Victor Wembanyama unveils the Spurs’ new win tradition
LMAO bro hates the Thunder so much he’s inventing new celebrations when we beat them
EDIT: Boy some of you are really taking this literally
D1 Hater
ALL-NBA 1st team hater.
Hater Hall of Fame? Time will tell.
I’m gonna go home and put some water in Chet’s momma’s dish.
-Wemby
Hater level: Alien
Draymond when he sees Rudy Gobert gotta be MVH
Ethical Hater
HOTY candidate
There was a clip of wemby practicing this arms wide clapping timed with the drum with fans while he was rehabbing from his calf. It’s dope he can get the arena to do this. It’s freaking awesome
Yup, this is dope, he is infusing soccer style ways of amping the crowd and generating energy, this man is training his fans to give him the energy that he wants in his arena, I don’t even know what to say
The crowd going OLE, OLE OLE OLE was amazing
For real. They just need to pair this with better music tracks. What the Spurs play is whack af
Or how about, get this, don’t play shitty music constantly throughout the game at all, so the players can properly hear the fans
The beam was the best thing in the NBA for awhile
He’s european, and if theres one thing that he can definitely import especially cuz hes french, its football celebrations and vibes
He is disappointed in the Spurs fans for not sneaking in flares.
No pyro no party.
The energy he alone has brought to this arena is incredible. Even last season, the building just felt sad, quiet, and uninspired.
Wemby made it a mission to give the place Euro-style passion and it’s paying dividends. I may genuinely fly out to SA for a game just to be a part of this.
Wemby really hitting the drum like he punked the thunder
BTA
Someone edit Chet’s face into that drum.
???
Chets already in the video. That’s him being slammed into the drum by Wemby.
Damn it be your own people sometimes
He wants “So anyways, this Spurs tradition dates back to December 23, 2025 when Spurs completely owned OKC the defending champs twice the same week” to be Spurs history lmfao
I will say, for all the American sports tropes I hate in the NBA, the draft (and on some level aided by salary cap) is incredible.
Watching a generational talent go to a team that had history but had been in the doldrums for a few years and essentially live out a shonen arc rivalry against the best team in the NBA.
That shit just doesn’t happen in more international sports. Wemby would have already signed some insane contract for City, PSG or Madrid etc in football by this point.
American sports don’t have relegation, so no matter how bad of an owner you are, you don’t get really punished for it
Wemby saved his ult for after the game lmao
It makes me love Wemby even more!
That’s when you know he’s gonna be a GOAT level player lol
to be fair, he came up with this a while ago. There was a video of him practicing it with fans outside.
this isnt coming up with anything it has been used in various sports from australia to asia to europe for years on years now lol
it is cool that he (the PR team) brought the tradition over in order to get more fan acitivity. NBA is still heavily lacking it that probably because most of the best fans cant even afford to go
Not new man. Iceland showed us this in over 9 years ago. Its called a viking thunderclap.
But did they have a 7’4” man banging the drum? I don’t think so
I hope every Thunder player gets the clap
They got that ass clapped so I guess it counts
Ok cool there’s your win for the night
Thursday is gonna be fuuuuun
*Chet
There’s a Vikings/spurs fan somewhere out there who loves this
meanwhile theres a Packers/Thunder fan out there who has to fix a hole in the drywall
I know a Packers thunder fan
fuck him
He’s probably busy fucking that hole he created in the drywall
An Oklahoma 8
This chain of comments made me almost choke on my drink
I stumbled upon this naturally and almost replied saying hey I do to until I saw the username. As a friend of both the guy that commented in here and the packers/thunder fan I’ve been laughing uncontrollably for like 10 minutes. Had to share it to the discord we’re in because it’s way too funny and he needed to see it too lol.
Probably eating sloppy steaks at Truffoni’s
People can change
You didn’t tell me your old grandpa used to be a huge piece of shit
lmfao
I just choked on my sandwich 😂
got me hitting the kurt angle YEAHHH
You know Satan?!
Probably a terrible person.
FTP.
Mobile homes don’t have drywall.
People from San Antonio making mobile home jokes is wild.
Dampwall?
I’m a Magic/Eagles fan and I think it’s pretty sweet
Maybe even an ultra rare Icelandic Vikings/Spurs fan.
Yeah gotta put respect on where this originated haha
Checking in! Grew up in South Dakota so the Vikings were easy to be a fan of since they’re just one state over. But grew up loving Tim Duncan and Manu was my favorite player. I guess now I get to do this cheer before games (Vikings) and after them (Spurs) 😂
I actually know a Vikings fan here….. Dunno if he’s a Spurs/basketball fan though. So it’s possible
I know quite a few. Lot of people in San Antonio are Vikings fans back when Red McCombs owned them.
Can’t remember if it was at the same time, but Red McCombs owned both the Spurs and Vikings at some point
I have two Vikings jerseys bc of that exact reason
That’s me. A Vikings/Spurs/Bulls fan who lives in Missouri
Spurs have been my second favorite team for years. Pop is legend.
How are you gonna steal from the Vikings what they stole from the Iceland National soccer team? Rude.
Well, why didn’t you guys borrow it from them? They’re right there
They’re Vikings
https://i.imgur.com/JpvKc4n.jpeg
San Antonio, famously known for its Icelandic and Norwegian populations
I’m about to come up with a churro desert hot dish as revenge
Don’t you threaten me with a good time
You can get this at market square here lmao. Seriously
yall stole hot dish too? when does it end
Yeah that sounds good as hell
Charles Barkley needs to name this the Torta Clap.
Vikings stealing? Preposterous! Never happened even once in all of history.
Funny part is we actually did get permission
WE CALLED NORTH AMERICAN DIBS!
Didn’t the Iceland team come over and show it? Seems odd
Yeah they actually came over to help get it going.
Hafthor Bjornsen even came over
Hey hey, vikings organization asked if it was ok first at least.
Carolina hurricanes fans waiting to be mentioned
Icelandic national team gave it to us.
I have a patent on clapping I’m suing so hard.
The energy is off the charts in San Antonio, it’s gonna be a tough crowd in the playoffs
Suns spurs series like old times?
Sure thing. Let me call Robert Horry, just in case
TBH you better grab KJ and Chambers just to be safe
Please just don’t call Tim Donaghy
we gotta make the playoffs first
It’ll be hard to beat those Nash/Amare vs. Big 3 matchups from the 2000’s but we’re up for it
Are the sins making the playoffs? Not being an ass but just saying
they’re the 7th seed right now and they look better than any team below them
Spurs are innovating by bringing a soccer atmosphere to an NBA basketball game. It’s brilliant.
Imagine Wemby and Jokic being teammates then Wemby pulls of stuff like this
Jokic: “hurry up, need to go home”
I must tend to horses now
AND THEY DO IT ETHICALLY
wemby and ant gotta be the biggest okc haters.they have shown their emotions alot against this okc team lmfao.
Wemby has done it in wins often even when we weren’t winning much. Dude loves celebrating wins.
Chris Finch
Vikings fans: THEY STOLE OUR WHOLE FUCKING FLOW WORD FOR WORD BAR FOR BAR
i was so disappointed to find out that the horn sound is not actually someone blowing the horn pre-game
Listen to someone actually try to blow a horn and you will understand instantly.
The old horn was way better tbh
I wonder if he got this from a Euro basketball club actually or is trying to recreate a European atmosphere in San Antonio
He is actively trying to bring Eurobasket vibes to the Spurs yes, he said as much
I’m waiting for them to bring Japanese vibes and each player has a unique song.
My wife and I went to an NPB game on our trip to Japan and it was an incredible experience. Highly recommend.
In-arena smoking next.
Call me crazy but I think this works better before games than after. You really going to slow clap after a big win?
Plus the crowd size will be smaller
yes i know we stole it but we got permission
Vikings still feels so weak compared to when Iceland fans do it
Love what he’s doing for the Spurs culture
This season is doing something to me. I feel it again. The window is opening. Maybe not this year, but we will have real chances in the near future. And that’s all I can ask for as a fan. Enjoy it while it lasts because it’s fucking fleeting.
It’s happening now. It’s happening this year if we stay healthy. I would not want to face this team in a 7 game series.
Absolutely agree. You guys have all the ingredients
Yall had this feeling for 20 years with the General and Tim eras lol.
It’s fleeting for most other fanbases, but Spurs and hell even my fanbase hasn’t experienced true hardship recently, let’s not act like we’re the Hornets. Edit: the general David Robinson is in fact the Admiral 😂
the General
lol unless I’m missing something, David Robinson was The Admiral not the General
Call the General to save some time
I’m making sure I see these guys play this year in person
Yes, very fucking fleeting indeed. Please enjoy before Adam Silver decides Wemby should be a Laker.
They’ve got Luke Kornet’s backup out here creating celebrations?
lmao, what a organization, helping out the little man
We have light the beam at home
Haha I actually like the concept of “light the beam”. I was actually thinking if the Spurs will copy it, we can do the bat signal instead.
No we can’t do that, we’re gonna interrupt Manu’s 8 hours of sleep (that man loves his sleep)
Yall should just shine Wembys logo in the San Antonio night sky the 48 hours before each home game. Guaranteed sell outs
How about a reverse beam? Like a ufo
When you want to light the beam but the electricity bill is too expensive…
POUND THE ROCK
Kings light the beam, Pelicans hit the anthem, and Spurs bang the drum
Spurs are a major problem
And I love it
Its been a pleasure hating on OKC with yall.
Like the little aliens in Toy Story, It will soon be our turn to be chosen.
Farewell.
We all know other teams do this, but seeing stuff like this in the NBA is cool as fuck
It’s also very dope to witness the birth of a tradition. Whether it’s a live arena one like this or the memey internet songs/clips posted after a game (shout out You Know The Pistons Won Again)
Warriors had ‘Welcome To The Fucking Show’ for years. Every fanbase deserves their own winning celebrations.
awesome idea and execution of it
Yeah man its pretty great
its why US Bank stadium is hard to play in
Well that and the first down horn. I hate that thing (Lions fan)
BAWOOOOOOOO
Its just stolen from the Iceland football team
Im sure they weren’t the first ones to invent this celebration. Some tribe from 5,000 years ago probably did this celebration
Alright look bro I think we can agree reviving a 5,000 year old tradition and stealing from another major professional sports team is not exactly the same level of originality
I love celebrating an OKC loss as much as the next guy. But this is dangerous, remember what happened to that light the beam team.
We have something they don’t: an out of the way owner and a front office with freedom.
We also have something they don’t (any more) - Barnes and Fox…
Its not a new idea though
I have tears in my eyes wemby is one of a kind
yep no one else can bang a drum
Damn right
A+ username
Can they? Yes. But will they?
C’mon everybody, Stomp! Clap! Stomp! Clap! Stomp! Stomp! Clap! The eagle’s born out of thunder. He flies through the night. Don’t you mess with his eggs now, or you’ll see us fight! Yes we have feathers, but the muscles of men. ‘Cuz we’re birds of war now, but we’re also men! Birds of war! Ah ah ah ah!!
…they are not responding to the pageantry at all
Just bringing the football traditions over from 🇫🇷
Or the football traditions from Minnesota
That’s like saying the Pizza tradition from New York
the tradition they took from the original football tradition.
which the vikings stole from iceland national team
Them big ol’ celebrations down in San Antonio
I tell ya hwat ernieh
Whatcha say Chuck?!
Wemby really is a basketball psycho. xD
This shit was tough I love it
The vibes are fucking pristine.
THE STORM SURGE
Face of the league by far if he stays healthy.
He’s got the GOAT level talent(obviously), emotionally intelligent, charisma and right balance of humility and cockiness.
Wemby is like the NBA version of Ohtani - all around great player and such a likeable dude. I’m jelly Spurs fans.
Every day still I think I’m going to wake up and us winning the lottery was just a dream.
Y’all deserve it for the shit Kawhi put you through
A man of culture!
Wemby aka the Minister of Culture!
Skol ?
Oh, that’s so fucking sick
Yeah he’s the face of the league
goes hard
OKC is the PDiddy to Wemby’s 50
Skol!
Damn. That’s tough!! As a Knicks fan, I must say, I am thoroughly proud of the Spurs. It was an honor to beat them for the NBA Cup. They are an absolutely honorable opponent and have been on a tear.
RIP to Wemby’s Grandma. He is a true competitor for even being able to step on the floor and play thru such a personal tragedy. I tip my cap to him.
The Spurs are dangerous yet again. I was a huge fan of their brand of ball in the Duncan, Parker, Manuu days under Pop, and was rooting for them immensely during the years they rivaled the Heat. When they won in 2014, I cried tears of joy, because I always watched bball with my Dad, and he passed away in November 2013. The last Finals he witnessed was that dagger from Ray Allen. So he never got to see the Spurs get their vengeance in 2014. That Spurs team ended LBJ’s reign in Miami. Truly a bittersweet victory, because my Dad didn’t get to live to see it.
He knew I was such a huge Knicks fan and told me for years, not to worry, the Knicks were going to get Phil Jackson & he would turn the franchise around. HAHA. Pops, you called us getting Phil. But luckily, my Dad didn’t have to see how awful that would end up being for us. HA.
Anyway, he would be such a fan of the current Knicks and he would def. be raving about these new Spurs. I wish he was alive now to witness Wemby. Truly a once in a generation kind of player.
Anyway, go Spurs. Go Knicks. It’s a beautiful thing to see what Jalen Brunson has been able to do in NY. He would be blown away that Rick Brunson’s son has become such a hooper!
My apologies for going off on such an emotional tangent. But with it being Christmas time, I often think about my Dad during the holidays, and how much I miss him. One of the last things we did was watch the Knicks play in early November 2013. It’s unfortunate how their season ended up that year, but getting to witness the Spurs win a title that year kept me sane and grounded.
I love the sport of basketball. To me, it’s the most exciting and competitive game there is, and outside of Pro Boxing, it is my favorite sport.
The Spurs are playing exceptional basketball and Wemby is like nothing I have ever seen before. Like I said, it has been an honor to get to see him play. Their recent victories over the Thunder have been nothing short of spectacular. The upside of the Spurs is exciting, almost scary, because Wemby is just a phenom!
Props to SA and I hope they continue to improve, and hopefully so do my Knicks. What a time to be alive, as a fan of the sport.
SKOL SPURS SKOL
Spurs remain the biggest bunch of dorks in the NBA going on 30 years 😭😭
How can you not watch this with a huge smile on your face
Lmaooooooooooooo
Bro this just got me so hype and I’m not even a Spurs fan 😂😂
WE JUST WON THE CHAMPIONSHIP GUYS
This is the viking clap. Everyone is stealing it from the Iceland football team.
I fucking love this squad
This is kind of lame? This is synonymous with the Vikings, why not have something original?
Skol Spurs, I guess?
The French are fantastic haters lol
This is lame af
This dude is good for basketball
Feels kinda anti climactic…