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Victor Wembanyama Towers Over 7’1” Rudy Gobert in Viral Video
The projected No. 1 pick in the 2023 NBA draft, Victor Wembanyama, is known for elite basketball skills and extreme height—as he stands 7’4”.
The French superstar obviously tends to tower over nearly every person he meets, but his height shocked fans once again Sunday when a video clip of him standing next to Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert went viral.
The fellow Frenchman is one of the tallest current NBA players at 7’1”. But, next to Wembanyama, fans could barely tell Gobert is a seven-footer. Here’s a shot of the viral moment in which Gobert presented Wembanyama the MVP award for the LNB Pro A, which is France’s top pro basketball league.
Un trophée de MVP remis par Rudy Gobert 🤩#GoMets92 #BetclicELITE pic.twitter.com/1AD7I8dobw
— Boulogne-Levallois Metropolitans 92 (@Metropolitans92) May 21, 2023
The 19-year-old Wembanyama was the star of his team, Metropolitans 92, this season with averages of 21.6 points and 10.5 rebounds per game.
Gobert competed in the LNB Pro A from 2011–13 with Cholet. Coincidentally, Metropolitans 92’s playoff game on Sunday was against Gobert’s former team, Cholet. Wembanyama helped lead his team to a 93–80 win.
Madison Williams is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated, where she specializes in tennis but covers a wide range of sports from a national perspective. Before joining SI in 2022, Williams worked at The Sporting News. Having graduated from Augustana College, she completed a master’s in sports media at Northwestern University. She is a dog mom and an avid reader.