NBA phenom Victor Wembanyama is quite literally the biggest French star at the Paris Olympics, inspiring a 'Wembamania' among the passionate Les Bleus fans.
Just by walking onto the court before tip-off, Victor Wembanyama gets the crowd roaring, bouncing up and down. The public address announcer sings his name like music. Wem-ban-YAMA! Just by taking a foul shot, he starts the fans screaming again. “When they chant ‘MVP’ at the free-throw line,” he says, “the least I can do is make it.” Basketball’s newest phenom and NBA rookie of the year, Wembanyama has risen to the level of pop icon at these 2024 Summer Olympics.
” The hype, the expectations, they all got to Wembanyama a few days before the opening ceremony in Paris. His coach could see it. “You have people who know basketball and they understand he is only 20 years old,” Vincent Collet said. “People that like sports, but don’t know basketball, they think Victor is already Michael Jordan.” Collet sat him down for a talk. Wembanyama also had veteran teammates such as Clippers forward Nicolas Batum and Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert to lean on.
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