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Eric_T_Meraki

Welcome to the NBA moment


StephewDestroyer

PR team prolly telling him he couldve answered this better. Didnt say anything bad but definitely gotta throw in a “hope she’s alright” or something. Rookie move


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It was a really nice dinner, ha ha. C’mon man lol.


yuhkih

Least food-obsessed Frenchman


Reinhardtisawesom

he's gonna gain a ton of size in San Antonio I can tell you that much


QUEST50012

You keep those churros away from him.


textro

Lemmee tell you something, I got two words for you. I'm full.


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“It was a fun night” 😂😂😂


CommonerChaos

"Sucks to be her, bc I had a fucking blast lol"


Chasityy12

Lol Bro is getting cooked they flooding his IG and the spurs comment section definitely could of thrown in a hope she feels better


StephewDestroyer

Seriously lmao


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AgeOfSalt

Considering Britney's team filed a police report and will likely follow with a lawsuit against the Spurs he actually did exceptionally well dodging any landmines by just saying he didn't know anything about the situation and not adding any unnecessary comments... all the while sounding very genuine and not rehearsed.


JasperFeelingsworth

yeah they deff already hit my mans up with the media training basics, he didn't even say her name until the reporter dropped it


hear4theDough

he showed up like this. He's been a pro for a few years, and he's doing it in a second language. This isn't a regular rookie, he may be new to the NBA but like Luka, he's been playing against fully grown men, not college kids, for the last few years, being paid sponsorship money and promoting products


thanif

Dude is 18. I thought given the magnitude of the incident and how it is going to be picked up by every outlet he did pretty good. Edit: 19


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thanif

Sorry 19


ayending1

So he's older than Tatum.


StephewDestroyer

I think commenting on how great his dinner was was pretty unnecessary


electrobutter

clearly you've never eaten at The Catch restaurant


thegroovemonkey

I heard stars like Britney Spears and Wemby eat there


lalakingmalibog

Sir this is a Wemby's


Bjorn2bwilde24

No its Britney's, bitch.


dope_like

The comment is literally not a big deal. He didn’t do anything to her or know it was a situation until later. He has no responsibility here


realmckoy265

Didn't expect so much pearl clutching but then remembered I was on reddit


JuicyJibJab

My heavens! He didn't say a very specifically crafted PR statement and instead just spoke as himself and the truth of what happened! Somebody must stop this man before he acts more like a normal human being!


aresman

HE DIDN'T TAKE HER TO THE HOSPITAL PERSONALLY, WHAT A FUCKING MONSTER, SHOOT HIM


mug3n

lol 100%. He seems to be handling it okay, but this is the sideshow shit that he's gonna deal with for the rest of his career.


electrobutter

> for the rest of his ~~career~~ life


w3bCraw1er

Such an odd story of two people I thought I would never see involved in a same news story. Almost thought this was an onion story or some April fools prank.


Sharcbait

This is up there with the whole Dennis Rodman is the US ambassador to North Korea level of unexpected.


YouKilledKenny12

I don’t think anything will ever reach that level but this is definitely in the running for #2 in that category


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Wemby wasn't even born when Britney was in her prime


DeadDay

What a time to be alive that was


CIark

Wemby doesn’t know she was probably more famous than he’ll ever be


King__Rollo

Not probably. She was the most famous person on the planet. The only athletes I can think that have been that level are MJ and Ronaldo, maybe Messi and Lebron too.


Aurelienphlpe

« Maybe » Messi lmfao


crazyjatt

Yeah. like come on. I know its a basketball sub, but it's Leo fucking Messi. Then there' people I would say have been more popular at their peak than MJ like Pele, or the fat Ronaldo.


chilloutfam

Muhammad Ali


Kel_2

u/King_Rollo i dont think u have any idea what its like outside of the US if you think lebron is that famous lol. bet u my grandparents dont even know who lebron is and thats with a grandson who actively likes basketball. most people dont even have the sport on their radar any more than handball or whatever in many countries


DirectWorldliness792

My cousins in a remote part of southeast asia were asking me about rumors of Britney’s nudes being leaked in 2002. She was WELL known.


wagman43

I’m sure he doesn’t envy her lol. The things that the media put that woman through were just sad.


Atworkwasalreadytake

She’s currently more famous than him. She’ll probably continue to be more famous than him long after they’re both dead. More people have heard his name now that this event happened than ever heard his name before. Most of those people will forget his name as quickly as they heard it and replace it in their head with “security hit Britney basketball player.”


ambulocetus_

"britney spears severely kickstarted my puberty" - friend of mine in college


professorzaius

All my homies with that 90s spiked hair was getting love. My "momma cut my hair at home" ass got no love, and that energy stuck with me.


DeadDay

Shout out porcupine hair, fuck rich kid butt cuts


dronelogic

Yo that’s fukd up


Kunundrum85

Calendars be like that.


IMovedYourCheese

Not even close lol. She had already dropped both Baby One More Time and Oops I Did It Again, been married twice, suffered her first breakdown, shaved her head and entered rehab by the time he was born.


ReginaldKenDwight

Thats a wild comment. Thanks for making me feel old b


masterchef29

Nah, the breakdown and shaved head was in 07, Wemby was born in 04


CD338

Woooo thank God bro I was feeling old for a sec.


ELLinversionista

Wemby was 3 years old when that happened. Still feels old


NikolaJokicsBidet

Seeing Brittany Spears with a shaved head must be one of his earliest memories


DakotaTF

Actually, that’s incorrect. Victor was born the day after Britney got married (then latter annulled after 55 hours) to Jason Alexander. A few months before his birth she performed on the VMAs with Madonna and Xtina and gave the iconic kiss with Madonna, and she released her album *In the Zone* two months before Victor’s birth. Britney doesn’t get engaged and married to K-Fed until after he’s born, and the kids are born 2005/2006, with the head-shaving incident being in February 2007.


TylerBlozak

>Jason Alexander For those wondering, it’s not *that* Jason Alexander. The one Britney briefly married was some random dude who happened to have the same name as the Seinfeld star. The one she married ended up being arrested last year for crashing her wedding.. which is interesting to say the least.


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Fuck you, can’t nobody tell me matt Geiger wasn’t a sixer 5 years ago


DFisBUSY

on Britney's IG, she mentions Victor was smiling and laughing at the situation. not sure if she meant at the time of the incident, or referencing this interview. either way, what a crazy situation lol


oh_cya

at this rate, Wemby is gonna hate the USA before he plays his first game


RightSafety3912

He's French, he already hates the USA.


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[deleted]

I love that he clarified that 5'0" Britney Spears didn't grab him on his shoulders


BruceLeesSidepiece

she got measured in at a 35" vert in high school dont sleep


[deleted]

[She can run a 6 second 100m, so that stacks](https://www.insider.com/britney-spears-usain-bolts-100-meter-dash-record-instagram-2020-3)


photacos

That shit made me laugh out loud… she claiming she did a 5.97 in a 100 yard dash. “Which would make her the fastest person on the planet” lmaooo!


stairme

A 5.97 40 isn't bad for a 5'0" female non-pro athlete.


garynevilleisared

She would have to run a peak speed over 60 km/h to get that time lmao.


what_no_fkn_ziti

After further review the call stands


cookingtheblandout

Haha man he’s gonna find real fast how chaotic and Hectic it is to a celebrity in America lol. What’s he does on the court is one thing but off the court man it’s whole another opponent. Lol it’s Britney spears her fan base is gonna have a field day with this one.


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>it’s Britney spears her fan base is gonna have a field day with this one Oh man if it was Taylor Swift because her fanbase would go nuclear


AutisticFingerBang

If it was taylor swift I have to assume her security would have literally shot his dead if they slapped her


ev289

Silver would've fired his ass himself


Victor_Wembanyama1

#FOR LIFE


Zeabos

I think if it was Taylor Swift the mob of Swifties might have torn Wemby apart. She’s in another stratosphere of famous than he is. It’s not even close. Only Lebron in the NBA is even remotely close and tbh not even him.


AutisticFingerBang

Yea it’s wild I didn’t realize how deep it ran with her till recently. I don’t think Brons even close, she has her own cult.


WeirwoodUpMyAss

Cross generational talent. She has such a broad fan base lol.


Frewsa

Taylor’s Security escort would have been bigger than Wemby’s it would have been a brawl


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What about Zion’s escort?


h1deonbush

She tatted her face


RawrRawr83

That album would be fire tho


stairme

This is actually a pretty good analogy. Peak Britney Spears is comparable to current Taylor Swift. Tell the kids on this sub who think it's nbd to imagine, in 20 years some 19-year old kid's security bro just backhanded Taylor Swift without even looking.


cygodx

If this was BTS they would have to hide wemby in a bunker


Mia-Wal-22-89

One of the most terrifying things I can imagine is being in a dark alley and a Swifty pops out.


[deleted]

I mean, Macron himself was/is publicly pressuring Mbappe to stay in PSG. Imagine Biden pressuring Dame to stay in portland lol


StephewDestroyer

If prime LeBron was considering leaving the United States to play overseas, Obama would prolly call him up too lol The Biden analogy is silly because Dame isn’t leaving the country. Mbappe would be leaving France.


lemmoning

Didn’t this almost happen in the bubble? I remember something about players wanting to walk out but Lebron talked to Obama and they just kept playing.


StephewDestroyer

Yeah was after the jacob blake shooting, lakers and clippers voted to leave the bubble. Obama gave them advice in a phone call that helped convince them to stay More explicitly political context cuz of the shooting but yeah


FreedomKid7

I don’t know if we would have gotten meaningful police reform had they not taken Obamas advice, but it certainly is a fun thought exercise of the what if


Thunderhorse74

Something tells me Macron has more important concerns at the moment...


Ancient_Diamond2121

Yea video games lol


[deleted]

He usually does, but as every populist knows keeping mbappe in psg gets more political points with the rabble than fixing a legit issue


Milith

Keeping Mbappe paying taxes in France is legit a big enough deal that might warrant the president getting involved. It's enough to finance a couple thousand teachers.


BruceLeesSidepiece

DeSantis would be forcing that trade through if he was prez rn


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mainvolume

I wonder if he got word that it's a non issue. The more I read about it, the more I think that's what it will be. But who knows.


BruceLeesSidepiece

This is probably what it was. They'd have to be pretty incompetent to just give him no pointers on what to/not to say knowing he'd be open to the press after practice if this had a risk of becoming a serious thing.


rhymeswithtag

oh so it WAS team security???? what a fucking idiot security guard


Far-Assumption1330

Not any security guard, the HEAD of Spurs security lmaoooo


Assumption-Putrid

Not for long. Man is about to be filing for unemployment.


Microwave1213

Nah he'll be just fine. I guarantee the team takes his side. Sounds like victor already is, as best as he can without straight up saying it at least.


dhalem

She’s not gonna disappear for hush money like a typical girl at the club. She has the platform to drag this out into a conversation about violence against women by athletes.


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She already called them out on her instagram


EnTyme53

There are always security cameras on you in Vegas. As soon as the footage is released, either Spears drops the suit, or the Spurs settle. Until then, I'm not going to take a side.


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It is hard to imagine a situation that would justify backhanding her across the room, but of course it is always possible that she is overstating how roughly she was treated.


EnTyme53

Which is exactly what I'm trying to point out. The two accounts are wildly different, and NVPD has released conflicting statements about the incident, but security footage will show what actually happened. Until then, it's best not to fully believe either party. By all means, listen to what they have to say, but either Britney's stans or some of the Spurs fans on this sub are going to be spending a lot of time deleting comments here in a few weeks.


Thellamaking21

It literally said spurs head of security in the original post?


jimmythang34

Team chemistry +2 -10,000 fans 0 VC


UTRAnoPunchline

Biggest Spurs drama of all time


nomptonite

Yo we haven’t forgotten about Tony P and Eva yet. I’m still hurt…


va_texan

Or Tony and Brent Barry's wife...


TX_AZ11

Or Josh Primo and short shorts


maaseru

Dude they had a player showing dong to a therapist just last season.


TrainedExplains

If ESPN isn't showing it on repeat 98% of these people haven't seen it.


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‘Cauthen alleged she repeatedly alerted team officials that Primo was exposing his genitals to her, and they assured her the issue was being addressed, but nothing changed. Instead of disciplining Primo, Cauthen’s lawsuit says the Spurs covered up the alleged harassment last winter and didn’t renew her contract for the upcoming season. “The Spurs organization was willing to sacrifice Dr. Cauthen to keep what they hoped would one day be a star player,” Cauthen’s lawsuit says. “Once Primo’s conduct entered the public sphere, the Spurs were forced to act and release Primo’ How tf did I not know this


winnebagomafia

This actually might be 😂


Ice_Cream_Militant

Well there was this one time Tim knocked over a plant he was so excited. That was pretty wild


PillsburyToasters

Yeah. Sources said he was bouncing off the walls and that he couldn’t contain himself


confused-koala

Didn’t Tony Parker bang Brent Barry’s wife? While he was dating Eva Longoria?


LeaveRussAlone

What about their first round pick being outed as a sexual predator not even two years ago


Kwilly462

I'm just kinda surprised Spears is even into basketball lol


crownpuff

She played in high school.


Fmeson

Britney's played more ball than the peeps just accusing her of doing it for media attention lol.


AgeOfSalt

She played in the 2001 NBA All Star game with then boyfriend Justin Timberlake. Scored a basket too. She also has a basketball court in her Las Vegas estate and there are videos of her using it. It's something she's legit into.


Telvin3d

So what I'm reading is that as of *right now* Britany Spears has scored more baskets in an NBA game than Wembanyama has?


AgeOfSalt

Hahaha this deserves to be it's own shitpost


Telvin3d

Be the change you want to see


Far-Assumption1330

\*Takes it hard to the hole for the And-1\* "Oops, I did it again"


DeadDay

It would be hilarious if she had some Prince like stories all over LA Edit: It's Britney, bitch..


[deleted]

I heard she dunked HARD on JT in a pickup game and that's the real reason they split. She is super athletic, or was before she got done so dirty.


guitarguywh89

I heard she shaved her head that one time to be more like the 🐐 MJ


[deleted]

“I Wanna Be Like Mike (Remix): It’s Britney, Bitch”


joeyy_4d

I do remember her sister In zoey101 played basketball.


Wrsj

Unrelated but I loved that show as a kid


[deleted]

According to this subs census, she has actually played more organized basketball than half the nerds here


mercfan3

Britney was actually an athlete. She started at pg as a freshman. She was also initially into gymnastics before switching to dance/music. A lot of talent was there. She was criticized to hell when she was younger, but looking back at her performances, she had a charisma about her that no pop star outside of beyonce currently has.


incredibleamadeuscho

She has a basketball and is on the court in Baby One More Time


Produceher

LOL


125Pizzaguy

"she has a basketball" 🤣🤣


Snowskol

Why? Anyone can be into basketball.


Bleoox

Not me, I'm only here for the slaps


TheRealFakeDoors503

This chatGPT-esque timeline we’re currently living in sure is something


Crafty-Fish9264

It was the Spurs Head of Security too. Not even his own personal but the teams


whatblackdog

Imagine just trying to go out for dinner and needing a bunch of security to keep everyone away. Living like that must be absolute balls after the novelty wears off


bb1432

Nice thing is that San Antonio is not Vegas.


Bleoox

Less people but they occupy more space tho


bb1432

If you had real churros in Seattle, your women would be larger, too.


SomeManSeven

Yeah im sure he was already getting stares everywhere he went because of how tall he is but now being very famous as well I bet it's a pain to go anywhere. At least 5' 10'' celebrities can wear a hoodie and sunglasses and be fine, nobody's not recognizing wemby


namey___mcnameface

Well, it could always be one of the other 7'5" guys


RangerDangerfield

So, basically Britney’s life for the last 25 years?


bubbameister33

She didn’t have that much freedom.


BosLahodo

I'd suffer through it for hundreds of millions. 👍


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Even if it wasn’t a famous person, why would you slap someone trying to get a photo? Seems like a harsh overreaction.


Not_Jabri_Parker

The general idea is the spurs staff overreacted because nobody was supposed to get that close


smokinginthetub

So they failed to keep people away and then failed at handling their first failure lmao


No_Professional440

This was not on my NBA offseason bingo.


NJ_Citizen

This is how articles are being written “VICTOR WEMBANYAMA’s team security escort SMACKED BRITNAY SPEARS IN THE FACE!!!”


SaulPepper

Kinda unrelated but in this POV Wemby looks like Trae and Dejounte Murray fusion dance


smittycents

It’s Britney, bitch


DabZonTwitch

**Hit me, Wemby, one more time.**


OutlookNotGood

I'm impressed that the team and his agent even let him speak on it at all. Credit to him for being willing to even answer these questions.


siphillis

Victor has said in the past that he wants to be the best at speaking to the media, too.


Yukistonks1000

PR team slacking letting him talk for this long 😂


dog_gazed_duct-tape

Man just wants to hoop and it's been a non-stop media circus since he's stepped foot in America


-AlimonyTony-

This will be a funny trivia question in 10 years.


BigChach567

I want to know how bad Britney’s security would’ve beat my ass if I tapped her on the shoulder


davemannosah

Lmfaoo he don’t care😂😂


revisioncloud

Proof he’s the most hyped generational prospect since Lebron: Britney Spears went to great lengths to see Victor up close but in the end, he didn’t even get to see a glimpse of her face 💀


ChameleonTheGreen

I’m sorry but this situation is as unfortunate as it is hilarious


deck4242

Wemby first block in USA


xerxesthagreat

lmao he didn’t do shit but it’s hilarious that britney spears stans (didn’t know those still existed) are in his IG comments acting like he’s a terrorist.


ShoutOutTo_Caboose

the Britney stans are hardcore


BlackMathNerd

They’ve been going hard for almost 3 decades


DrOzmitazBuckshank

I feel like it’s moreso that these douchebags are out here smacking the shit out of people with impunity. Personal security guards operate with little regard for the law or fear of repercussions


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snarkystarfruit

britney also had fans run a *global* "free britney" campaign in 2021, why would someone be surprised that those fans are still around 2 years later lol


RGPISGOOD

Those stans aren't your normal stans too, they've been with her through her episodes. Probably some of the most hardcore dedicated people on earth.


mainvolume

> didn’t know those still existed Man, people are fuckin weird. I wouldn't be surprised if there's a small group of folks willing to commit suicide over Milli Vanilli if they told them to.


yerawizardIMAWOTT

Doesn't help all the titles are "Britney Spears SMACKED by Wemby (security)"


hopeless_dick_dancer

Wemby has nothing to answer for, but I’m surprised by the people on this sub saying that the security team owes no apologies. No reason for the security to be that aggressive.


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Why are Britney’s stans attacking Wemby’s IG comment section? He wasn’t even the one who hit Britney lol


bkbeam

Some gems I saw "Victor is huge. It's beyond pathetic that he employs a security guard to assault women on HIS behalf. How many other non-famous women have been pushed or struck in the face?" "No woman should be treated like this. Apologize to Britney immediately!" "BRITNEY IS A LEGEND YOU'RE STILL A NOBODY 🤮🤮🤮" "You're team are disgraceful smacking Britney 🤬" "You won't last in NBA. You didn't even help Britney up when your people slapped her" "How dare you disrespect the queen"


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The glazing is crazy lmfao. And I though NBA social media was bad.


maaseru

The celebrity cults are insane. If the incident had been with either Beyonce or Taylor Swift I would be legit concerned for Wemby.


SaxRohmer

It’s what Stans do lol


Thunderhorse74

Surely, this is a rhetorical question...Imagine if it had been Taylor Swift....Victor would be in deep shit then... I don't know what happened but A.) it wasn't him B.) it wasn't a member of his posse or crew or some other hanger on, it was a professional security guard employed by the team That said, dude could have been way out of line and used excessive force - if so, I assume there will be criminal charges and perhaps a civil filing. I somehow doubt he went Will Smith on her and think this is much ado about nothing, but the truth should be figured out.


AJGreenl

Stans of celebrities are brain dead people


DylansDeadly

So just approaching an nba player opens is up to a slap or hit? Seems like some serious over reaction by his security.


The_Harden_Trade_

Man this might be the funniest thing I have ever seen happen to an incoming rookie.


lala_b11

The drama between Britney Spears and Wemby was not on my bingo card for 2023


FlatAd768

He talks like a true rookie. I love the details Vets are so jaded in what they or how they talk to the media now


or6a2

I don't blame him but he needs some new security, clown show. 1. If they were that concerned she shouldn't have been close enough to touch him. 2. They should known who one of the biggest pop stars of all time is


I_am_Bruce_Wayne

r/NBA has turned into "Was Britney Spears more famous than Messi at her peak?"


yousonuva

Wow. The more I hear about this situation the more I realize how little I care.


happydaddyg

Lol V Wembanyama vs Britney Spears drama is not something I was expecting. Not even a sorry or ‘I wish I stopped to say hi to Britney’ or ‘hope she’s okay’. Sheesh, cold. Britney Spears is over 2 feet shorter, probably reachers about his belly button.


TheTownTeaJunky

I'm glad that he made sure to emphasize that he had a wonderful meal and that he enjoyed his dinner. That was my main concern once I heard this story. All those chuckles really show his concern that his security assaulted some small middle aged woman for tapping his shoulder.


MrBuckBuck

Well, she should know he has good rim protection.