LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- French basketball prodigy Victor Wembanyama says he hopes to lead the San Antonio Spurs back to the NBA playoffs as he prepares for his first season in the league. Victor Wembanyama. (AFP) Wembanyama, regarded as a generational talent who was chosen by the Spurs in June with...
NEW YORK (AFP) -- Reigning champion Denver will host the Los Angeles Lakers to open the new NBA regular season while French prodigy Victor Wembanyama will make his regular-season debut the following night in the 2023-24 league schedule revealed on Thursday, Aug. 17. San Antonio Spurs' Victor...
LAS VEGAS (AFP) -- San Antonio Spurs coach and president of basketball operations Gregg Popovich, an iconic bench boss at 74, has signed a new five-year contract with the NBA club, the team announced Saturday, July 8. *San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich. (AFP)* The deal secures Popovich as...
LAS VEGAS (AFP) -- NBA top draft pick Victor Wembanyama was a winner in his long-awaited first game with the San Antonio Spurs, who defeated Charlotte 76-68 on Friday, July 7, in an NBA Summer League contest. *San Antonio Spurs' Victor Wembanyama attempts to score a basket during the NBA Summer...
LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- NBA top draft pick Victor Wembanyama dined with former San Antonio star guard Tony Parker as he prepared for an expected Summer League debut with the Spurs on Friday, July 7. *Victor Wembanyama. (AFP)* Jeremy Medjana, an agent for the 19-year-old French prodigy, posted an...
WASHINGTON (AFP) -- Top NBA Draft pick Victor Wembanyama said on Friday, June 30, he felt good after his first practice with the San Antonio Spurs and received a warm welcome that excited him for actual games. *Victor Wembanyama. (AFP)* The 19-year-old Frenchman, considered the greatest NBA prospect...
SAN ANTONIO (AFP) — Victor Wembanyama's whirlwind ride as the NBA's most anticipated No. 1 draft pick since LeBron James has landed him right where he needs to be, the French phenomenon said Saturday, June 24, in San Antonio. *French basketball player Victor Wembanyama, greets the crowd...
SAN ANTONIO (AFP) -- Hundreds of San Antonio Spurs fans braved sweltering temperatures to greet Victor Wembanyama on Friday, June 23, as the French basketball prodigy and newly minted No.1 NBA Draft pick touched down in Texas. *French basketball player Victor Wembanyama arrives at San Antonio...
SAN ANTONIO (AFP) -- San Antonio Spurs fans erupted with joy on Thursday, June 22, as the club selected Victor Wembanyama with the top pick in the NBA draft to cap weeks of anticipation. *A fan displays a French basketball player Victor Wembanyama jersey after his selection as San Antonio Spurs's...
NEW YORK (AFP) -- Victor Wembanyama's early NBA days will be overseen by one of the league's most legendary coaches, outspoken Gregg Popovich, who helped transform another French teen, Tony Parker, into a superstar. *San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich. (AFP)* Popovich, the 74-year-old son...
LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- The San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday, May 16, were awarded the top pick in next month's NBA draft, leaving them in pole position to land French prodigy Victor Wembanyama. *Metropolitan 92's French power forward Victor Wembanyama looks on during the French Elite basketball match...
LOS ANGELES (AFP) — The Golden State Warriors were the stars of the party in San Antonio on Friday, Jan. 13, cruising to a 144-113 victory over the Spurs before an NBA record crowd of 68,323 at the Alamodome. An overall interior view of the court during the game between the Golden State...
