Victor Wembanyama has thus far lived up to the hype from a loaded 2023 NBA Draft class. Would any teams behind the San ...

Everything Wembanyama does is huge news in France and in San Antonio, and he’s already one of the league’s most popular players. If he and the Spurs had made a playoff run, his star would have ...

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SAN ANTONIO — Before being shelved for the remainder of the 2024-25 NBA season, San Antonio Spurs' Victor Wembanyama made it clear he would suit up for Team France at EuroBasket 2025 this summer.

Wembanyama is beginning treatment immediately and the Spurs are working under the expectation that the 7-foot-3 center from France will fully recover, a person with knowledge of the situation said ...

The 7-foot-3-inch Wembanyama, who hails from France, was the NBA Rookie of the Year last season, and was enjoying an incredible statistical season this year before the diagnosis. He is averaging ...

Moritz Wagner Germany lost to Victor Wembanyama's France 73-69 in the semifinal of the 2024 Paris Olympics. The Germans led 25-18 after the first quarter before the hosts eked past them late on.

Everything Wembanyama does is huge news in France and in San Antonio, and he's already one of the league's most popular players. If he and the Spurs had made a playoff run, his star would have ...

Spurs Star Victor Wembanyama to Miss Remainder of Season After Blood Clot Diagnosis San Antonio star Victor Wembanyama's season is over after he was diagnosed with a blood clot in his right ...

Wembanyama smiled. "I'd have to bet on myself," he said. Those words whipped the crowd into chants of "Wemby, Wemby, Wemby," as the 21-year-old from France scanned the sea of phones held high by ...

Everything Wembanyama does is huge news in France and in San Antonio, and he's already one of the league's most popular players. If he and the Spurs had made a playoff run, his star would have ...