Wembanyama unveiled a gift of sorts to his hometown and the next generation on Tuesday, a pair of outdoor courts — one for 5-on-5 play, the other for 3-on-3 play — that were built to the specifications that he wanted and sketched out himself.

Andre Drummond recently shared a humorous and unexpected encounter with Victor Wembanyama during a game between the Philadelphia 76ers and the San Antonio Spurs, offering a glimpse into the young French center's already-established star status in the NBA.

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

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+.

Spurs center Victor Wembanyama showed love to the fans at home in France ahead of the NBA Paris Games against the Pacers.

In France, basketball is rapidly growing, and as the NBA looks to capitalize on that, they sent the San Antonio Spurs and Indiana Pacers to Paris to play a series of two games this week. While Accor Arena would likely be sold out anyway, the draw of Victor Wembanyama has been enough for the entire City of Lights to be abuzz with excitement.

Officially, Indiana will be the home team on the scoreboard when it plays San Antonio in Paris on Thursday. The Pacers know better.

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).

This week in Paris is going to serve as a trip down memory lane for San Antonio center Victor Wembanyama. He's the hometown hero, the French star coming back to put on a show for his country.

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.