Wembanyama was born and raised in Le Chesnay-Rocquencourt, a western Paris suburb, and has made it a focus this week to introduce his teammates to Parisian culture and the life he led before he became the NBA Rookie of the Year and likely next face of the league.

A group of Wembanyama’s former coaches, teammates and trainers greeted him and the Spurs at Palais des Sports Maurice Thorez on Monday.

Victor Wembanyama gives back to the youth, debuts two new basketball courts in his hometown ahead of Spurs' Paris games.

In the Philadelphia 76ers ' wild win over the San Antonio Spurs from a month ago, Andre Drummond and Joel Embiid both had run-ins with referees that turned a conventional game on its head. The former was ejected and then reinstated and the latter was ejected for good in a crazy win over Victor Wembanyama's squad.

Victor Wembanyama is back in Paris with the the Spurs for the NBA Paris Games 2025. NANTERRE, France (AP) — Officially, Indiana will be the home team on the scoreboard when it plays San Antonio in Paris on Thursday. The Pacers know better. They will not be feeling right at home.

Wembanyama — often referred to by his nickname "Wemby" — gifted his jersey to the young fan on Dec. 27 after the Spurs defeated the Brooklyn Nets. After the tiny recipient gave Wembanyama the jersey he had been wearing, the heartwarming photo of the their jersey swap went viral on social media.

The Spurs star is slated to play two games in Paris in an event that is vital to keep interest in the region high and to build the game.

Victor Wembanyama posted a laughing emoji over the father of a kid putting his jersey on an auction site after jersey swapping.

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Spurs star Victor Wembanyama unveiled a gift of sorts to his hometown of Le Chesnay, France, a pair of outdoor courts that were built to the specifications that he wanted and sketched out himself.

The French can ball. Led by burgeoning 21-year-old French superstar Victor Wembanyama, the Spurs are in Paris this week to play a pair of showcase games against the Indiana Pacers on Thursday and Saturday at Accor Arena.