Tuesday night saw the San Antonio Spurs win the chance to select generational French basketball prospect Victor Wembanyama with the No. 1 pick in the 2023 NBA Draft.
And the 7-foot-5 19-year-old seemed much happier about that then if another team were to be selecting first overall…
During the draft lottery, cameras cut to Wemby reacting to the Houston Rockets getting the fourth pick. And needless to say, he didn’t appear mad about it:
Victor Wembanyama’s reaction to the Rockets getting the 4th pick 💀pic.twitter.com/BqWqCxp4sG
— Backcourt Alerts (@BackcourtAlerts) May 17, 2023
NBA Twitter had a reaction of its own on social media.
“Stay over there in San Antonio witcha big women & military buzz cuts. We good in the city,” a Houston fan replied.
“Wembanyama wanted no part of James Harden in Houston,” said Jason McIntyre.
Wembanyama wanted no part of James Harden in Houston https://t.co/ZaUC5WCuCI
— Jason McIntyre (@jasonrmcintyre) May 17, 2023
“I love him already,” a user tweeted.
i love him already https://t.co/ey974oEDsg
— Quan Wick (@TheFinalQuan) May 17, 2023
“LMFAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.”
LMFAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO https://t.co/nBBC69i1GQ
— Mike Lowrey (@watchinhoops) May 17, 2023
“High IQ player already,” another fan noted.
high IQ player already https://t.co/8Qze7XVIiJ
— 🕷️ (@JYZOVRRTED) May 17, 2023
“People really tryna make this seem like he hates these other teams and not the fact that he has connections with former players on the Spurs and wants to follow their path, the hate is starting early.”
People really tryna make this seem like he hates these other teams and not the fact that he has connections with former players on the Spurs and wants to follow their path, the hate is starting early https://t.co/zAHJ7Br58l
— Bob l’éponge (@2ksharif) May 17, 2023
A new rivalry in Texas?