Wembanyama’s 2-game Las Vegas exhibition stay ends with win

Published October 6, 2022 4:47 PM

By TIM REYNOLDS
AP Basketball Writer

HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Victor Wembanyama and his French team Metropolitans 92 have gotten a split of their two-game exhibition series against the G League Ignite. Wembanyama is the presumed front-runner to be the No. 1 pick in the 2023 NBA Draft. The 7-foot-3 phenom followed up his 37-point Las Vegas debut with a 36-point outing in Thursday’s win. He says he deserves the attention he gets but doesn’t take any of it for granted.

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