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Days removed from the end of Victor Wembanyama's French league career, fans had the opportunity to watch his 8-foot wingspan at work on the baseball diamond for a moment. The result suggested it was fortunate he picked basketball as his career.
He's in New York to presumably be selected with the San Antonio Spurs' No. 1 pick at the 2023 NBA Draft on Thursday. Before that milestone moment, he threw the ceremonial first pitch in the New York Yankees' game tonight against the Seattle Mariners.
When the moment finally arrived, Wembanyama's pitch was just a bit outside. And in the dirt.
The 19-year-old averaged over 20 points and 10 rebounds a game for Metropolitans 92 in France’s LNB Pro A last season. He is regarded as the best prospect since LeBron James, who has referred to him as a "unicorn."
With his 7-foot-4 frame, everything about the first pitch was ridiculous before he could even throw it. For example, why did the team give him this tiny baseball?
After Wembanyama wraps things up at Yankee Stadium, there's a general consensus regarding his next stop. His future in San Antonio seems so sure that he almost slipped up and said that's where he would play while speaking to French media.
One Spurs fan went as far as catching Wembanyama’s attention by having his portrait shaved into the back of his head in anticipation of the player joining the team.
Seemingly set destination or not, Wembanyama's stardom has reached far beyond Texas. When he touched down in New York, he was met with a mob of fans clamoring for autographs and photos.
“I don’t know how they knew what flight I was on, but it’s fun,” he said as he navigated the crowd. “It’s different, seeing that you can have such impact on people.”
As crazy as his past few months have been, this is just the beginning of a basketball whirlwind for Wembanyama.
After the draft, he'll head to San Antonio (or wherever) for his introduction to the city and participate in NBA Con in Las Vegas. He told a fan he would play in the NBA Summer League "a little bit," and then he'll join Team France in August for the FIBA World Cup before NBA training camp and preseason games begin.
Daniel Weinman was crowned winner of the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on Monday, taking home a record breaking $12.1 million in winnings. Weinman had to outlast the other 10,043 entrants to take home the prize and get his hands on his share of live poker’s largest ever prize pool – a staggering $93,399,900. As well as taking home the prize money, 35-year-old Weinman also got his hands on the WSOP Main Event bracelet. The huge bracelet contains 500 grams of 10-karat yellow gold, as well as 2,352 various precious gemstones.
Daniel Weinman won the World Series of Poker's main event world championship on Monday in Las Vegas, earning $12.1 million along the way. Playing in the tournament for a 16th year, Weinman was tops in a deep pool of 10,043 players vying for $93.39 million. His victory came after just 164 hands at the final table. "I was honestly on the fence about even coming back and playing this tournament," the 35-year-old Atlanta native told reporters afterward. Weinman's final table featured Jan-Peter Jachtmann, who landed in fourth place and took home $3 million, as well as Toby Lewis, who finished seventh and secured $1.42 million. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the main event's entry pool far outpaced the previous record of 8,773 set in 2006. "I've always kind of felt that poker was kind of going in a dying direction, but to see the numbers at the World Series this year has been incredible," Weinman said. "And to win this main event, it doesn't feel real. I mean, [there's] so much luck in a poker tournament. I thought I played very well." Steven Jones finished second, securing $6.5 million. And Adam Walton settled for third and a $4 million prize.
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