{"id":12911,"date":"2024-05-02T10:14:38","date_gmt":"2024-05-02T02:14:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/24hscore.org\/news\/?p=12911"},"modified":"2024-05-02T10:14:42","modified_gmt":"2024-05-02T02:14:42","slug":"victor-wembanyama-to-play-in-paris-as-spurs-face-pacers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/24hscore.net\/news\/basketball\/victor-wembanyama-to-play-in-paris-as-spurs-face-pacers\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA&#8217;s French Phenom Victor Wembanyama to Compete in Paris as Spurs Face Pacers in January"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">French NBA sensation Victor Wembanyama, aged 20, will play in front of a home crowd in Paris when his San Antonio Spurs take on the Indiana Pacers on January 23 and 25, the NBA announced on Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Paris, get ready&#8230; we&#8217;re bringing not one, but TWO games! Spurs vs Pacers. January 23 and 25, 2025,&#8221; the NBA posted on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At 7-foot-4 (2.24m), Wembanyama averaged impressive stats this season, with 21.4 points, 10.6 rebounds, 3.9 assists, 3.6 blocks, and 1.2 steals per game, although the Spurs concluded the season with a 22-60 record, the second-lowest in the Western Conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/24hscore.net\/basketball\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Basketball Live score<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"fr\" dir=\"ltr\">?? Paris, on revient !! \u2026 Et pour ???? ?????? ?<br><br>Spurs ? Pacers. Les 23 et 25 janvier 2025<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NBAParis?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#NBAParis<\/a> Games 2025 pr\u00e9sent\u00e9s par <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TISSOT?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@tissot<\/a><br><br>?\ufe0f Restez connect\u00e9s via <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xoYOJG7vf2\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/xoYOJG7vf2<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AFiSYUh6X8\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/AFiSYUh6X8<\/a><\/p>&mdash; NBA France (@NBAFRANCE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBAFRANCE\/status\/1784946079810703642?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">April 29, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Spurs have been absent from the playoffs since 2019 and have not secured a playoff series win since 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These games in Paris will be a special occasion for &#8220;Wemby&#8221;, who earned his fame in France before being selected first overall by the Spurs in the previous NBA Draft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The games will also be part of the NBA Paris Games, which is in its fourth installment. Last season, the Cleveland Cavaliers bested the Brooklyn Nets 111-102.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Previous NBA Paris Games included Chicago defeating Detroit in 2023 and Milwaukee winning against Charlotte in 2020.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>French NBA sensation Victor Wembanyama, aged 20, will play in front of a home crowd in Paris when his San Antonio Spurs take on the Indiana Pacers on January 23 and 25, the NBA announced on Monday. &#8220;Paris, get ready&#8230; we&#8217;re bringing not one, but TWO games! Spurs vs Pacers. 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