NBA star Wembanyama plays chess with fans

LOOK: San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama pulls up to Washington Square Park in New York to play chess
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, and his love for it is still there even now that he is an NBA star.
NBA star Victor Wembanyama spent the day playing chess in New York's Washington Square Park
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 the best place to play chess in New York City is. By 9:30 a.m., Wemby picked his court: Washington Square Park.
NBA's Victor Wembanyama plays chess with fans in New York City park
NBA star Victor Wembanyama played chess with fans in Washington Square Park while the San Antonio Spurs were in town to play the Knicks and Nets.
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Victor Wembanyama has established himself as a force on the NBA hardwood, but on Saturday showed he can make moves on the chess board as well as the San Antonio Spurs' center took on fans at a park in New York.
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