Whereas Victor Wembanyama is on social media, he isn’t recognized for having an enormous presence on it, particularly in the course of the NBA season as a result of his work ethic and self-discipline is so excessive. That each one modified late final night time after the Spurs’ win over the Brooklyn Nets when Wemby posted on X for the primary time because the Olypmics, asking the place the perfect spots are to play chess in New York Metropolis are.
He should have gotten some solutions, as a result of this morning, he tweeted to followers meet him within the southwest nook of Washington Sq. Park in Manhattan to play chess, and present up they did, regardless that the climate was not conducive.
Who desires to fulfill me on the SW nook of Washington Sq. park to play chess? Im there
— Wemby (@wemby) December 28, 2024
It seems to be like everybody had a good time, and Wemby later thanked everybody for exhibiting up, even within the rain, in addition to recommended the NBA have a players-only chess match with the proceeds going to charity. (Maybe an thought for All-Star weekend?)
Although Wemby is nicely on his approach to being one of the recognizable faces in sports activities (if he isn’t already), he’s not afraid to get out and work together with followers. He additionally continues to point out that regardless of being a celeb, he’s nonetheless identical to us: humorous, nerdy, and all the way down to earth. He’s precisely the kind of endearing athlete that Spurs followers have been used to main their membership throughout the a long time, and it looks like on daily basis, he does one thing else off the courtroom to make us love him much more.
