{"id":565486,"date":"2026-01-28T04:01:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T04:01:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/565486\/"},"modified":"2026-01-28T04:01:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T04:01:15","slug":"spurs-victor-wembanyama-reacts-to-yabuseles-take-on-shootings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/565486\/","title":{"rendered":"Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama reacts to Yabusele’s take on shootings"},"content":{"rendered":"

In sounding off about the killing of civilian Alex Pretti<\/a> by federal law enforcement officers over the weekend in Minneapolis, Minnesota, San Antonio Spurs<\/a> superstar Victor Wembanyama<\/a> also praised his fellow French countryman Guerschon Yabusele for sharing his thoughts on the matter.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it definitely takes some balls.\u201d<\/p>\n

A day before Wemby’s comments, which came following a Spurs practice, Yabusele put out the following statement<\/a> on X:<\/p>\n

\u201cI can’t stop thinking about the tragic events unfolding in Minnesota, and even though I’m French, I can’t remain silent. What’s happening is beyond comprehension. We’re talking about murders here; these are serious matters. The situation must change. The government must stop operating in this way. I stand with Minnesota.\u201d<\/p>\n

Like Pretti, Minneapolis citizen Renee Good was shot and killed two weeks ago by ICE agents.<\/p>\n

\u201cI haven’t been following the news too much on social media, so I didn’t know that he was the first,\u201d Wemby said of the last couple of days regarding Yabusele’s comments and the notion that the New York Knick was one of the first to speak out.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut, yeah, I’m always proud of people speaking their mind, no matter the subject.\u201d<\/p>\n

The recently turned 22-year-old Spurs center then said something that formed a common thread through his comments on the events that are gripping the country.<\/p>\n

Victor Wembanayama opens up about \u2018price’ public figures may play<\/p>\n

In completing his thoughts about Yabusele’s tweet, Wembanyama reiterated a comment that closed his specific thoughts on the killings in Minnesota.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou might have some price to pay right now. I mean, each and every one of us has to decide the price we’re willing to pay.\u201d<\/p>\n

When the Spurs’ 7-foot-5 generational talent entered the NBA<\/a>, he did so considered the best prospect the game had seen since LeBron James<\/a> 20 years before. Though it wasn’t his first taste of pro ball, his arrival to the NBA represented a gigantic leap compared to his time in Europe.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u201dOh, for sure. For sure,\u201d Wemby admitted when asked if his status as a foreigner played into his outlook on what’s taken place in the United States of America recently.<\/p>\n

\u201cI mean, not getting into too many details, but yes,\u201d the Le Chesnay, France continued.<\/p>\n

Wembanyama admitted that not being a US citizen also factors into his decision on whether to share thoughts on societal matters. A young man who’s gained a reputation for being wise beyond his years, the voracious reader has often been candid, if not blunt, regarding other topics.<\/p>\n

He realizes the stakes \u2014 fair or not\u2013 are different when delving into American political discourse. Still, he let this opinion be known<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery day I wake up and see the news, and I’m horrified. I think that it’s crazy that some people might make it seem like, or make it sound like it’s acceptable; the murder of civilians is acceptable.\u201d<\/p>\n

A couple of minutes later, when it was brought to his attention that he could’ve gone the safe route with a standard \u201cno comment,\u201d Wembanyama wrapped up his thoughts on the topic. For the time being.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think there’s enough details there for now, but privately we can discuss it, maybe later, but not right now.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In sounding off about the killing of civilian Alex Pretti by federal law enforcement officers over the weekend…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":565487,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3797],"tags":[7,204,6,191,2144,969,474,4075,4074,534,693],"class_list":{"0":"post-565486","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-san-antonio-spurs","8":"tag-basketball","9":"tag-guerschon-yabusele","10":"tag-nba","11":"tag-new-york-knicks","12":"tag-reporting","13":"tag-san-antonio","14":"tag-san-antonio-spurs","15":"tag-sanantonio","16":"tag-sanantoniospurs","17":"tag-spurs","18":"tag-victor-wembanyama"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/115970735128915513","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/565486","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=565486"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/565486\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/565487"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=565486"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=565486"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=565486"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}