Wemby’s first NBA game in France was a smashing success, as he went off for 30 points in the Spurs’ 140-110 win over the Pacers.

Officially, Indiana will be the home team on the scoreboard when it plays San Antonio in Paris on Thursday. The Pacers know better. “It’s going to be a big crowd against us, honestly,” Indiana guard Andrew Nembhard said.

The high octane glitz of NBA basketball will descend on Paris on Thursday night as the San Antonio Spurs - who feature the French star Victor Wembanyama - take on the Indiana Pacers in the first of two regular season games.

Homero Macedo and Sonia Rodrigues arrived a couple of hours early for the first of the NBA Paris Games between the San Antonio Spurs and the Indiana Pacers to make the most of a birthday treat.

A group of Wembanyama’s former coaches, teammates and trainers greeted him and the Spurs at Palais des Sports Maurice Thorez on Monday.

VICTOR Wembanyama returned home to be the star of the show at the NBA’s games in Paris. Wemby, 21, paid a visit to the team which helped him kick start his basketball career. He played two

The NBA’s decision to bring two regular-season games to Paris, featuring the San Antonio Spurs and the Indiana Pacers, is more than just a strategic play to expand its global footprint. It’s a celebration - of basketball’s growing influence in France and of one of its brightest stars,

Officially, Indiana will be the home team on the scoreboard when it plays San Antonio in Paris. The Pacers know better. They will not be feeling right at home.

Victor Wembanyama has arrived in France, where his San Antonio Spurs will face the Indiana Pacers at Accor Arena on January 23rd and 25th. The young star had his first practice with the team at his former gym in Nanterre.

NANTERRE, France (AP) — Officially, Indiana will be the home team on the scoreboard when it plays San Antonio in Paris on Thursday. The Pacers know better. They will not be feeling right at home.

The centerpiece of the Spurs’ trek to Paris has been Tuesday’s sojourn to Le Chesnay, where Wembanyama was on hand as the city cut the ribbon on an outdoor basketball court adjacent to the gym where he took some of his first fledgling jump shots as a kid.

In his final year overseas, Wembanyama signed with Metropolitans 92 and became the youngest player to win the Pro A MVP award and earned Pro A Best Defender honors while leading t