Author of 19 points during the Spurs' victory against the Nets (96-87) Friday evening, Victor Wembanyama exchanged his jersey at the end of the game with a child.
Not sure that the child will one day be able to wear this beautiful gift made by Victor Wembanyama. Friday evening, after the victory of the San Antonio Spurs (96-87) against the Brooklyn Nets in the NBA, the French star gave his jersey to a young supporter who asked him. “Wemby” also collected the tunic, in his name, from his fan.
The child was in the first row of the Barclays Center, the Nets' home, with a sign: “Victor Wembanyama, will you exchange jerseys with me?” Helped by his father, he had the pleasant surprise of seeing “Wemby” heading towards him to make the exchange.
After this exchange of jerseys in front of the cameras, Victor Wembanyama and the child posed for photos, each holding out the other's gift. Only the head of the young boy protruded behind the outfit of the 20-year-old player, who measures 2.21m as a reminder. Conversely, the inside ended up with a jersey a bit smaller than his shorts.
Spurs win, Wemby scores 19 points
On the floor, despite difficulties before halftime (11 baskets on 40 shots), San Antonio reached the break tied with the Nets in Brooklyn (41-41). But Wembanyama scored four times in five attempts – including three three-pointers – in the third quarter and the Spurs were collectively more skillful (13 of 18 shots) to enter the final quarter with a 12-point lead. (74-62).
Lead that they managed to maintain until the end, Wembanyama finishing with 19 points and seven rebounds.
After the game, Victor Wembanyama also played the role of a journalist at a press conference, having fun asking his teammate Julian Champagnie a question. On the night from Sunday to Monday, the Spurs will challenge Rudy Gobert's Timberwolves, who beat the Rockets this Friday.
