San Antonio Spurs, Victor Wembanyama and NBA

How the Spurs paved the way for Victor Wembanyama's NBA career
Before the Spurs drafted Wembanyama No. 1 in 2023, they selected a Frenchman named Tony Parker with the No. 28 pick in 2001.
Spurs' Victor Wembanyama Gets Honored with Court in French Hometown
Wembanyama is a special talent, and before the whole world knew who he was, he was a kid from Le Chesnay in the Paris region. That is where he grew to love the game of basketball. As he and his team get ready to play a two-game series in his home country against the Indiana Pacers, he was honored with a special basketball court in his hometown.
Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama returns to France, childhood gym as NBA star: ‘It’s like two worlds meeting’
A group of Wembanyama’s former coaches, teammates and trainers greeted him and the Spurs at Palais des Sports Maurice Thorez on Monday.
Spurs' Victor Wembanyama pledges two new courts in hometown as team plays overseas
Victor Wembanyama gives back to the youth, debuts two new basketball courts in his hometown ahead of Spurs' Paris games.
NBA Paris Games 2025: on which channel and at what time can you see Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs in Paris?
The NBA comes to Paris with the NBA Paris Games 2025, two regular-season games pitting the San Antonio Spurs against the Indiana Pacers. Dates: Thursday January 23 at 8pm and Saturday January 25 at 6pm at the Accor Arena. Good news: the matches will be broadcast free-to-air on Canal+.
Without Gregg Popovich, Victor Wembanyama plays role of Spurs dinner host in Paris
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.
Victor Wembanyama Turns Heads at Paris Fashion Show
Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs are in Paris to play two NBA games against the Indiana Pacers, one on Thursday and one on Saturday. It is a homecoming for the 7-foot-4 Frenchman, who has not played a competitive game in his home country since France lost the gold medal game to the United States at the 2024 Olympic Games.
Spurs, Pacers make their way to Paris, for a week where all eyes will be on Victor Wembanyama
Officially, Indiana will be the home team on the scoreboard when it plays San Antonio in Paris on Thursday. The Pacers know better.
NBA 2024-25 midseason Defensive Player of the Year: Victor Wembanyama
When Wembanyama is on the court, the Spurs have a top-six defense in the league, despite having some players opponents clearly target. When he is off the court, that rapidly falls to the 24th-ranked defense (overall that leaves the Spurs 12th in the league defensively, in the middle of the pack).
How to watch Spurs vs. Pacers in NBA Paris Games 2025
Victor Wembanyama will return to his home country when the Spurs battle the Pacers in France. Here's everything to know for the NBA Paris Games 2025.
Spurs' Victor Wembanyama earns hero's welcome back in France before NBA Paris Games
Spurs center Victor Wembanyama showed love to the fans at home in France ahead of the NBA Paris Games against the Pacers.
Victor Wembanyama dedicates pair of new outdoor courts in his hometown
Wembanyama unveiled a gift of sorts to his hometown and the next generation on Tuesday, a pair of outdoor courts — one for ...
'Work hard, play hard.' Pacers embrace Paris trip, even if it's all about Victor Wembanyama
The Pacers are in Paris because someone has to be the opponent to French phenom Victor Wembanyama, but they're getting ...
Keeler: Who needs Joel Embiid? Not Nuggets. Nikola Jokic-Victor Wembanyama is NBA’s marquee big man matchup now
Styles make fights. Not excuses. Not agendas. As arguments for the NBA’s best big man go, what they said in those old lottery ...
Victor Wembanyama Rookie Cards You Can Buy For $5
Prizm basketball set, released in February 2024, has already produced 24,068 PSA 10 Wembanyama Prizm rookie cards. That ...
Bill Simmons stirs up Zion Williamson, Victor Wembanyama pairing trade buzz
NBA insider Bill Simmons is playing matchmaker and believes the Spurs should zero in on Pelicans forward Zion Williamson.
Spurs Predicted to Land $26M Big From Rebuilding NBA Team
"John Collins, 27, has resurged this season in Utah...He has the skills to play alongside Wembanyama and back him up off the ...
Ja Morant has unbothered reaction to his viral poster on Victor Wembanyama
San Antonio Spurs superstar Victor Wembanyama is a unique athlete in the NBA. At 7'3", he is one of the tallest players in ...
Victor Wembanyama Suffers Rare Moment of Embarrassment Against Zach Edey
While many NBA fans still focus on LeBron James and Steph Curry as the focal points of the NBA, the future is already here ...