San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama revealed what he said to Kevin Durant after the Olympics.
The San Antonio Spurs superstar is coming off a summer where he played for France at the 2024 Olympics in Paris.Wembanyama finished the loss with 26 points, seven rebounds, two assists and one steal while shooting 11/19 from the field in 30 minutes of playing time.Wembanyama : "Clearly this is my personal childhood favorite. He became my favorite player... I made it clear to him I wanted to learn from him and perhaps only steal one or two of his secret techniques.
“He became my favorite childhood player… I made it clear that I wanted to learn from him perhaps only steal 1 or 2 of his secret techniques.”Wembanyama finished his rookie season with averages of 21.4 points, 10.6 rebounds, 3.9 assists, 1.2 steals and 3.6 blocks per contest while shooting 46.5% from the field and 32.5% from the three-point range in 71 games.
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