A “perfect evening, with victory and the way”

He knew he was expected. A bit like tickets for the matches hidden by his teams in France, Victor Wembanyama has been the object, for a week, of a fierce hunt in Paris. We saw him in Nanterre, stretch with elastics, juggler in the Park des Princes, then in the courtyard of the Louvre for a fashion show. And Thursday, January 23, a simple “Good evening Paris” For his part was enough to capsize the Omnisports Palace of Paris-Bercy (Accor Arena). For the first evening of the Diptych of the NBA Paris Games 2025, the new world basketball star illuminated her appointment with the French public, leading her San Antonio Spurs team to a large victory against the Indiana Pacers (140-110).

Victor Wembanyama is hardly used to hiding. No doubt because its 2.24 m hardly lend themselves to concealment, but not only. If he did not hide his excitement at the idea of ​​introducing his country to his partners, and that he largely used his Parisian getaway, the player had only“A priority” : basketball. And his Thursday day was entirely dedicated to it, to stay in his bubble. “I knew he was going to have a big match, because by coming, Victor wanted to spend his music, from the French sound, so I knew it very excited by this meeting, Amused his partner Harrison Barnes, after the game. But despite the atmosphere, his family and friends in the stands, he remained extremely concentrated. »» Also the Indiana Pacers paid the price for a Frenchman “Sensational”in the words of the opposing coach, Rick Carlisle.

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