On Thursday, the Indiana Pacers got blown out by the San Antonio Spurs in the first of two games in Paris. In front of a largely French crowd, the Spurs had the fans on their side, and Frenchman Victor Wembanyama did not disappoint, scoring 30 points, grabbing 11 rebounds, and blocking five shots.

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Victor Wembanyama is the top name from the Rising Stars rosters, which also includes the likes of Amen Thompson and Scoot Henderson.

Tyrese Haliburton scored 16 of his 28 points in a dazzling 2½ minute display late in the third quarter as the Pacers downed Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs 136-98 in the NBA Paris Games finale.

All Victor Wembanyama needed to do to get the fans in Paris into a full-blown frenzy was, it turned out, say hello into a microphone.

Tyrese Haliburton scored 16 of his 28 points in a dazzling 2-1/2 minute display late in the third quarter, Pascal Siakam scored 23 and the Indiana Pacers downed Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs 136-98 in the NBA Paris Games finale on Saturday.

Victor Wembanyama scored 30 points in his first NBA game on his native French soil, Devin Vassell added 25 and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Indiana Pacers 140-110 on Thursday night. Wembanyama finished with 11 rebounds,

Indiana (24-20) looks to bounce back from a 30-point Thursday loss to San Antonio (20-22 ... making 13 3-pointers to the Spurs’ 18 treys. Bennedict Mathurin led the Pacers with 24 points ...

On Thursday, the Indiana Pacers got blown out by the San Antonio Spurs in the first ... Pacers' wing Bennedict Mathurin had a solid outing, scoring 24 points and making a remarkable 11 of his ...

San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama (1) shoots against Indiana Pacers guard Bennedict Mathurin, bottom left, and forward Pascal Siakam (43) during the second half of a Paris Games 2025 NBA ...

Harrison Barnes scored 20 for San Antonio, which won for only the second time in its last eight games. Recommended Videos The Spurs had a huge 57-31 edge in rebounding. Bennedict Mathurin led ...

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