Back in Paris for two NBA matches with the Spurs against the Indiana Pacers (Thursday January 23 and Saturday January 25), Victor Wembanyama is already having an “incredible” moment, he who hopes to “give back to the French public” what he has given them. given this week.
Until now, you were traveling from France to the United States. Today you bring Spurs back here, how are you experiencing it?
It’s special because you don’t expect that in a career. But the way I approach this trip is to give back a little to the French public, to try to please many people who will never have the opportunity to go to the United States. It's really important to me. We only arrived a few hours ago, but it's already incredible.
You're going to have a busy week, what do you expect?
What I'm waiting for is performance. We keep the main objective in mind, even if we have just flown eight hours, etc. It was important to do this little cleaning up (The Spurs trained at Nanterre on Monday afternoon, Editor's note). It's performance above all. Personally, it's also an opportunity to recharge my batteries a little, to see people I can't see during the year, family members, friends. I think it will be very beneficial for all of us.
-Will playing at home (Thursday and Saturday at Bercy) be an advantage or does it bring a little pressure?
Of course, it pushes you to be active. There's a lot of excitement, but I think there's no reason to want to push yourself more, because I know the audience will be there. Even though we have just arrived, and I haven't seen the audience yet, I know they will be there, loud, so it's certainly a strength that I can use, it will just be a bonus.
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