In Las Vegas with the Lakers to face the Suns, LeBron James was obviously asked about the performance of Victor Wembanyama. The Frenchman dazzled everyone on Tuesday night with his 37 points, 5 blocks and 7 of 11 from 3-point range, and even LeBron acknowledges that the 18-year-old pivot is a unique phenomenon.
” In recent years, we’ve all been introduced to us as “unicorns”, but he’s more like an alien. » he replied at a press conference. ” Nobody, me the first, has ever seen someone as tall as him, be so fluid and graceful when he is on the ground… Whatever his height, 2m15, 2m20, 2m25… He has this ability to dribble, to take shots in step-back, to shoot 3-pointers in catch-and-shoot, to counter… It is clear that this is a generational talent. »
LeBron James wishes Victor Wembanyama to stay healthy. ” It is the most important “He continues before discussing the influence of social networks on this new generation.
He, a kid from Akron, didn’t know that when he was 18, and yet the “hype” was already huge in his time.