Bronny James and the California Basketball Club (CBC) faced off against U18 French Select during the AXE Euro Tour, and one of the notable players on the French team is Oscar Wembanyama, who is the younger brother of projected No. 1 overall pick Victor Wembanyama.
The game was broadcast on ESPN2, and the elder Wembayama was in attendance to watch the action.
Wembanyama recently made his first trip to the United States, and he saw the Dallas Wings take on the Las Vegas Aces in the WNBA. While in Texas, he worked out at SMU. When asked how he liked his time in America, he said that he “looks forward to living there” soon.
During his interview on the ESPN2 broadcast, the prospect was also asked if his game resembles any player in the NBA, and he said that he didn’t think comparing himself to anyone would be at all “ambitious enough” — he said he wanted to be the “best ever” in his field.
However, if he had to pick two players, he mentioned Kevin Durant and Giannis Antetokounmpo. But my favorite part of the interview was when he was asked to describe himself:
“I feel like I’m an artist on an off the court. I love thinking about a lot of things and working to get an art piece done … I love drawing. I love building legos. I love it. I love writing.”
You can watch that clip from the interview by clicking here.
He elaborated that he liked the “process” of starting from nothing and then reaching his goals. The big man added that he is also a fan of classical music.
Wembanyama was already my favorite prospect in the 2023 NBA Draft. His highlights are truly out of this world. But now that I know he likes drawing and building legos and writing, he has earned even more of my respect and admiration.
The Tip-Off
LeBron James had a great reaction to Bronny’s stunning poster dunk:
“Both of LeBron James’ sons, Bronny and Bryce, are playing games in Europe with the California Basketball Club as part of the AXE Euro Tour. And while the California squad dropped its opening game in London, Bronny arrived in Paris ready to put on a show.
He even managed to surprise his dad in the process.
With CBC up by 12 in the second quarter against the U18 French Select squad, Bronny — the No. 49-ranked player in the class of 2023, according to 247Sports — went coast-to-coast for a one-handed dunk over a defender. It brought the entire arena to its feet — and for good reason. What a dunk.
But the best part had to be the Proud Dad Moment from LeBron. He immediately took to Twitter with his live reaction to the poster slam from Bronny.
Oh my goodness is right.“
You can watch the full highlight right here.
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