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...
LOS ANGELES (AFP) — LeBron James scored a season-high 39 points to lead six Los Angeles players in double figures Saturday, Nov. 26, as the Lakers beat the San Antonio Spurs for the second time in two days, 143-138. LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers drives to the basket against the San...
Trae Young of the Atlanta Hawks dribbles the ball against Jalen McDaniels of the Charlotte Hornets during the second half at State Farm Arena on April 13, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. (AFP) Trae Young scored 24 points as the Atlanta Hawks thrashed the Charlotte Hornets while the New Orleans Pelicans...
Head Coach Gregg Popovich of the San Antonio Spurs (center) wins the 1,336th game to become the winningest coach in NBA history on March 11, 2022 at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas. (AFP) San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich became the all-time winningest coach in NBA regular-season...
