The news was confirmed right after Thursday night's game. Victor Wembanyama and his partners were celebrating the victory on their floor against Cholet (81-69, in the support match of the quarterfinals), synonymous with qualification for the last four of the playoffs of Betclic Elite, when the speaker announced that the Metropolitans would return to play a game at the Accor Arena. The appointment is scheduled next Tuesday, May 30, for the second match of their semi-final (a best-of-5 series) against Asvel. Between a concert by Aya Nakamura and another by Matthieu Chedid.
A little less than three weeks after discovering the enclosure during an event game against Bourg (93-82 victory, May 7), the Mets will already be back in the den of Parisian spectator sport.
𤊠WE'RE BACK AT THE ACCOR ARENA!!!
See you on Tuesday, May 30 at 20:30 pm for match 2 of the ASVEL
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Metropolitans officials began discussions at the end of the regular season and the release of the playoff schedule. Two dates were available "May 30 and June 11," Alain Bouvard, president of the Mets, told us in early May. They did not miss the opportunity.
"We could not wait until the end of the shifts to move forward on the subject but we did not want to talk about it so as not to appear pedantic or presumptuous, said this Friday the leader. We did well because Cholet pushed us to the 3rd game... The challenge promises to be met and the next few days intense for our teams. It will also be the first time that the Accor Arena will have such a short period to prepare for a sporting event, but everyone is motivated. Âť
The club, which will recover the room on Monday at 14 p.m. after the laying of the parquet by specialized teams, will have a little more than 24 hours to prepare the room (installation of baskets, LEDs, various sticks and many sound and visual tests ...). "We have the advantage of knowing the place now, we will copy and paste what we did against Bourg, says Alain Bouvard. But between Sunday and our first match against Asvel (15:15 pm, at the Palais des Sports Marcel-Cerdan in Levallois) and Tuesday night we will not have much rest. Fortunately Monday being a public holiday we can count on the help of fifteen volunteers. The Accor Arena did everything to encourage our return and help us. Âť
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The poster deserves it. The clash between the Mets and Asvel, three-time defending France champions, promises to be sublime. Even if Nando de Colo, the master of the team of France and Villeurbanne may be absent because of a calf injury, according to Le Progrès. It will also be the reunion between Wembanyama and Tony Parker's club that he left last summer after only one season.
Depending on the results against Asvel, this match could well be the virtuoso's last in Ile-de-France before his flight to his American destiny and the NBA. Wemby, the likely first pick of the draft, is expected to be signed by the San Antonio Spurs. The Accor Arena would be an ideal setting for a farewell.
The ticket office for the first two matches against Asvel opened this Friday lunchtime. The first, Sunday in Levallois, which will also be broadcast live on France 3 Paris-Ile-de-France and BeIN Sport, is already sold out. The places have, as usual, flown out in "5 minutes" indicates the club.
Regarding Tuesday's one at the Accor Arena, just over 4,000 seats (out of a capacity of 15,000) had already been purchased in 40 minutes. The precious sesames may be torn off quickly.