Victor Wembanyama fans will have to wait a bit longer to see him in action. The team stated that Wembanyama would not be traveling with the team for the California Classic Summer League. He will, however, don a uniform for the NBA 2K24 Summer League in Las Vegas. The Spurs have two preseason games scheduled before going to Las Vegas. The 19-year-old athlete just finished a full season in the French League and opted not to compete in the FIBA World Cup.

Wembanyama will train this week in order to concentrate on preparing for his upcoming rookie year in the NBA. Meanwhile, the 19-year-old made an appeal to NBA fans.

The Frenchman Victor Wembanyama has a request for fans

Prior to the NBA Draft, there was a lot of speculation around the highly awaited French basketball prodigy’s height as he didn’t attend the draft combine in May. The lack of an official measurement left fans and professionals in the dark, with reports ranging from 7’2″ to 7’5″. However, most recently, the San Antonio Spurs, confirmed his height of 7 feet, 3 1/2 inches (7’4″ for brevity). According to the team, this is the height of the Frenchman without shoes.

With the 2023-2024 season merely months away, Wembanyama is now the second-tallest player in the league. He comes in second only to Boban Marjanovi of the Los Angeles Clippers who stands at 7 feet, 4 inches. Merely weeks away from his debut for the Summer League, Wemby put forth a request for NBA fans.

Wembanyama was asked a French word he wanted fans to learn. He wants fans to learn to properly pronounce the word ‘Croissant’.

He said, “You gotta earn how to pronounce croissant. It’s not ‘croissant’, its ‘kwa-son.'”

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Noted! What do the fans think of this?

NBA Fans react to Wembanyama’s request

Wembanyama’s request did not sit well with fans. They shared their thoughts on the same on Twitter. A few even took the chance to criticize the player.

A fan tweeted, “Did he pronounce it correctly?”?

https://twitter.com/lawalexisss/status/1674237133345681408?s=20

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How do you pronounce ‘croissant’? Let us know in the comments!

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