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-game ...

NEW YORK-- Victor Wembanyama played 1-on-1 with fans at a park in New York City on Saturday. Last season's NBA rookie of the year even lost a couple of games. But instead of basketball, Wemby was ...

Victor Wembanyama #1 of the San Antonio Spurs reacts against the New York Knicks during the second quarter at Madison Square Garden on December 25, 2024 in New York City (Luke Hales/Getty Images) San ...

NEW YORK — By 11:30 a.m. Saturday, the mass of people cleared the southwest corner of Washington Square Park in downtown Manhattan. So had the 7-foot-3 NBA unicorn. The chess tables remained, empty ...

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 whim ...

Victor Wembanyama took his game to a different venue Saturday. The NBA star, who plays for the San Antonio Spurs and goes by the nickname Wemby, took to X in the early hours of Saturday to ask where ...

Victor Wembanyama put on a show in the Garden on Christmas but came up a little short on the winning side. Wemby hung around NYC through the weekend and surprised fans by popping up in Washington ...

It should go without saying, but this is not how most players spend their off days in New York. The Spurs are spending the day in New York after beating the Nets on Friday night before flying off to ...

Victor Wembanyama pulled up to Washington Square Park to play chess despite it being a very rainy Saturday in New York City. The French superstar started playing when he was around seven years old, ...

Victor Wembanyama—No. 1 NBA draft pick and .... chess legend? Roughly 10 hours after asking his legion of X followers where he should play chess in NYC, the 7'3" reigning Rookie of the Year announced ...

Victor Wembanyama took his game to a different venue Saturday. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The NBA star, who plays for the San ...