ClutchPoints: “He should’ve been Rookie of the Year, [Defensive Player of the Year], Most Improved, All-NBA, MVP.” D’Angelo Russell with some HIGH praise for Victor Wembanyama 🗣️ (via @TidalLeague / Run Your Race)
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Andrew Lopez @_Andrew_Lopez
France holds on after almost letting things slip away in the fourth quarter. Matthew Strazel’s 4-pt play late got it to OT.
Victor Wembanyama started OT on an 8-0 by himself and France wins, 94-90.
Wemby: 18 points, 11 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 blocks, 2 steals – 1:17 PM
France holds on after almost letting things slip away in the fourth quarter. Matthew Strazel’s 4-pt play late got it to OT.
Victor Wembanyama started OT on an 8-0 by himself and France wins, 94-90.
Wemby: 18 points, 11 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 blocks, 2 steals – 1:17 PM
Jonathan Feigen @Jonathan_Feigen
What a wild one. France over Japan in OT thanks to a late four-point play to tie, Wemby takeover in overtime. Unreal game. Man, that was fun. – 1:17 PM
What a wild one. France over Japan in OT thanks to a late four-point play to tie, Wemby takeover in overtime. Unreal game. Man, that was fun. – 1:17 PM
Chris Mannix @SIChrisMannix
France survives a scare, knocks off Japan 94-90 in overtime. Victor Wembanyama a beast on both ends in the OT. Incredibly impressive performance by Japan, which finished 11th at the Tokyo Olympics. – 1:16 PM
France survives a scare, knocks off Japan 94-90 in overtime. Victor Wembanyama a beast on both ends in the OT. Incredibly impressive performance by Japan, which finished 11th at the Tokyo Olympics. – 1:16 PM
StatMuse @statmuse
Wemby today:
18 PTS
11 REB
6 AST
2 BLK
3-5 3P
Led France in points and assists. pic.twitter.com/GJr4FOKLNd – 1:15 PM
Wemby today:
18 PTS
11 REB
6 AST
2 BLK
3-5 3P
Led France in points and assists. pic.twitter.com/GJr4FOKLNd – 1:15 PM
Donatas Urbonas @Urbodo
Victor Wembanyama scores the first 8 points in overtime to push France ahead against Japan. pic.twitter.com/VFbwY0nFSP – 1:09 PM
Victor Wembanyama scores the first 8 points in overtime to push France ahead against Japan. pic.twitter.com/VFbwY0nFSP – 1:09 PM
Gary Washburn @GwashburnGlobe
Wemby misses a go-ahead 3. Kawamura fouled and hits both. JPN up 4 with 16.4 left #Paris2024 – 12:54 PM
Wemby misses a go-ahead 3. Kawamura fouled and hits both. JPN up 4 with 16.4 left #Paris2024 – 12:54 PM
Mike Finger @mikefinger
Really interesting moment for Wembanyama here. He hasn’t been good since the first quarter. France trails Japan by a point with two minutes left. Does the kid take over? – 12:47 PM
Really interesting moment for Wembanyama here. He hasn’t been good since the first quarter. France trails Japan by a point with two minutes left. Does the kid take over? – 12:47 PM
Gary Washburn @GwashburnGlobe
Wemby has had minimal impact in the second half. #Paris2024 – 12:43 PM
Wemby has had minimal impact in the second half. #Paris2024 – 12:43 PM
BasketNews @BasketNews_com
The CRAZIEST height difference in the Olympics ever? 😅 #Paris2024
🇯🇵 Yuki Togashi (167 cm / 5’6)
🇫🇷 Victor Wembanyama (222 cm / 7’3) pic.twitter.com/mk8bj0KSz5 – 12:26 PM
The CRAZIEST height difference in the Olympics ever? 😅 #Paris2024
🇯🇵 Yuki Togashi (167 cm / 5’6)
🇫🇷 Victor Wembanyama (222 cm / 7’3) pic.twitter.com/mk8bj0KSz5 – 12:26 PM
Jorge Sierra @hoopshype
5-foot-8 Yuki Wakamura is Japan’s best player today.
7-foot-4 Victor Wembanyama is for France. – 12:25 PM
5-foot-8 Yuki Wakamura is Japan’s best player today.
7-foot-4 Victor Wembanyama is for France. – 12:25 PM
Gary Washburn @GwashburnGlobe
Japan came to play today. Up 4 on France in 3Q. 10 for 18 from the 3-point line for JPN. Wemby has 10 pts. #Paris2024 – 12:15 PM
Japan came to play today. Up 4 on France in 3Q. 10 for 18 from the 3-point line for JPN. Wemby has 10 pts. #Paris2024 – 12:15 PM
Tim Reynolds @ByTimReynolds
Did Josh Hawkinson make a 3 over Wemby and hit him with the too small? I was typing and missed some of the aftermath … – 12:13 PM
Did Josh Hawkinson make a 3 over Wemby and hit him with the too small? I was typing and missed some of the aftermath … – 12:13 PM
Ball Don’t Lie @Balldontlie
Wemby over Rui Hachimura 😳
(📸 Sameer Al-Dounmy/Getty Images) pic.twitter.com/59jm2SXBiM – 12:12 PM
Wemby over Rui Hachimura 😳
(📸 Sameer Al-Dounmy/Getty Images) pic.twitter.com/59jm2SXBiM – 12:12 PM
BasketNews @BasketNews_com
The shortest and the tallest players of the Olympics meet on the court 👀 #Paris2024
🇯🇵 Yuki Togashi (167 cm / 5’6)
🇫🇷 Victor Wembanyama (222 cm / 7’3) pic.twitter.com/tqNkozYaX6 – 12:02 PM
The shortest and the tallest players of the Olympics meet on the court 👀 #Paris2024
🇯🇵 Yuki Togashi (167 cm / 5’6)
🇫🇷 Victor Wembanyama (222 cm / 7’3) pic.twitter.com/tqNkozYaX6 – 12:02 PM
Ben Golliver @BenGolliver
France center Victor Wembanyama (7’4″) and Japan guard Yuki Togashi (5’4″) pic.twitter.com/gGG7qfkqzx – 11:56 AM
France center Victor Wembanyama (7’4″) and Japan guard Yuki Togashi (5’4″) pic.twitter.com/gGG7qfkqzx – 11:56 AM
Danny Cunningham @RealDCunningham
I need that 5-foot-4 dude on Japan to stand next to Wemby just to see what it looks like. – 11:52 AM
I need that 5-foot-4 dude on Japan to stand next to Wemby just to see what it looks like. – 11:52 AM
Donatas Urbonas @Urbodo
Victor Wembanyama (2.22m) and Yuki Togashi (1.67m), the tallest and shortest players in the Olympics. pic.twitter.com/2GRQws2q4i – 11:48 AM
Victor Wembanyama (2.22m) and Yuki Togashi (1.67m), the tallest and shortest players in the Olympics. pic.twitter.com/2GRQws2q4i – 11:48 AM
Ben Golliver @BenGolliver
France center Victor Wembanyama (7’4″) and Japan guard Yuki Togashi (5’4″) pic.twitter.com/St065PG2Cm – 11:37 AM
France center Victor Wembanyama (7’4″) and Japan guard Yuki Togashi (5’4″) pic.twitter.com/St065PG2Cm – 11:37 AM
Donatas Urbonas @Urbodo
Victor Wembanyama is just straight-up enjoying the French anthem. pic.twitter.com/V7qxiTIiBy – 11:15 AM
Victor Wembanyama is just straight-up enjoying the French anthem. pic.twitter.com/V7qxiTIiBy – 11:15 AM
Sam Amick @sam_amick
Every men’s game out here has been a wild atmosphere, but these France/Wemby games are – for obvious reasons – on a whole different level. Almost that time against Japan)… pic.twitter.com/cIU8XsCveF – 11:02 AM
Every men’s game out here has been a wild atmosphere, but these France/Wemby games are – for obvious reasons – on a whole different level. Almost that time against Japan)… pic.twitter.com/cIU8XsCveF – 11:02 AM
Mike Finger @mikefinger
In this France-Japan game, let’s hope we get at least one switch that puts Victor Wembanyama on 5-foot-4 guard Yuki Togashi, who is awesome, and who told me the other day he’d never met Vic in person but was looking forward to seeing how tall he really is. – 10:53 AM
In this France-Japan game, let’s hope we get at least one switch that puts Victor Wembanyama on 5-foot-4 guard Yuki Togashi, who is awesome, and who told me the other day he’d never met Vic in person but was looking forward to seeing how tall he really is. – 10:53 AM
Tim Reynolds @ByTimReynolds
Wemby missed his half-court, start-of-warmups shot today. Uh-oh. – 10:15 AM
Wemby missed his half-court, start-of-warmups shot today. Uh-oh. – 10:15 AM
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Russell appeared on the Run Your Race podcast and the Lakers guard spoke about that year with Kobe, saying he was so young and naive that he wasn’t really hearing what he was trying to teach him, but as time passed it began to resonate with him: “Great time. I mean, once again I was just naive to his whole legacy at that time. I’m 18 bro, so I’m young and dumb. Everything’s funny. Kobe Bryant, let me see if I can make him laugh, just young and dumb bro, so I got it the hard way. He wasn’t laughing, he was serious all the time. But he little bro’d me though, it wasn’t like ‘shoo fly’ it was like ‘lil bro, you shouldn’t do that, think about this.’ And I’m moving at 100 miles an hour and he’d be talking like he was Mr. Miyagi and I’d hear him, and then I’m moving again, and then you’ll get a text from him, and then I’m moving again. It was a blur for real for real, but little things come back and I’ll remember a lot of stuff he was saying. -via Lakers Nation / July 30, 2024
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Grabbing at his lower right leg after a quick trip off the court late in the first quarter, then grabbing at his left hip a couple of times later in the game, Wembanyama seemed to be laboring at times in France’s second game of the Paris Olympics. After the game, Wembanyama said it wasn’t his hip that was bothering him, but “other places.” -via ESPN / July 30, 2024
Ben Golliver: France coach Vincent Collet said Victor Wembanyama displayed a “champion’s maturity and a champion’s mentality” by hitting big shots in crunch time after subpar start. – “We need him. Our team has a lack of creation.” -via Twitter @BenGolliver / July 30, 2024
Mike Finger: After Victor Wembanyama’s last bucket in overtime for the French team, he screamed, “Lets f***ing go!” … in English. I asked him if the US has rubbed off on him. “That’s a basketball player thing,” he said. “I think in Mongolia, Australia or the North Pole, they say it.” -via Twitter @mikefinger / July 30, 2024