Wembanyama’s 1st Olympics ends in tears and a silver medal. But he put his stamp on the Paris Games
Associated PressPARIS — Victor Wembanyama’s first Olympics ended with tears, not gold. I’m going to let it all soak in.” Wembanyama wasn’t shy about saying in the leadup to the Olympics that he hoped France would get a shot to play the U.S. in the medal round. Feeding off the energy of the host nation’s fans, Wembanyama showed his full repertoire of skills opposite a loaded U.S. team full of the same stars who currently dominate the league he hopes to rise to the top of one day. They were incredible.” Wembanyama got off to a quick start, scoring seven points in the first four minutes, including a highlight dunk after blowing past Joel Embiid at the top of the key. Following Nando de Colo’s layup, Wembanyama came out to help Nicolas Batum double-team Curry and forced Curry to turn it over to Yabusele, who was fouled on the fast break.
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