Victor Wembanyama Sets Records: Most Viewed Action in NBA History and Over a Billion Views on Social Media!

Paul Rouget, Media365: published on Thursday February 29, 2024 at 11:14 a.m.

Victor Wembanyama, who never ceases to impress, now has the record for the most viewed action in the history of the NBA’s Instagram account, and has more than a billion views on the NBA’s social networks. league in just four months!

The superlatives are starting to run out. The first French player to be selected number 1 in the NBA draft, Victor Wembanyama, selected by the Spurs last June, did not take long to prove that he was indeed the generational talent announced. Now the big favorite for the rookie of the year title ahead of Chet Holmgren, the old interior of Boulogne-Levallois never ceases to amaze, he who has just become against the Lakers, by compiling 27 points, 10 rebounds, 8 assists, 5 interceptions and 5 blocks in just 31 minutes of play, the youngest player in history to achieve a “5×5”, i.e. 5 or more units in 5 different categories. A few weeks earlier, on December 31, he also made an impression against another historic franchise in the league, the Boston Celtics. Before celebrating his 20th birthday, “Wemby” flew against Derrick White (photo), one of the best defenders in the NBA, taking advantage of his incredible wingspan to finish in the circle by taking his last support just after the free throw line.

Just behind LeBron and Curry!

A video that created an incredible buzz. The NBA announced Thursday that it was the most viewed in its history on Instagram, with 153 million views! But that’s not all. The league also revealed that Wembanyama had officially surpassed one billion views across all of its social media channels. since the start of this 2023-2024 financial year. Over the first four months of the season, only two other players, and not the least, have also exceeded one billion views on their videos published on NBA social networks: superstars LeBron James (1.3 billion) and Stephen Curry (1.2 billion). Two players who have dubbed the young French giant (2.24 m). For James, who had already nicknamed him “the alien” last year, Wembanyama, already the best blocker in the NBA (3.3/game), simply has “no ceiling. He can do what he wants”. All that remains now is to win matches with the San Antonio franchise, still last in the Western Conference with only 11 victories for 48 defeats…

2024-02-29 10:22:03
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