2023-06-26 10:39:18
Victor Wembanyama, the new sensation of the NBA, announced that he would not participate in the World Cup-2023 with France, evoking in an interview published Monday on the website of L’Equipe a “necessary sacrifice”, while he will be playing his first season with the San Antonio Spurs. “It would not be realistic in terms of development and not prudent in terms of health”, affirmed “Wemby”, in this interview carried out by the daily in San Antonio, Texas, where the young Frenchman (19 years old), first choice of the draft, has just put down his suitcases after a hectic week during which he received a rock-star welcome in the United States. The former Metropolitans 92 player considered this choice both “irrevocable” and “frustrating”, stressing that participation in the next World Cup, from August 25 to September 10 in Asia, would have meant a total of “170 matches in 24 months”, including the upcoming season and the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Published on: 06/26/2023 – 10:39
Victor Wembanyama (right), alongside his manager Vincent Collet, on November 14, 2022 in Pau. © AFP/GAIZKA IROZ
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