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Victor Wembanyama Did Not Wear Special Furry ‘Star Wars’ Shoes vs. Rockets
The San Antonio Spurs hosted the Houston Rockets for their home opener on Saturday night. The Spurs lost their first game of the season against the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday with Victor Wembanyama scoring 17 points on 18 field goal attempts.
Wembanyama got off to a much better start on Saturday, hitting two three-pointers including one from the logo in the first quarter as the Spurs jumped out to an early lead.
WEMBY DRAINAGE FROM THE LOGO 👽 pic.twitter.com/9BLjD9Du5y
— NBA (@NBA) October 27, 2024
One thing he didn't do during the first quarter was wear these special Chewbacca-inspired Nike GT Hustles. Shoe guru Nick DePaula posted them about an hour before tip on Saturday saying, "EXCLUSIVE: Victor Wembanyama has 'Wookiee of the Year' Nike GT Hustles tonight for San Antonio’s home opener—celebrating his Rookie of the Year season and his love for Star Wars."
EXCLUSIVE: Victor Wembanyama has “Wookiee of the Year” Nike GT Hustles tonight for San Antonio’s home opener — celebrating his Rookie of the Year season and his love for Star Wars. pic.twitter.com/8RrPQn1Bca
— Nick DePaula (@NickDePaula) October 26, 2024
DePaula didn't explicitly say that Wemby was wearing them during the game. Just that he "has" them. Maybe coach Gregg Popovich saw them and told him to take them back out to the parking lot and leave them there during the game, or maybe Nike just wanted these pictures out there. If the latter was the intention, it certainly worked.
Check out Wemby’s feet heat for tonight.
— Michael C. Wright (@mikecwright) October 26, 2024
“Wookiee of the Year” Hustle 3. He’ll wear for home opener tonight to celebrate his Rookie of the Year in San Antonio.
Wembanyama’s fave movie is Star Wars
His top 3:
Revenge of the Sith
Attack of the Clones
Empire Strikes Back pic.twitter.com/sizbItE1EU
Wemby will be rocking 'Wookiee of the Year' kicks at tonight's home opener. 🥶
— theScore (@theScore) October 27, 2024
(📸: @NickDePaula) pic.twitter.com/KxIYMfuOgp
"Wookie of the Year" GT Hustles for @wemby 😂
— Complex Sneakers (@ComplexSneakers) October 27, 2024
(Via @NickDePaula) pic.twitter.com/QiHcolmNAH
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Stephen Douglas is a Senior Writer on the Breaking & Trending News Team at Sports Illustrated. He has been in journalism and media since 2008, and now casts a wide net with coverage across all sports. Stephen spent more than a decade with The Big Lead and has previously written for Uproxx and The Sporting News. He has three children, two degrees and one now unverified Twitter account.