He has not yet played a game with the Spurs jersey but Victor Wembanyama had instantly become the local star in San Antonio since the Texas franchise learned in mid-May that it had the first NBA draft pick. After four days of madness in New York this week, punctuated by the formalization of the Frenchman’s arrival, the fever has gone up a notch. On Friday, some 300 supporters braved the hot weather in San Antonio to welcome the man LeBron James nicknamed “the Alien”.
Wembanyama had not yet landed when the first ‘Wemby’s tried to be heard above the rumble of the private jet he was traveling in from New York, as water cannons greeted the arrival of the device .
A first Texan walkabout
Finally, the exclamations went up a notch when Wembanyama came out wearing the white Spurs jersey. It was, however… his brother, Oscar, impressed by the welcome they received. A few minutes later, with its 2.23 m, we could no longer be wrong. French flags, team shirts flocked with its name and number 1 and placards with slogans of all kinds accompanied the cries of joy. “Extraterrestrials exist and in the United States we welcome them! », « Wemby is a p… of Spur! “, could we read here and there, while a woman in her sixties suggested “My daughter is single, marry her! »
After saluting the club’s mascot, “Wemby” headed out to the fans for his first Texan walkabout. Smiling to take photos and sign autographs, the Frenchman, new NBA star, seemed to have been doing this all his life.
“Hello Wemby! »
While not all the fans were able to come to greet their star, the whole city is in turmoil, like the day before, when fans gathered at the AT & T Center to watch the retransmission of the draft. San Antonio City Hall greeted the player’s arrival with a sign on the door: “Hello Wemby! »
While the Texan group Campanas De América composed a welcome hymn.
2023-06-24 23:40:11
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