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BASKETBALL – A welcome at the height of its two meters twenty-one, despite the very high heat. Victor Wembanyama, chosen first in the NBA draft the day before by the Spurs, arrived at the airport in San Antonio, Texas, Friday afternoon, June 23. And he was greeted by some 300 excited fans, under 38 degrees, as shown in the video at the top of the article.
The private jet in which he traveled from New York, where the ceremony took place on Thursday evening 22, landed on the airport tarmac at 3:55 p.m. local time (10:55 p.m. Paris time) . The media were authorized to film his descent from the plane in the premises of the airport in the cool.
The Spurs supporters, some of whom were present on the spot from mid-morning, installed under parasols and equipped with coolers, were gathered behind a large chain-link fence on a roadside in full sun.
Confused with his brother
Seeing the device arrive, they yelled, as the day before during the evening of the draft broadcast in the AT&T Center filled with two-thirds of its 19,000 seats, “Wemby!” Wembley! » waving French flags and new jerseys of the Texas team flocked with its name and its number 1.
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Placards, each more inventive or funny than the other, have flourished. “Extraterrestrials exist, and in the United States we welcome them! »had written a fan, in reference to how Wembanyama is perceived by LeBron James who used this word. “Wemby is a p… from Spur! »could we read here, “My daughter is single, marry her! »suggested a woman in her sixties.
Suddenly, the decibels climbed very high when the 19-year-old French prodigy appeared, as he got off the plane, additionally dressed in a white jersey from the Texas team. Except that it wasn’t him, but his brother Oscar, at first completely taken aback by the delirium occurring before his eyes before playing the game.
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Autograph session on the tarmac
The ardor obviously did not drop when its giant silhouette (2.24 m) finally made its appearance. No mistake possible this time and the coyote which serves as the Spurs mascot to receive “Wemby!” » with a hug.
The sequel was worthy of a Beatles tour, the 19-year-old pivot going to enjoy a walkabout through the fence interposed with the fans, to have their picture taken, all smiles and sign autographs. “You have to sign!” », a fan couldn’t believe it, all moved by showing his scribbled cap. ” This guy is going to change the NBA! »
Whereupon Wembanyama, white t-shirt over jogging, sock-slippers, in a style far removed from his elegant Louis-Vuitton outfit the day before, took the time to shake hands with police bikers, waiting to escort him . In a large black van, he eventually left the scene and the fans continued to sing his praises. Insatiable and happy, in a ballet of horns: Wemby arrived at the house.
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