The NBA rookie’s security detail and the pop star were involved in some sort of incident on the Vegas strip. Wembanyama, who didn’t realize Spears was the one who approached him until he was told hours later, thought the incident was “no big deal.”
The 19-year-old Wembanyama told reporters Thursday that he was walking in a busy hall and that his security team had instructed him not to stop to talk with any fans because it would “make a crowd” outside Catch, a seafood restaurant at the Aria resort on the Las Vegas Strip.. “I couldn’t stop. That person grabbed me from behind. I didn’t see what happened because I was walking straight and didn’t stop. That person grabbed me from behind, not on my shoulder. I just know security pushed her away.
Wembanyama, who didn’t realize Spears was the one who approached him until he was told hours later, added that he “enjoyed a nice dinner [and had] a fun night with the guys,” and that he thought the incident was “no big deal.” Spears disputed Wembanyama’s claim that she attempted to “grab him from behind” and said that the security team member “backhanded me in the face without looking back in front a crowd.” The Grammy-winning singer added that the force of the blow initially knocked her off balance and caused her to lose her glasses.
The 7-foot-4 Wembanyama became the first French player to be selected as a No. 1 overall draft pick last month after drawing comparisons to past teenage basketball prodigies like LeBron James and Lew Alcindor. The excitement around his NBA arrival — dubbed “Wembymania” — generated a record television audience for the draft that topped 6 million viewers, and tickets for his Summer League debut sold out days in advance.
Spears, 41, was once a teen sensation herself, as her 1999 debut album “ … Baby One More Time” has sold more than 25 million copies.
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