The final tally for Victor Wembanyama’s trip in Paris: two games, 50 points, 23 rebounds, eight assists, six blocks, two courts dedicated, one trip to the Eiffel Tower, a Fashion Week appearance, a Champions League match attended and about a million high-fives.
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"It's very possible that he'll be the face of basketball. Not just NBA basketball, but world basketball," said Pacers coach Rick Carlisle.
Tyrese Haliburton's 3-point barrage and the Pacers' full-court pressure helped Indiana beat the Spurs by 38 in Paris after Thursday's 30-point loss.
Myles Turner scored 28 points in two games against the Spurs, but he slowed Victor Wembanyama down in the Pacers' win in Saturday's game.
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Tyrese Haliburton scored 16 of his 28 points in a dazzling 2½-minute display late in the third quarter as the Pacers downed Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs 136-98 in the NBA Paris Games finale.
San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama is one of 11 second-year players chosen for the 2025 NBA Rising Stars Player Pool.
Victor Wembanyama scored 30 points in his first NBA game on his native French soil, Devin Vassell added 25 and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Indiana Pacers 140-110.
"Haliburton's run at the end of the third quarter, they're gonna talk about Victor after ... a +25 in 31:32. T.J. McConnell is giving up more than a foot of size to Wembanyama but still managed ...
After a taxing week in Paris and a split with the Spurs, the Pacers come back west six time zones and re-start the midseason grind vs. the Pistons.
The Indiana Pacers and San Antonio Spurs were in the City of Lights for the 2025 NBA Paris Games this month. How did they do?