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Wembanyama’s Spurs fall to Pacers in Paris homecoming

Wembanyama’s Spurs fall to Pacers in Paris homecoming


Victor Wembanyama’s “priceless” week in Paris resulted in defeat Saturday as Tyrese Haliburton’s scorching capturing fired the Indiana Pacers to a 136-98 NBA victory over the San Antonio Spurs.

In Bercy Arena, the place he gained the Olympic gold medal with the U.S. crew final yr, Haliburton poured in 16 factors within the third quarter on the way in which to a 28-point haul that included six 3-pointers, carrying the Pacers to victory.

Wembanyama, whose star energy drew celebrities together with singer and vogue icon Pharrell Williams, related on seven of his 16 pictures from the sector to attain 20 factors as teammate Harrison Barnes led the Spurs with 25.

Indiana turned up the depth after slumping to a 140-110 reverse within the first sport towards the Spurs within the French capital Thursday.

Pascal Siakam contributed 23 factors for the Pacers who improved to 25-20.

“I believe it was a very good displaying by us tonight,” Haliburton mentioned.

Despite the defeat, Wembanyama’s return to Paris confirmed his standing as one of many NBA’s largest names at simply 21 years of age.

He attended the Paris Saint-Germain Champions League soccer sport towards Manchester City, sat entrance row at an LVMH vogue present, opened basketball courts for delighted schoolchildren and gave dozens of interviews.

“I did my finest to make this week particular for my crew, for my household, my buddies however folks nonetheless discovered methods to shock me, to make issues really feel prefer it mattered for them and I mattered for them,” Wembanyama mentioned. “It’s priceless.”

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