Don Harris is in the Big Apple ahead of Thursday night's NBA Draft from the Barclay's Center in Brooklyn.
Victor Wembanyama, a projected first-round NBA draft pick, prepares to throw the ceremonial first pitch before a baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Seattle Mariners, Tuesday, June 20, 2023, in New York. NEW YORK CITY - Don Harris is in the Big Apple ahead of Thursday night's NBA Draft from the Barclay's Center in Brooklyn. He caught up with Victor Wembanyama before he threw out the first pitch Tuesday night at Yankee Stadium.
"Everything is going so fast," Wemby said. "I just landed yesterday from France. I just feel extremely lucky to be here." Wembanyama, the 7-foot-plus French player expected to be taken by San Antonio with the first pick in the NBA draft this week, threw out a wild ceremonial first pitch before the New York Yankees played the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night. He wore a pinstriped jersey with "New York" across the chest rather than the traditional interlocking "NY," and he had Joe DiMaggio's No. 5 on the back.
The 19-year-old spent this past season with Metropolitans 92 in the French league. The NBA lists his height as 7-4. He has said 7-3 and some internet sites show 7-5.
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