The San Antonio Spurs' reigning NBA Rookie of the Year was a dominating force against Brazil in preliminary round of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris as France took an opening-game victory.
The news was not that France defeated Brazil 78-66 on Saturday in its first Olympic contest. That was the subplot.fans already knew: Wembanyama is a dominating force to be reckoned with. The 20-year-old, in his Olympic debut, scored 19 points, grabbed nine rebounds, had four steals, three blocks and two assists.France was down 12 in the second quarter and Wembanyama scored six of the next eight field goals sending the French to the locker room with a one-point lead at the half.
Dwyane Wade, the Miami Heat legend was so impressed with a move Wembanyama made to the basket he compared it to a move that he saw in Space Jam.
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