A group of Wembanyama’s former coaches, teammates and trainers greeted him and the Spurs at Palais des Sports Maurice Thorez on Monday.

Paris has long been a hotspot for basketball, with deep ties to the NBA through its rich history of French players who’ve made their mark in the sport.

Victor Wembanyama et sa franchise des San Antonio Spurs sont arrivés en France ce lundi pour les deux matchs de NBA Paris Games. La star française était devant la

Victor Wembanyama fait son retour en France dans le cadre des deux matches de NBA organisés à l'Accor Arena de Paris entre les San Antonio Spurs et les Indiana Pacers, les jeudi 25 et samedi 28 janvie

After knowing heartache on his last outing at Bercy Arena in the Paris 2024 final, Wembanyama is writing new memories with his teammates in the French capital before getting down to business.

The Pièces Jaunes Gala is back at the start of 2025. The musical and solidarity event takes place this Thursday, January 23 at the Paris La Défense Arena. On the program? A number of prestigious French and international artists,

The centerpiece of the Spurs’ trek to Paris has been Tuesday’s sojourn to Le Chesnay, where Wembanyama was on hand as the city cut the ribbon on an outdoor basketball court adjacent to the gym where he took some of his first fledgling jump shots as a kid.

The high octane glitz of NBA basketball will descend on Paris on Thursday night as the San Antonio Spurs - who feature the French star Victor Wembanyama - take on the Indiana Pacers in the first of two regular season games.

Wembanyama unveiled a gift of sorts to his hometown and the next generation on Tuesday, a pair of outdoor courts — one for 5-on-5 play, the other for 3-on-3 play — that were built to the specifications that he wanted and sketched out himself.

Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs are in Paris to play two NBA games against the Indiana Pacers, one on Thursday and one on Saturday. It is a homecoming for the 7-foot-4 Frenchman, who has not played a competitive game in his home country since France lost the gold medal game to the United States at the 2024 Olympic Games.

In France, basketball is rapidly growing, and as the NBA looks to capitalize on that, they sent the San Antonio Spurs and Indiana Pacers to Paris to play a series of two games this week. While Accor Arena would likely be sold out anyway, the draw of Victor Wembanyama has been enough for the entire City of Lights to be abuzz with excitement.