News about Victor Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama's former club, Metropolitans 92, is reportedly set to fold following financial difficulties. The French phenom played one season for the club before being drafted No. 1 overall by the Spurs last June. And now, the Mets will reportedly 'disappear' as they decided not to re-enter the club for competition next season according to Le Parisien. 

It's hardly the same as last year, when the San Antonio Spurs secured the first-overall pick and the rights to 7-foot-4 sensation Victor Wembanyama, but the Atlanta Hawks won the NBA Draft Lottery on Sunday. The Hawks hit the jackpot despite just 3-percent odds after finishing 10th in the Eastern Conference at 36-46. They dropped their final six regular-season games and lost to the Chicago Bulls in the first round of the play-in tournament. The Hawks haven't won a postseason series since a surprising run to the Eastern Conference finals in 2021. They got knocked out in the first round in 2022 and 2023.

Among the critics of Caitlin Clark's $28million Nike deal is former company executive Sonny Vaccaro, the man who once signed Michael Jordan to the apparel giant. 'She should have gotten a piece of everything,' the 84-year-old told TMZ, 'just like Michael Jordan.' Clark's eight-year deal has been criticized as insufficient for an athlete of her notoriety. The Indiana Fever rookie and former Iowa standout helped deliver record Nielsen ratings in back-to-back NCAA tournaments, not to mention the recent WNBA Draft.

For the second straight year, a Frenchman may go No. 1 overall in the NBA Draft, as projected top pick Zaccharie Risacher has submitted his official paperwork to the league according to a new report. Risacher, 19, is a 6-foot-10 forward playing for JL Bourg in the French Pro A League. And with the draft roughly two months away, he told ESPN on Monday that he's declared for the event.

That's according to a disclaimer on Fanatics website, as it says that fans who want to pre-order Clark's WNBA jersey now, or in the near future, won't be receiving their items until the end of summer. The disclaimer says: 'We are currently sold out of our initially batch of this jersey - if you choose to place a pre-order today, our restock will be available to ship in August due to Nike's manufacturing times.' When clicking on 'pre-order' to buy the jersey, Fanatics' website discloses that the company will ship 'no later than Aug. 14.'

Caitlin Clark will earn just $76,535 in her first season in the WNBA as part of her rookie contract with the Indiana Fever. The 22-year-old sensation was, as expected, taken with the first pick in the WNBA draft in Brooklyn on Monday night. But the value of her rookie contract is way below the typical NBA deal that male college prospects sign.

Caitlin Clark appeared on Good Morning America on Tuesday and admitted she's had the 'weight of the world' on her shoulders in recent weeks after Iowa's NCAA Tournament campaign and the WNBA draft. The 22-year-old star was, as expected, chosen with the first pick in the WNBA draft by the Indiana Fever in Brooklyn on Monday.  Clark, who wore a white Prada jacket and skirt, arrives in the professional league as the most successful college player in history, which has made her the new star of the sport.

ALEX RASKIN AT THE WNBA DRAFT IN BROOKLYN - Caitlin Clark is officially a member of the Indiana Fever after being taken first overall by the struggling club in the WNBA Draft. The next challenge for the former Iowa sensation is helping a league that has struggled for years to shed its 'little sister' label. And the early signs are good. Interest in this year's WNBA Draft was so high, the league opened it up to fans for the first time since 2016 thanks to Clark, the all-time NCAA scoring leader. And back in Indianapolis, the Fever reported more than 17,000 attendees at their WNBA Draft party. Clark won't make her WNBA regular-season debut until May 14, but ticket prices on the secondary market have already soared over $500. Meanwhile, the defending-champion Las Vegas Aces have made plans to open up 7,000 more seats when the Fever come to town on May 25.

Following a San Antonio Spurs overtime victory, Rookie Victor Wembanyama's ferocious toss of the basketball into the stands earned him a $25,000 fine from the NBA, according to the league. In the Spurs' 130-126 victory over the visiting New York Knicks, Wembanyama had caught and cradled a pass, then he tossed the ball to fans on Friday. The league typically assigns a fine for throwing or kicking a ball into the stands.

On Saturday, the Phoenix Suns' franchise player was assigned to guarding the Spurs' franchise player. Bol was suspended for a foul during a Wembanyama drive to the basket in the second quarter, according to referees. When Bol's reaction was picked up by the broadcast, the Frenchman had made the layup and was headed to the free-throw line. "You'll d**krid bro,' he said while trembling his head. 'I get it.'

On Wednesday, the Chiefs tight end went viral on social media after discussing marriage on 'New Heights' podcast, which he co-hosts with his 36-year-old brother, who just returned from football. Travis said, referring to Wembanyama, a seven-ft-four star rookie on the San Antonio Spurs, you can't tell me that dude wasn't made in a f***ing lab over there in France.'

Oscar is now six inches shorter than the Spurs' rookie, but the basketball prodigy is already taller than the NBA average player's average height, which has stood at 6-ft-6 since the 1980s. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the younger Wembanyamas started hooping, moving from handball to handball.

After the Spurs rookie became the youngest player to play a 5x5 game ever, LeBron James was full of praise for 'unique' Victor Wembanyama on Friday night. Despite San Antonio's 123-118 loss to the Lakers, Wembanyama wowed with 27 points, ten rebounds, eight assists, five blocks, and five steals. And James gushed over the French 20-year-old after the game, writing 'That kid is SPECIAL!!' To journalists, X and reporting that he doesn't have a ceiling.

Victor Wembanyama has agreed to make Louis Vuitton, one of his country's most coveted fashion brands, a 7-foot-4 billboard. This week, the 20-year-old Frenchman became the company's newest ambassador, although it is not their first ambassador. Louis Vuitton produced a wrapped deep-green suit for Wembanyama to wear to the 2023 NBA Draft in Brooklyn, where he was selected first by the San Antonio Spurs with the first-overall pick. I think it was well worth it, because it's certainly the best suit of this year's draft, as well as the previous years,' he told GQ. Isn't beautiful?' And now it's all coming together.' Since then, Wembanyama has made a number of fashion debuts, most notable of which was his scary Slender Man costume for Halloween.

Victor Wembanyama's rookie season in the NBA has been near-flawless, but the Spurs rookie made his first slip-up off the court this weekend. Wembanyama dropped an F-bomb while talking about his friendship with San Antonio head coach Gregg Popovich during a live appearance on TNT Sports. "I remember when we were on film in front of everybody, and it was like, 'What the f**k is this?'

Victor Wembanyama has named his dream NBA teammate in his rookie season with the San Antonio Spurs. Wembanyama, the first overall pick at the NBA draft this year, has been off to a promising start with the Spurs, with 20.5 points per game and a 81 percent free-throw percentage. In their victory over the Toronto Raptors last week, the 20-year-old became the first player to earn a triple-double with blocks for more than three years.

Nikola Jokic, a Denver Nuggets center, has heaped praise on San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama, saying that the Frenchman would'change' the game of basketball. Wembanyama was selected by San Antonio as the first overall pick in this year's NBA draft. Jokic said Wembanyama's influence would become apparent in time, although the rookie is still 20 years old.

Victor Wembanyama of the San Antonio Spurs achieved a triple-double against the Toronto Raptors with blocks as one of the categories, despite only 29 minutes. In only 29 minutes of game play, the 7-foot-4 Wembanyama won with 27 points, 14 rebounds, 10 blocks, and five assists. The Spurs are the worst team in the Western Conference and the third-worst team in the NBA, losing 16.5 games out of a spot in the Play-In Tournament.

Zion Williamson of the New Orleans Pelicans defeated Victor Wembanyama and two other defenders 114-113 on Friday after scoring a last-gasp game-winning shot. When speaking with reporters, Williamson took time to praise the Spurs rookie. We were just hearing about it in the locker room,' he said. He's a dude who can get two or three Defensive Player of the Year, but I don't want to me no limit, but he does have a deserving Player of the Year and MVP award.'

Victor Wembanyama, the San Antonio Spurs' rookie star, has been told not to contact them after 9:30 p.m. That's because the Frenchman has a strict evening routine that requires him to read for an hour before going to sleep. Jordan Howenstine, Spurs' director of basketball relations, announced the joking to The Athletic.

Joel Embiid any game Wilt Chamberlain ever had against the San Antonio Spurs on Monday night in a first-ever matchup against Victor Wembanyama. The 76ers beat the Spurs 1313-123 with Embiid shooting 24-for-41 from the field. To reach the elusive 70-point milestone, Embiid made 21-of-23 free throws. Damian Lillard and Donovan Mitchell have scored more in a game than any other, with both scoring 71 last year.

On Thursday, Sotheby's is expected to sell its second batch of game-worn NBA jerseys, as well as shirts from Luka Doncic and Giannis Antetokounmpo. Back in November, the NBA and Sotheby's announced a multi-year contract, making the auction giants the league's most coveted source. The two companies unveiled their Tip-Off auction shortly after, where San Antonio Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyama's debut NBA jersey sold for $762,000.

After missing more than six weeks due to an ankle injury and getting some good news about his neck tattoo, Lamelo Ball, the Charlotte Hornets' point guard, returned to action. After claiming that Ball would have to cover the 'LF' tattoo on his neck just below his left air, the NBA had originally ruled that the tattoo would have to be covered over his head just below his left air, despite the league's ban on visible commercial logos. Ball's vibrant red 'LF' tattoo depicts his middle name, 'LaFrance,' which also refers to his personal clothing brand.

LeBron, 39, had been affiliated with Upper Deck since 2003 in the sports memorabilia market. He earned his first million by signing with Upper Deck weeks before he graduated from high school and a few weeks before being drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers. In the 2023-24 Bowman University Chrome Basketball set, LeBron and Bronny will be paired together on a special card.