Victor Wembanyama will likely be aiming for the gold medal with France on the Paris Olympics.
The San Antonio Spurs rookie reaffirmed his dedication to France’s nationwide squad on the Summer season Video games subsequent yr in his house nation. He spoke within the wake of France’s poor exhibiting on the World Cup final month, the place he didn’t play.
“Performing nicely on the Olympics could be an excellent story,” Wembanyama advised French media. “I’ll be current on the Olympics, and there’s no different objective than gold.”
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“The World Cup was very disappointing,” he was quoted as saying on Tuesday. “However I’ve no judgment to make as I wasn’t there.”
The No. 1 draft decide had determined to not play on the World Cup with a view to put together for his rookie season.
France got here to the World Cup because the reigning Olympic silver medalist however didn’t qualify for the second spherical.