Former player and San Antonio Spurs TV color analyst Sean Elliott recalled a memorable meal with Spurs All-Star Victor Wembanyama. Before Victor played his first game, he had dinner in San Antonio with some of the greatest players in franchise history, including Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili, and Hall of Fame center David Robinson. A blood clot on Thursday ended Wembanyama’s 2024–25 season.
“We were back at Chef’s Table having dinner back there, and in the other room was Pop and RC, and Brian Wright and those guys with Victor’s parents, his brothers, sisters, and his family. So that was a Spurs thing,” Elliott said. “You know how the Spurs are, you bring him in, you bring a lot of the older players around and just try to welcome him and just kind of see what type of young man he is.”
From the beginning, Elliott knew Wembanyama was an intuitive player, willing to do whatever it took to be the best player he could be.
“We were all kind of surprised because he was peppering us with questions. At that point you kind of realized, just sitting there talking with him, he’s got a different mentality,” Elliott added. “He’s ultra-focused; he’s not concerned about anything away from the court. He’s concerned about getting his rest. You can’t call him after 9 o’clock; he’s getting his sleep, and he’s reading before the games.”
Sean Elliott added that Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich, Spurs CEO R.C. Buford, and GM Brian Wright met with Wemby’s parents and siblings at one table while the former Spurs had dinner with Wemby as a rookie.
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