Wembanyama's message for a return of Spurs to Paris

After the victory of the San Antonio Spurs against the Indiana Pacers, this Thursday in the first part of the NBA Paris Games (140-110), Victor Wembanyama assured that the French public had the cards in hand to ensure that the Texan franchise returns quickly in the capital.

Victor Wembanyama experienced a timeless moment this Thursday evening. And he doesn't want this Saturday's match, the second part of the NBA Paris Games between the San Antonio Spurs and the Indiana Pacers, to be the last before a long period of diet.

>> Relive the first match of the NBA Paris Games between the Spurs and the Pacers (140-110)

Thursday, after having experienced a dream evening, both collectively (140-110 victory) and individually (30 points, 11 rebounds, 6 assists and 5 blocks), the French interior repeated its wish to see Spurs return to the capital in the near future. While ensuring that it is the French fans who hold the cards.

“It’s not my role to make those kinds of decisions,” Wembanyama responded to a question about his ability to influence NBA leaders. “But I think that the French public, with all its fervor, has the power to influence the NBA more than me, to force them to bring back the Spurs again,” he smiled.

The NBA did not give guarantees

While the excitement around Wembanyama entered a new dimension during this NBA week in Paris, Adam Silver, the boss of the North American league, did not want to commit to a return as soon as next year. Whether it’s the San Antonio Spurs…or any other franchise.

“I have no doubt that we will play other matches in Paris. The question is whether it is next season or the ones after,” detailed the commissioner.

Regarding the arrival of San Antonio, however, he was rather optimistic. “I don't think it would be realistic for him to (Wembanyama, Editor’s note) comes back every year. But on the other hand: Will the San Antonio Spurs return to play here a disproportionate number of times compared to other teams? Absolutely,” concluded Adam Silver. The French public knows what they have to do.