A flash of genius and physical demonstration in the midst of a heavy defeat. Overwhelmed by the leader Monaco in the Principality on Sunday (87-68) in this shock of the Betclic Elite, Boulogne-Levallois saw its sensation Victor Wembanyama come out with an extraordinary action. A basket that his 19-year-old prodigy scored in two stages. And all alone.
We play the beginning of the second quarter, and the Mets 92 point in the lead. Ball in hand, the 2.21m giant first erases his vis-à-vis Matthem Strazel, and his 1.82m, before trying his luck at three points. An attempt that hits the basket before falling in the direction of the painting. Then, in the middle of three opposing defenders, Victor Wembanyama arises to slam a dunk in the face of everyone. An impressive sequence in video.
An action shared by the official NBA Twitter account and already viewed more than four million times on the social network on Monday. The captain of the French basketball team, Olympic vice-champion in 2021 in Tokyo, Nicolas Batum posted this sequence on his Twitter account with an emoji showing his astonishment at the difficulty of this sequence.
But apart from this action, Wembanyama, a prodigy promised first place in the NBA draft in June, was rather discreet in attack, well muzzled by the Monegasques, qualified for the Euroleague play-offs for the second season in a row. . If he took 14 rebounds, and slammed 3 blocks, he had to settle for 8 small points. His worst total of the season. This is the first time that he has not exceeded the bar of 10 points scored in a match. If he is still leader of the classification of the best scorers of the championship, he sees his lead over his pursuers being dangerously reduced. Ronald March (Roanne) only points to 4 short lengths (568 points against 564 points).
Boulogne-Levallois still occupies second place in the championship behind Monaco and ahead of Cholet and Dijon. Vincent Collet’s players will host Strasbourg on Saturday.
