Victor Wembanyama grew up supporting PSG, his favorite club. Today, the star of San Antonio Spurs invites fans of her Texas team to draw inspiration from Parisian supporters to set the mood at the stadium! In a series of videos broadcast last night on social networks, Wemby made public a project that has been hosting him since his arrival in the NBA: to create a kop of supporters during the matches of his training, as we see in Europe.
You think you’ve got what it takes to bring the energy ?! @spurs fans this is your shot to be part of something special ! Tryouts for OUR new fan section Sunday September 14, registration from 7-9am at Frost Bank Center. pic.twitter.com/yetgxdVfpa
– Wemby (@wemby) September 9, 2025
In an extract of 40 seconds, the French basketball player explained his project, against a background of images … from the Parc des Princes and Paris Saint-Germain. “We all know that spurs fans are the noisiest in the NBA,” we mean Weby to detail. We are going to create a new section of supporters. I hope that we can bring together the noisiest and wildest fans in our whole community. And that it will give them the opportunity to show how much they are, and that it will give us this additional little advantage which will allow us to win matches at home. »»
The selection of the lucky ones will take place this Sunday morning, from 7 to 9 am (from 2 to 4 p.m. in France), at the Frost Bank Center, the room that welcomes Spurs. Between 150 and 300 people will be chosen. Spurs explain that they expect these fans that they can attend at least 75 % of the 41 games of the season at home. This Kop will be located behind a basket, on the side of the opposing team bench. The cost of membership in this group of supporters is set at 999 dollars.
The choice of capo, songs and the name of the group
“We will see who is the most involved,” develops Victor Wembanyama. These tests will also make it possible to determine who the captain, the capo. »The French basketball player will be present during this selection. Songs and the name of the group will also be chosen this Sunday.
“If there is a franchise that can do it, it is us,” adds Wemby, who had fed this idea for a long time. “But being arrested in recent months, I had a lot of time to think and I felt that it was time to go to the realization,” he adds. I am European and football fan, I have always seen ultra in stadiums. These slightly crazy supporters animate the stadium bring additional energy. »»
During his experience in Europe, Wemby was particularly struck by the atmosphere in Panathinaikos. “When I entered the short 40 minutes before the match for my warm-up, I was hooked like never before,” he recalls.
In San Antonio, French and the Texan franchise intend to remain a good child. “No toxic atmosphere as we can sometimes see in Europe,” warns Wemby. “We will have flags, scarves, almost all that the NBA will allow us to have,” he adds. And maybe even more! The idea, above all, is to achieve the same result as PSG last year: victory.
