PARIS — It takes a lot to turn heads during Paris Fashion Week, but the homecoming of an NBA phenom did just that in the French capital.
The 21-year-old San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama stirred a media frenzy and had fans of all ages screaming at the sight of him in his return to his home city this week for the first time since winning Olympic silver last summer.
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The excitement around his NBA doubleheader against the Indiana Pacers was clear. Tickets to both games sold out within 24 hours, with 15,935 fans in attendance for the first game on Thursday, which the Spurs won thanks to Wembanyama — who
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