NBA: Wembanyama in New York for the Draft, welcomed by stars

The stars and stripes adventure begins for Victor Wembanyama. The French basketball talent will be the first name called on draft night and will be the new player of the San Antonio Spurs. And just today he landed in New York and received the first surprise of his US experience: waiting for him at the gate at the airport there were many fans ready to take a picture or to have him sign all the merchandising possible.
The French stopped amused to sign autographs for everyone, without hiding his surprise: "I have no idea how they knew which flight I was traveling on, but it's funny," he told the NBA social channels that followed him to the New Jersey airport, lowering his 225 centimeters in height more than once to avoid hitting the signs with the indications of the terminals with his head. "It's different, but it's nice to see that you have this impact on people." The night of the Draft will be only the first step of an intense summer for him, as he should also take part in the Las Vegas Summer League in July and be called up with the national team French for the FIBA World Cup in late August and early September. Born in 2004, the young basketball player is considered the heir of the greatest NBA champions: LeBron James has repeatedly said that he is "an alien".