While basketball fans were eagerly anticipating the NBA draft lottery, Victor Wembanyama was shining in his regular-season finale in France’s top pro league.
The 19 year-old phenom, who’s been called the best prospect in basketball history, came up clutch in the fourth quarter on Tuesday for Boulogne-Levallois. He scored 14 of his game-high 22 points down the stretch in the Metropolitan 92’s 93-85 win over Paris Basketball.
“He seemed elsewhere early on, probably at the lottery,” Metropolitans 92 coach Vincent Collet told the Associated Press“. But he responded so well. … He’s 19, and his life is going to totally change. Can you understand that? Tonight is a massive moment in his career. It’s totally understandable that things were going on in his head.”
