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Victor Wembanyama, Metropolitans 92 Ousted in French League Finals
The projected No. 1 pick in next week’s NBA draft, Victor Wembanyama, is done with the French league season after his Boulogne-Levallois Metropolitans 92 were swept by Monaco in the finals.
Metropolitans 92 led Monaco by seven points entering the fourth quarter in Thursday’s Game 3 of the best-of-five series, but Monaco outscored Boulogne-Levallois by 14 in the fourth quarter to take home the title, 92–85. It’s the first LNB championship for Monaco.
Despite the loss, Wembanyama was still on point, recording 22 points, seven rebounds and four blocks. And the 7’4” center made a reverse alley-oop look easy one one play.
Wemby opens with a reverse alley-oop!
— NBA (@NBA) June 15, 2023
Watch Victor Wembanyama and Metropolitans 92 in Game 3 of their championship matchup with AS Monaco Basket, LIVE on the NBA App!
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Although Wembanyama’s time in the French League is over for now as he makes his way to the NBA, he intends to join his home country’s national team in 2024 when Paris hosts the Olympics.
The Spurs own the No. 1 pick in the 2023 NBA draft and are widely expected to select Wembanyama. The draft is slated for June 22.
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.