SAN FRANCISCO -- Surrounded on a court in the cavernous lower level of the Moscone Center, San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama stared into a crowd that kept swelling by the second.
He had just dropped hoops jewels for kids in attendance, advising them to "work on your weaknesses so they become your strengths." Wembanyama then described his first experience as an NBA All-Star as "intense," only to ratchet up that feeling later with a crowd-pleasing display of confidence Friday as he closed out an NBA Crossover event.
Asked to predict the MVP of Sunday's NBA All-Star Game, Wembanyama smiled.