"'What the fuck is this? This is what you were doing since day one,'" Victor Wembanyama said Saturday, imitating Spurs Coach Gregg Popovich.
San Antonio Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyama has gone viral after dropping the F-bomb on national television.show, host Ernie Johnson asked the 20-year-old Frenchman to give an example when Spurs Head Coach Gregg Popovich had been tough on him. "Sometimes he tries to send a message," Wembanyama said."I remember maybe two, three months into the season, we are in the film in front of everybody, and he goes, 'What the fuck is this? This is what you were doing since day one.' So, yeah, sometimes he tries to send messages."February 17, 2024
Although Wembanyama didn't seem phased by what he'd uttered, the rest of the show's cast, including Shaquille O'Neal, Kenny Smith and Charles Barkley —the latter of whom has made taunting San Antonio part of his brand — burst into laughter.Wemby — the first pick in the 2023 draft — was in Indianapolis for the NBA All-Star Weekend's Team Top Picks skill challenge, which also featured 2020 No. 1 draft pick Anthony Edwards and 2022 No.1 draft pick Paolo Banchero.
The 11-4 Spurs are still on their annual Stock Show and Rodeo road trip and won't return home until the Feb. 29 matchup against the Oklahoma City Thunder.Michael Karlis is a Staff Writer at the San Antonio Current. He is a graduate of American University in Washington, D.C., whose work has been featured in Salon, Alternet, Creative Loafing Tampa Bay, Orlando Weekly, NewsBreak, 420 Magazine and Mexico Travel Today. He reports primarily on breaking news, politics...