Clutch Points: The Wemby Effect 😳 Ahead of Victor Wembanyama’s NBA Summer League debut tonight in Las Vegas, all 17,500 seats at Thomas & Mack Center have sold out. (via @FOS) pic.twitter.com/8pXkWqtkaP -via Twitter @ClutchPointsApp / July 7, 2023

Wemby was recently asked what type of relationship he expects to have with his coach. The young man got 100% real in his response: “Honest relationship. I’ve had coaches who didn’t always tell me the truth and I hated that,” Wembanyama said. “I’m confident that when I get the chance to get coached by Coach Popovich, he doesn’t lie to his players. He tells the truth. Sometimes it’s harsh, it’s hard, but this is what I want.” -via Clutch Points / July 7, 2023

In a tweet about the encounter, Spears did not name Wembanyama, but in discussing the unnamed player she referred to public comments he had made to reporters hours before. Spears, 41, said that she had seen “an athlete” at two different hotels Wednesday night and “decided to approach him and congratulate him on his success” at the second one, outside a restaurant. Spears said after she tapped him on the shoulder, a member of his security team “back handed me in the face,” knocking her glasses off and causing her to nearly fall down. -via New York Times / July 7, 2023