“catastrophe”, “cold shower”, “incompetence”… In Boulogne-Levallois, desolation after Wembanyama

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2024-01-16 22:20:55

Jordan Theodore, leader of the Metropolitans 92. Kevin Domas / Panoramic

INVESTIGATION – Vice-champions of France and current red lantern of Betclic Elite, the Metropolitans 92 experienced a brutal fall from which they do not seem ready to recover.

From wide eyes to furrowed brows, from a constant whisper to an awkward silence. You just have to observe the faces of the people, listen to the flies flying at the Palais des Sports Marcel-Cerdan, in Levallois-Perret, to see that it is nothing more than the shadow of the bubbling marquee of last season. Reigning French vice-champion, Boulogne-Levallois is languishing in last place in Betclic Elite (3 wins, 16 losses). The former team of Victor Wembanyama, who left to fulfill his destiny in the NBA, is difficult to see on and off the floor.

«It’s the first time» that the room is full this season, a club volunteer told us on December 26 during the prestigious match against Monaco. “Last season it was like this all the time“, he remembers, heartbroken by the current situation, “a disaster». «Since Victor left…“, laments a long-time fan. Too simplistic an observation. Certainly, it was for the phenomenon of the San Antonio Spurs that they were traveling…

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