Victor Wembanyama took some time for a New York City pastime in the rain on Saturday. The 2024 NBA Rookie of the Year stopped off at Washington Square Park to play chess after the Spurs’ two ...

Denied a victory over the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden, Victor Wembanyama made it clear that he wasn't leaving Manhattan without at least one win. Wembanyama made his annual tour of ...

Wembanyama has certainly earned the right to play chess in the park between games. The 20-year-old is averaging 29.0 points, 9.5 rebounds and 5.5 blocks over his last eight games, pulling the ...

Victor Wembanyama brought a new wrinkle to postgame jersey swaps after San Antonio's 96-87 win in Brooklyn over the Nets on Friday night. A young Spurs fan, outfitted in a youth-sized Wembanyama ...

Victor Wembanyama is a man of many talents on the basketball court, but he proved in a New York City park he's also trying to be talented on the chessboard too. On Saturday morning, hours after ...

He's currently the Associate Director of Programing. Victor Wembanyama is still only 20 years old in his second NBA season, but the San Antonio Spurs big man is doing things the league has never ...

San Antonio Spurs superstar center Victor Wembanyama offered fans the chance of a lifetime on Saturday. Wembanyama asked for the best places to play chess in New York City in a post on X ...

Victor Wembanyama went to a park in New York City and played 1-on-1 with fans on Saturday. He even lost a couple of games. Not in basketball, though. Wemby was playing chess. And this wasn't on a ...

Told an old story about Tim Duncan playing poker, and a new one about Victor Wembanyama playing chess, and noted how stars with so much in common can be so different. The NBA wants from Victor ...

Victor Wembanyama Plays 1-On-1 Chess With Fans in New York Victor Wembanyama went to a park in New York City and played 1-on-1 with fans on Saturday. He even lost a couple of games. Not in ...

After the San Antonio Spurs beat the Brooklyn Nets on Friday, Wembanyama headed to Washington Square Park to play chess with fans in a moment that went viral. Wembanyama is known for his love of ...

Before the San Antonio Spurs left New York for a flight to Minnesota, Wembanyama put out the call on social media: “Who wants to meet me at the SW corner of Washington Square park to play chess?