Making it look easy, San Antonio Spurs' Victor Wembanyama aims to keep Spurs on schedule
Victor Wembanyama had no choice but to admit it: He’s way behind schedule. When he finally gets to where he’s always planned to go, it will have taken him eight years longer than he once thought it would. If you’re a Spurs fan, this admission might be enough to freak you out. Until you realize Wembanyama is referring to his long-awaited first trip to the Olympics this summer in Paris .
The best Spurs coverage in Alamo City, delivered to your inbox “I always told my parents I wanted to be in Rio in 2016 with the basketball team,” he said Sunday. “So, I'm a little bit late.” Only Wembanyama would lament the tardiness of a kid who couldn’t compete against adults for gold medals at age 12. And only Wembanyama would view a season that should have tested his limits as an example of how much farther he can push himself.
Up-and-down season ends early for Keldon Johnson Somewhat reluctantly, he is OK with that. “I know we have to be strong, but we have to keep some weaknesses,” Wembanyama said. “And when the season is over, this is when I don't have to be emotionally strong again. But this is the price to pay to be strong for the whole year. When it's time to rest, it’s time to rest.
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