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VICTOR WEMBANYAMA

Stephen Curry celebrates after making a 3-pointer against France during the men's basketball final at the Paris Olympics on Saturday.
OLYMPICS / Basketball
Aug 11, 2024
Team USA beats France in blockbuster final to claim gold in Paris
Team USA won the gold medal for the fifth straight Olympics.
France's Victor Wembanyama celebrates after Les Bleus won their semifinal match over Germany at the Paris Olympics on Thursday.
OLYMPICS / Basketball
Aug 9, 2024
Wembanyama says Olympic final 'once-in-a-lifetime' chance
The hosts returned to the final for the second straight Olympics after defeating Germany 73-69 on Thursday, and will take on the United States for the title.
Victor Wembanyama of France battles Japan's Josh Hawkinson (left) and Yuki Kawamura during France's overtime win over Japan at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday in Lille, France.
OLYMPICS / Basketball
Jul 31, 2024
France edges Japan in overtime in Olympic men's basketball after four-point play
The teams were neck-and-neck for nearly the entire four quarters at Pierre Mauroy Stadium.
French center Victor Wembanyama said France must avoid extremes in its upcoming parliamentary elections.
BASKETBALL
Jun 28, 2024
Victor Wembanyama urges French voters to reject 'extremes' in parliamentary election
Basketball star Victor Wembanyama joined other leading French athletes on Thursday in warning against voting for the "extremes" in this weekend's parliamentary election.
Spurs center Victor Wembanyama during an NBA game against the Mavericks in San Antonio, Texas, on Oct. 25. Wembanyama has been named NBA Rookie of the Year.
BASKETBALL / NBA
May 7, 2024
Victor Wembanyama named NBA Rookie of the Year
Wembanyama was a unanimous selection, taking all 99 first-place votes.
Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama drives to the basket during the first half of the team's win over the New York Knicks on Friday in San Antonio.
BASKETBALL / NBA
Mar 31, 2024
Rookie sensation Wembanyama on upward path as NBA season winds down
Wembanyama became the first rookie in three decades to score 40 points and grab 20 rebounds on Friday.
Lakers forward LeBron James celebrates after a dunk against the Pistons on Tuesday.
BASKETBALL / NBA
Feb 18, 2024
All-Stars say NBA future in good hands once LeBron is gone
James has been the top star in an older generation of talent that also includes Golden State's Stephen Curry and Phoenix's Kevin Durant.
San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama reacts after a victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves in San Antonio, Texas, on Saturday.
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jan 31, 2024
Top pick Wembanyama and Magic's Banchero in NBA Rising Stars event
The event, featuring four seven-player teams, will be staged on Feb. 16, two days before the NBA All-Star Game at Indianapolis.
Spurs center Victor Wembanyama dunks during a game against the Grizzlies on Tuesday.
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jan 6, 2024
Victor Wembanyama sets course to become a basketball billionaire unlike any other
Known to fans as "Wemby,” Victor Wembanyama entered the NBA with a level of buzz unlike any player since LeBron James.
The Spurs' Victor Wembanyama shoots over the Mavericks' Grant Williams during their game in San Antonio on Wednesday.
BASKETBALL / NBA
Oct 26, 2023
Victor Wembanyama scores 15 in NBA debut with Spurs
Wembanyama is a 19-year-old phenomenon considered to be the top NBA prospect since LeBron James.
Victor Wembanyama speaks to members of the media a day before his NBA debut on Tuesday in San Antonio, Texas.
BASKETBALL / NBA
Oct 25, 2023
'Butterflies' for Victor Wembanyama ahead of NBA debut
The gifted No. 1 draft pick will be the center of attention across the league on Wednesday when he takes to the court in San Antonio's home opener.
Victor Wembanyama's combination of size and skill has led many to label the Spurs rookie as once-in-a-generation talent.
BASKETBALL / NBA
Oct 23, 2023
Victor Wembanyama set to take center stage when NBA season tips off
Wembanyama will be attempting to lead San Antonio back to the playoffs for the first time since the 2018-19 campaign.
Victor Wembanyama is expected to make his regular-season debut for San Antonio on Oct. 25.
BASKETBALL / NBA
Sep 19, 2023
Victor Wembanyama targeting Spurs playoff berth in first season
San Antonio last played in the postseason in the 2018-19 campaign.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jul 7, 2023
Police investigate incident involving Victor Wembanyama and Britney Spears
Media reports said that Spears was pushed away by Wembanyama's security, which the singer's husband said was 'violent' and 'out of control.'
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jun 29, 2023
Victor Wembanyama expected to make NBA Summer League debut in Las Vegas
Prized NBA top draft pick Victor Wembanyama's first appearance in a San Antonio Spurs uniform could come in Las Vegas, after the team announced Wednesday that he won't travel to Summer League games in Sacramento, California.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jun 27, 2023
Victor Wembanyama to skip FIBA World Cup, focus on NBA rookie season
France is the reigning Olympic silver medalist with an eye on winning the World Cup in September.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jun 25, 2023
Spurs introduce Victor Wembanyama: 'I belong here'
Since being flown in after Thursday's glitzy draft in Brooklyn, the French teen phenom has managed to sample San Antonio's breakfast tacos and start house-hunting.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jun 23, 2023
Spurs take French phenom Victor Wembanyama with first pick of NBA draft
Wembanyama comes into the league with buzz that has not been seen since LeBron James was drafted out of high school 20 years ago.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jun 21, 2023
NBA Draft prodigy Victor Wembanyama set for commercial bonanza
Nike, which already has a deal with the teenage phenom, has hinted at its strategy to make the Frenchman a global superstar.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
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Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
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