Victor Wembanyama has BEEN 'the best player in the f***ing world' — and this is only the beginning
Monday's Game 1 supernova didn't establish Wemby as the best player in the galaxy. Because he already snatched that mystical accolade weeks ago.
I won’t blame you if your jaw hit the floor watching Victor Wembanyama score his 41 points in the thrilling Game 1 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder. The 30-foot, Steph-esque 3-pointer in overtime. The mind-melting dunks all over OKC’s defense.
Pure cinema. Feel free to shake your head at the fact that he pulled down 24 rebounds, which was more than the entire OKC starting lineup. Add in that he swatted away three OKC offerings and held the Thunder to 35.
7% shooting on twos while he was on the floor. That’s all great. But the craziest number of all is 22 — the number of years that Wembanyama has been alive.
“Best player in the f***ing world,” his teammate Stephon Castle said after the game. To be clear, that was a reminder, not an announcement. I understand why folks have been reluctant to crown Wembanyama as The Best Player In The F’ing World because we’ve been conditioned to wait until it feels safer.
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