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Victor Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama
Victor Wembanyama
The latest news on Victor Wembanyama, French professional basketball player, including competition news and updates.
Jaylen Brown, who is visiting China, was recently mentioned in trade talks as the Celtics attempted to lure Giannis Antetokounmpo from the Milwaukee Bucks. Photo: Handout
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After missing out on Giannis deal, Brown offers to play in CBA for US$400 million

‘Get ready to learn Mandarin, buddy,’ says visiting Boston Celtics star, who jokingly offers to play for four Chinese clubs at once.

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New York Knicks head to San Antonio on brink of first NBA title in 53 years

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New York Knicks stun San Antonio Spurs with greatest-ever NBA Finals comeback

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NBA Finals: Wembanyama finally fires as Spurs down Knicks in Game 3

Victor Wembanyama dominates in New York to drag San Antonio back into best-of-seven series.

San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama (centre) carried his side to victory at Madison Square Gardens. Photo: Reuters
NBA

NBA Finals: Brunson scores, Wembanyama misses, Knicks take 2-game lead over Spurs

Jalen Brunson out-duels Victor Wembanyama to send New York home on the verge of a championship.

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NBA Finals: Wembanyama says Knicks’ win in Game 1 not complicated, ‘I was bad’

Jalen Brunson scores 30 points as New York come from behind to stun Spurs in San Antonio.

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New York Knicks aim to end 53-year title drought against Spurs in NBA Finals

New York franchise, who have not won since 1973, enter Finals on 11-game winning streak while young San Antonio side are ahead of schedule.

The New York Knicks have powered their way to their first Finals appearance since 1999, led by versatile point guard Jalen Brunson (right). Photo: TNS
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Wembanyama eyes ‘childhood dream’ after helping Spurs stun Thunder in NBA playoffs

Frenchman’s 22-point haul is cornerstone of another superb display as San Antonio stun reigning champions to clinch Western Conference Finals.

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Wembanyama’s dominant showing in Spurs win attributed to Shaolin Temple stint

French NBA star spent 10 days with monks in China last June, when he learned kung fu and meditation in system centred on focus and balance.

NBA

Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander repeats as NBA MVP

First guard to win consecutive awards since Steph Curry and 14th player in league history with back-to-back titles.

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander passes the ball over Los Angeles Lakers counterpart Austin Reaves. Photo: Reuters
NBA

Wembanyama named NBA MVP finalist for first time, with Gilgeous-Alexander, Jokic

Spurs forward would be youngest player to win and eighth foreigner if he were to win; is also a finalist for Defensive Player of the Year.

Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama has been the driving force behind San Antonio’s first run to the playoffs since 2019. Photo: AP
Style Edit

Style Edit: Stars reveal what’s in their bag for Louis Vuitton’s new campaign

Leading men like rapper Future and NBA’s LeBron James reveal the personal essentials they carry daily in their Speedy P9s, conceived of by Pharrell Williams.

Chinese Basketball Association

Meet the Chinese teenager already being compared to NBA star Victor Wembanyama

Cao Xichen, 14, is a towering 7ft 2in tall and has been raising eyebrows with her performances despite only taking up the game 3 months ago.

NBA

NBA targets US$1 billion team valuations as it courts investors for Europe league

Proposed competition, which could start as soon as next year, would comprise 12 franchises, with the NBA retaining 50 per cent ownership.

Sacramento Kings guard Malik Monk (left) looks to pass around Houston Rockets centre Steven Adams during their NBA encounter on Sunday. Photo: AP
NBA

Who are the NBA’s ‘most viewed’ players and where does rookie Cooper Flagg rank?

Nine of the list of 10 players most watched across the league’s social media platforms this season will be in action on Christmas Day.

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James remains one of the most popular players in the NBA, but is he No 1? Photo: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images
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NBA: Spurs’ Wembanyama scores 40 in triumphant return, spoils Flagg’s debut

San Antonio down Dallas Mavericks 125-92, while VJ Edgecombe makes historic rookie debut, scoring most points since Wilt Chamberlain in 1959.

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As China hosts NBA, ex-All-Star says game is more exciting now – but has 1 flaw

Tim Hardaway and Mitch Richmond debate the current state of NBA as pre-season matches take place in Macau.

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NBA star Wembanyama joins Shaolin Temple, Game of Death, Airbender memes follow

Fans wonder whether Bruce Lee film starring Kareem Abdul-Jabbar could be remade, while others worry about what it means for league next season.

French basketball player Victor Wembanyama poses with France’s Iman Ndiaye after the Pool 3 match between France and Belgium at the Women’s Volleyball Nations League in Beijing on June 6. Photo: Xinhua
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Gilgeous-Alexander, Jokic, Antetokounmpo: NBA playoffs again a global showcase

About 30 per cent of players represent 44 nations, and in a first, the NBA’s five statistical champions come from five different countries.

Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Can Wembanyama foil US quest for fifth straight basketball gold in Paris?

LeBron James is back to add more gold to an already glittering career, and does anyone really think the US won’t win again.

NBA

Hawks select Frenchman Zaccharie Risacher No 1 overall in 2024 NBA Draft

France land three players in the top six in historic draft, which is held over two days for first time, with Hong Kong’s David Muoka still a possible pick.

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French player and No 1 pick Zaccharie Risacher (right) with NBA commissioner Adam Silver after being drafted by the Atlanta Hawks. Photo: EPA-EFE
NBA

Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama makes history after winning 2024 NBA Rookie of the Year

Prodigy who was the top pick in last year’s NBA Draft, averaged 21.4 points, 10.6 rebounds, 3.9 assists, a league-high 3.6 blocked shots and 1.2 steals a game.

San Antonio Spurs centre Victor Wembanyama has been named NBA Rookie of the Year after a record-setting season. Photo: AP
Millionaires, billionaires and trillionaires

8 of the richest female athletes of 2024 – net worths, ranked

Many female athletes are not paid equally as their male counterparts – except in tennis, which is why this list is topped by players like Maria Sharapova and Serena Williams … but who else made it?

Fame and celebrity

Meet Victor ‘Wemby’ Wembanyama, an NBA legend at just 20

Victor Wembanyama, the 224cm French basketball prodigy, is dazzling the NBA with historic performances and earns praise from legends like Kevin Durant and LeBron James

NBA

Unlucky NBA fans ‘pay US$4,235 to look at back of Yao Ming’s head’

Social media sees funny side as 2.29-metres NBA legend sits in front row for Brooklyn Nets game – to the misfortune of those behind him.

Yao Ming casts a towering figure as he sits courtside at the Barclays Centre. Photo: X/@BusterScher
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