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Victor Wembanyama bears gifts! NBA star opens new basketball courts in his hometown ahead of Paris Games

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Victor Wembanyama unveiled a gift of sorts to his hometown and the next generation on Tuesday, a pair of outdoor courts — one for 5-on-5 play, the other for 3-on-3 play — that were built to the specifications that he wanted and sketched out himself.

“It was my dream also to have these kind of courts when I was living here,” Wembanyama said.

Wembanyama and the Spurs are in France this week, playing a pair of games Thursday and Saturday in Paris against the Indiana Pacers.

France is Wembanyama's homeland, as everyone knows. And it's often assumed that he's from Paris, but he's from Le Chesnay — about 12 miles (20 kilometers) west of the city.

The Spurs haven't said what they spent on the project, but it was a “significant” part of the estimated 500,000 US dollar budget, local authorities said.

It's also important to note that the courts aren't some Wembanyama tribute; the city logo and the Spurs logo are present, but nothing that screams the 2023-24 NBA rookie of the year's name.

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