France made their Olympic debut in Brazil by beating Brazil in basketball, with Victor Wembanyama a prominent figure.
the France to Victor Wembanyama He started the match by defeating Brazil (78-66) in his participation in the basketball championship. Paris 2024 Olympic Games In a match played at the Stade Pierre Mauroy in Villeneuve d’Ascq, on the outskirts of Lille, the home team’s young star drove the local fans crazy.
Winbanyama, 20 years old and center San Antonio Spursa team of NBAthe North American professional league player, in which he was selected number 1 in the draft by the Texas team in 2023 and in which he was named the best rookie of the tournament last season, is the great idol of the French public, which this Saturday filled the aforementioned sports complex.
The 2.2-meter-high center was the most admired in the players’ parade, before Pierre Mauroy’s voice resonated during the playing of the national anthem, when the vast majority of the approximately 25,000 spectators sang in unison the “La Nationale Française”. Wemba thanked him by becoming the game’s leading scorer with 19 points: an honor he shared with Nicolas Batum, the Philadelphia 76ers’ goalie, who scored the final basket for his team, a three-pointer.
France celebrated their first home victory (78-66), although they were not the leaders of Group 2, which is equal to current world champion Germany, who had previously defeated Japan more clearly (97-77).
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