The Spurs basketball player reacted, in turn, to French political news and the anticipated legislative elections following the dissolution.
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After Kylian Mbappé, Marcus Thuram, and Ousmane Dembélé, it is now the turn of the basketball prodigy to speak out on the early legislative elections of June 30 and July 7. Questioned at Insep, Thursday June 27, during a press conference for the Blues, as part of the Paris Olympic Games, Victor Wembanyama called for “move away from extremes“.
“Of course, political choices are personal but for me it is important to move away from extremes, which are not the direction to take for a country like ours“, declared the San Antonio Spurs player, who has just completed his first season in the United States with a title of best rookie. Victor Wembanyama (20 years old, 2.24 m) was, in 2023, the first Frenchman chosen in first place in the NBA draft, by the San Antonio Spurs.
