The seeds for the Spurs' games in Paris next season were sown the day they landed Victor Wembanyama
The Spurs were in New York in February, and Sandro Mamukelashvili was homesick. Looking for a dining companion to accompany him to a restaurant serving food exclusively from his homeland of the Republic of Georgia, Mamukelashvili found only one taker in the Spurs ’ traveling party. Victor Wembanyama . Mamukelashvili acknowledges Georgian cuisine can be a tough sell to other palates. “A lot of people won’t eat the food,” Mamukelashvili said. “ loved the food. He devoured it. That’s why I love him.
As an underdog in Paris, Victor Wembanyama can take another leap When the Spurs used their second-round pick last summer to take another Frenchman, Sidy Cissoko, it all but punched the team’s ticket across the pond. “With our draft last summer including two French players,” Buford said, “it just made sense for everybody.” The Spurs and Pacers will each give up a home game to participate in the Paris Games.
Why the city is using non-disclosure agreements to keep Spurs arena talks a secret The hallway leading to the court to the Frost Bank Center is famously lined with signage depicting Jacob Riis’ “pounding the rock” quote in the native language of each player. This year’s crop included a sign in Georgian for the first time, thanks to Mamukelashvili. It included one in Turkish, in honor of Cedi Osman. There was one in a Nigerian dialect for Charles Bassey.
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