2023-06-20 01:08:19
Victor Wembanyama arrived in the United States in the early evening, French time, this Monday, June 19. If he wanted to go unnoticed, it failed. The next number 1 in the draft was welcomed on US soil by a nice welcoming committee. As we expected, it’s already madness around him and it’s not ready to stop. Fans stampeded behind the arrivals hall of the airport to discover the prodigy. Wemby thus signed his first autographs on American soil, notably to a fan draped in a San Antonio Spurs jersey.
“I don’t know how they knew what flight I was on, he slipped, in English, at the microphone of the NBA cameras. But it’s nice, it’s different. To see that you can have such an impact on people…”
The NBA draft will take place overnight from Thursday to Friday, French time, at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, the usual hall of the Brooklyn Nets. Until then, the giant will live the most exciting days of his young life. The American media will not let go. He will have to decide on his outfit for the evening that will change his life. On the night of June 22 to 23, around 2 a.m. French time, Adam Silver will say the few words he is waiting for: “San Antonio Spurs select Victor Wembanyama”. The French will then be the king of the world, the new king of the NBA.
Is there still a doubt at this time that things do not happen this way, that the Spurs do not take advantage of their first choice and enlist the Frenchman? None. A few days ago, the medical staff of San Antonio came to Boulogne to subject the Frenchman to a battery of tests, all of which were successful. The GM (General Manager) of the Spurs has already spoken with Vincent Collet, the now former coach of Wemby at the Mets. Nothing will disturb this expectation. Victor Wembanyama said goodbye and see you soon to France on Monday. He says hello to his new American life. He will live there for at least the next fifteen years of his life. It started on Monday.
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