A week aft wowing NBA players and fans alike successful Las Vegas, Victor Wembanyama, a imaginable No. 1 prime successful the 2023 NBA draft was backmost successful France. The eye-popping performances continued successful his location state connected Saturday.
Paris-based Metropolitan 92 faced Le Mans successful LNB Pro A, the highest level of pro hoops successful France. In the 94-89 overtime win, Wembanyama, who is 7-foot-4 with an 8-foot wingspan, had 24 points, 9 rebounds and 3 blocks and gave Le Mans its archetypal nonaccomplishment of the season.
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— LNB (@LNBofficiel) October 15, 2022Last week, Wembanyama and his squad faced Scoot Henderson, different projected apical draught pick, and the G League Ignite successful 2 games. The archetypal crippled had NBA stars Chris Paul and Devin Booker watching alongside WNBA champs A'ja Wilson and Chelsea Gray of the Las Vegas Aces.
A time later, Wembanyama drew praise from LeBron James.
"Everybody has been labeling this unicorn thing," James said. "Everybody has been a unicorn for the past 2 years, but he's much similar an alien. I've ne'er seen -- nary 1 has ever seen anyone arsenic gangly arsenic helium is, but arsenic fluid and arsenic graceful arsenic helium is retired connected the floor."
Wembanyama and Metro 92's adjacent crippled is connected Oct. 21st against Blois.
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