LAS VEGAS— The game was drawing near, the moment and player everybody in Vegas came to witness. Behind the basket, a Hornets staffer, awaiting his team’ s showdown against Victor Wembanyama, spoke to a colleague. But the sentiment from the Hornets executive was easy to interpret.
The game was drawing near, the moment and player everybody in Vegas came to witness.
Behind the basket, a Hornets staffer, awaiting his team’s showdown against Victor Wembanyama, spoke to a colleague.
“He slapped an American princess,” the staffer said. “She’s royalty.”
It was dripping with sarcasm, to be sure. Britney Spears might’ve been a pop sensation in 1999, but she long ago descended into something else. Plus, Wembanyama never slapped Spears. It was Spurs security who connected on the infamous backhand.
But the sentiment from the Hornets executive was easy to interpret. For the opposition, Wembanyama is a 7-5 French target. He’s getting all the hype.
