{"id":62720,"date":"2026-08-08T02:49:07","date_gmt":"2026-08-08T02:49:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/62720\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T02:49:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T02:49:07","slug":"spurs-fans-are-loving-victor-wembanyamas-troll-post-from-paris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/62720\/","title":{"rendered":"Spurs fans are loving Victor Wembanyama&#8217;s troll post from Paris"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Victor Wembanyama<a class=\"maisdio-link\" href=\"#\" data-sport=\"nba\" data-athlete=\"20003031\" data-name=\"Victor Wembanyama\" data-track-content=\"\" data-content-name=\"mai-sportsdataio-link\" data-content-piece=\"Victor Wembanyama\"><\/a> can\u2019t seem to get San Antonio off his mind.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The French phenom was back in his native Paris this week as the NBA offseason kicks into high gear. Wemby was taking a leisurely boat ride along the Seine River on Friday, as one does when in that part of the world.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the boat drifted past the Eiffel Tower, Wembanyama took a video of himself at the historic landmark and posted it to his Instagram story. His words in the clip both trolled and paid homage to his NBA city.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s just like the River Walk in San Antonio,\u201d Wemby said after panning the camera from the Eiffel Tower to himself.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;It&#8217;s just like the River Walk in San Antonio.&#8221;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/wemby?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">@wemby<\/a> takes in the sights in Paris \ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7<\/p>\n<p>(via Wemby\/IG) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YRT1066lNp\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/YRT1066lNp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NBA (@NBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NBA\/status\/2085832049836106239?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">August 7, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Spurs superstar\u2019s cheeky smile in the video signaled he was clowning the River Walk just a little bit, but from a place of love. Spurs fans clearly appreciated the light ribbing.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I love <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/wemby?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">@wemby<\/a> lmao!!! \ud83d\ude02 \u201cIt\u2019s just like the riverwalk in San Antonio\u201d \ud83e\udd20 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Dgheyqu5vx\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/Dgheyqu5vx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alejandra\ud83e\ude77 (@alelamamii_) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/alelamamii_\/status\/2085817019123789842?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">August 7, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is the best thing I\u2019ll ever see<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Raymond Rodriguez, MBA (@raymondrdz10) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/raymondrdz10\/status\/2085817593995178115?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">August 7, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Wemby has us chuckling at his newest story on IG<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s the difference between the Tower of the Americas and the Eiffel Tower anyways <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GjHMbBpxdY\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/GjHMbBpxdY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Spurs Jackals (@SpursJackals) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SpursJackals\/status\/2085819331334599144?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">August 7, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wembanyama, who was born and grew up in a suburb just outside of Paris, sounded like a true San Antonio local seeing the sights halfway around the world.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From the offseason shoutouts to the <a href=\"https:\/\/larrybrownsports.com\/basketball\/knicks-fans-clowned-victor-wembanyama-jalen-brunson-contract\/761385\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">potential $51 million pay cut he agreed to<\/a> last month, Wembanyama has shown his commitment to the city that cheers for him whenever he takes the court.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Victor Wembanyama can\u2019t seem to get San Antonio off his mind. 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