hometown of Chesnay, in . At barely 21 years old, he is already one of the best players in the world, and the thoughtful young man has a strong head: reluctant to social networks, keen on drawing, astronomy, fantasy, he is already an icon for youth, for his simplicity and humility. At the microphone of Inter, he admitted wanting “make basketball more prominent in French culture”.

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