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 Minnesota for a game on Sunday night. Victor Wembanyama’s day started with these posts on X.
What are the best spots to play chess in NYC ??
— Wemby (@wemby) December 28, 2024
Who wants to meet me at the SW corner of Washington Square park to play chess? Im there
— Wemby (@wemby) December 28, 2024
As you would expect, people showed up to test the 7'3" guy in a puffy jacket hunched over the chess board.
POV: You’re playing chess with @wemby on a Saturday morning in Washington Square Park ♟️🗽 pic.twitter.com/gnxdvPE69l
— NBA (@NBA) December 28, 2024
Wemby pulled up to Washington Square Park (New York) to play chess with fans 💯 pic.twitter.com/64auBLLxCU
— Kicks (@kicks) December 28, 2024
If you want to know why to love Wembanyama and embrace him as the future of the league, it’s not the 7'3" frame or the 3-point shooting or all the blocks. It’s that on a rainy Saturday on his day off he wanted to compete, playing chess against random people he doesn’t know in a wet and cold park. This is why the future of the league is in good hands.
Thanks for everyone who pulled up in the rain 😂🔥 pic.twitter.com/qblm9xzOfL
— Wemby (@wemby) December 28, 2024
