THE SPORT SCAN – Asked about the atmosphere in Oklahoma City after the Spurs defeat, Victor Wembanyama recalled having already experienced warm atmospheres in Europe. And in particular at the Portel.
The Americans knew Paris. They also now know Le Portel. After the defeat of the San Antonio Spurs on the Thunder floor on Tuesday (119-98), Victor Wembanyama was questioned about the Oklahoma City public, considered one of the hottest in the NBA. Sometimes targeted, the 21-year-old Frenchman said he preferred that to “to be ignored”because the whistles “make it better” according to him.
Asked to compare the atmospheres in the United States and Europe, Wembanyama highlighted the gap in terms of hostility, taking the example of the Greek club Panathinaikos. “It was the most impressive I have ever experienced. This evening (Tuesday), I heard the boos but… I just heard a “Fuck you…” at one point.”smiled the Spurs star. Relaunched on the subject, “Wemby” then paid tribute to the public of… Portel.
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Le Portel has “some of the best supporters in France”
“There are teams (in Europe) which rely almost entirely on their audience. In France, there is a team called Le Portel. They have some of the best supporters in the league. Every season they barely keep up because they have so much energy. It’s a team that wouldn’t be what it is without its supporters.”we rented Wembamon.
A town of 8,700 inhabitants in Pas-de-Calais, Le Portel has a hall, “Le Chaudron”, with 3,500 seats. His team has been playing in Betclic Elite since 2016, although each year it has one of the smallest budgets in the championship. Wembanyama played three professional seasons in France, playing for Nanterre, Asvel and Boulogne-Levallois.
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