French reporter M.Aubin on Wemby “He’s still hurt about the finals and he doesn’t want to talk about it yet. He has FOMO about France and wishes the summer could be longer just to spend more time there. He saw the recent protests and wishes he was there to be a voice for the young people of France”
According to Maxime Aubin of L’Equipe, Wembanyama doesn’t like to talk about the NBA Finals, which the Spurs lost to the New York Knicks.
“I talked to his people, to his agents, and they said basically he does not want to talk about the finals. From what I understand now, this is still something that hurts him, what happened in the finals. He does not really want to talk about it yet,” Aubin said.
Something Aubin mentioned about Wembanyama’s struggle to start the season was the fact that he had a shorter summer than usual.
“So the NBA Finals went all the way to mid-June, then he played for the French national team this summer. What he told me really recently is that he kind of has FOMO about France a little bit,” the reporter said.
“He wishes the summer could be longer just to spend more time there, but also to prepare better for the NBA season. And also, I guess we’re going to talk about it, but the whole situation in France right now – we have a lot of protests – and he feels a lot about what’s happening to the young generation in France.
“He wants to have a voice, so I think he kind of wishes he was there just to be a voice for the young people of France. So, yeah, that’s how I think he spent his summer, and that’s where his mindset is right now.”