Victor Wembanyama saves France in OT win against Japan

Andrew Lopez @_Andrew_Lopez
France holds on after almost letting things slip away in the fourth quarter. Matthew Strazel’s 4-pt play late got it to OT.
Victor Wembanyama started OT on an 8-0 by himself and France wins, 94-90.
Wemby: 18 points, 11 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 blocks, 2 steals – 1:17 PM

Jonathan Feigen @Jonathan_Feigen
What a wild one. France over Japan in OT thanks to a late four-point play to tie, Wemby takeover in overtime. Unreal game. Man, that was fun. – 1:17 PM

Chris Mannix @SIChrisMannix
France survives a scare, knocks off Japan 94-90 in overtime. Victor Wembanyama a beast on both ends in the OT. Incredibly impressive performance by Japan, which finished 11th at the Tokyo Olympics. – 1:16 PM

StatMuse @statmuse
Wemby today:
18 PTS
11 REB
6 AST
2 BLK
3-5 3P
Led France in points and assists. pic.twitter.com/GJr4FOKLNd – 1:15 PM

Donatas Urbonas @Urbodo
Victor Wembanyama scores the first 8 points in overtime to push France ahead against Japan. pic.twitter.com/VFbwY0nFSP – 1:09 PM

Dalton Johnson @DaltonJ_Johnson
Can’t even imagine what Wemby will be in 5 years – 1:08 PM

Howard Chen @TheHoChen
The Wemby factor in this game 🔥🔥 – 1:07 PM

Wes Goldberg @wcgoldberg
One more play and it’s officially a Wembanyama takeover. – 1:07 PM

Mike Finger @mikefinger
Even for the French team, Wemby celebrates by cussing in English. – 1:07 PM

Chris Mannix @SIChrisMannix
Wembanyama is just so, so good. – 1:03 PM

Gary Washburn @GwashburnGlobe
Wemby misses a go-ahead 3. Kawamura fouled and hits both. JPN up 4 with 16.4 left #Paris2024 – 12:54 PM

Mike Finger @mikefinger
Really interesting moment for Wembanyama here. He hasn’t been good since the first quarter. France trails Japan by a point with two minutes left. Does the kid take over? – 12:47 PM

Gary Washburn @GwashburnGlobe
Wemby has had minimal impact in the second half. #Paris2024 – 12:43 PM

BasketNews @BasketNews_com
The CRAZIEST height difference in the Olympics ever? 😅 #Paris2024
🇯🇵 Yuki Togashi (167 cm / 5’6)
🇫🇷 Victor Wembanyama (222 cm / 7’3) pic.twitter.com/mk8bj0KSz5 – 12:26 PM

Jorge Sierra @hoopshype
5-foot-8 Yuki Wakamura is Japan’s best player today.
7-foot-4 Victor Wembanyama is for France. – 12:25 PM

Gary Washburn @GwashburnGlobe
Japan came to play today. Up 4 on France in 3Q. 10 for 18 from the 3-point line for JPN. Wemby has 10 pts. #Paris2024 – 12:15 PM

Tim Reynolds @ByTimReynolds
Did Josh Hawkinson make a 3 over Wemby and hit him with the too small? I was typing and missed some of the aftermath … – 12:13 PM

Ball Don’t Lie @Balldontlie
Wemby over Rui Hachimura 😳
(📸 Sameer Al-Dounmy/Getty Images) pic.twitter.com/59jm2SXBiM – 12:12 PM

BasketNews @BasketNews_com
The shortest and the tallest players of the Olympics meet on the court 👀 #Paris2024
🇯🇵 Yuki Togashi (167 cm / 5’6)
🇫🇷 Victor Wembanyama (222 cm / 7’3) pic.twitter.com/tqNkozYaX6 – 12:02 PM

Ben Golliver @BenGolliver
France center Victor Wembanyama (7’4″) and Japan guard Yuki Togashi (5’4″) pic.twitter.com/gGG7qfkqzx – 11:56 AM

Danny Cunningham @RealDCunningham
I need that 5-foot-4 dude on Japan to stand next to Wemby just to see what it looks like. – 11:52 AM

Donatas Urbonas @Urbodo
Victor Wembanyama (2.22m) and Yuki Togashi (1.67m), the tallest and shortest players in the Olympics. pic.twitter.com/2GRQws2q4i – 11:48 AM

Ben Golliver @BenGolliver
France center Victor Wembanyama (7’4″) and Japan guard Yuki Togashi (5’4″) pic.twitter.com/St065PG2Cm – 11:37 AM

Jon Hamm @JonMHamm
Me interviewing for the French Basketball head coaching job: “I would simply get the ball to Wembanyama on every possession” – 11:22 AM

Sam Amick @sam_amick
Wemby’s coach made it very clear after the last game that he wanted him to dominate on the inside. So, naturally, he starts this game by burying two threes and a deep jumper to tally eight points in four minutes. France leads Japan 12-10. – 11:21 AM

Donatas Urbonas @Urbodo
Victor Wembanyama is just straight-up enjoying the French anthem. pic.twitter.com/V7qxiTIiBy – 11:15 AM

Sam Amick @sam_amick
Every men’s game out here has been a wild atmosphere, but these France/Wemby games are – for obvious reasons – on a whole different level. Almost that time against Japan)… pic.twitter.com/cIU8XsCveF – 11:02 AM

Mike Finger @mikefinger
In this France-Japan game, let’s hope we get at least one switch that puts Victor Wembanyama on 5-foot-4 guard Yuki Togashi, who is awesome, and who told me the other day he’d never met Vic in person but was looking forward to seeing how tall he really is. – 10:53 AM

Tim Reynolds @ByTimReynolds
Wemby missed his half-court, start-of-warmups shot today. Uh-oh. – 10:15 AM

Mike Finger @mikefinger
Kelsey Plum was a San Antonian for a few months. A’ja Wilson was the big lottery prize SA won just as it lost its team.
A city gifted with Tim Duncan and Victor Wembanyama can’t complain. But Team USA reminds us of another dynasty that might have been. expressnews.com/sports/article… – 6:42 PM

Dane Moore @DaneMooreNBA
Today’s show: Olympics Hoops + Phoenix Signs Tyus + Dilligham’s Strong Close To SL w/ @brittrobson
– Gobert’s different role w/ Wemby and France (3:00)
– Team USA: Ant as 6th man + KD shines (11:00)
– Where does Phoenix fit in the West with Tyus Jones? (22:00)
– Looking at West pic.twitter.com/6R99h89oOm – 6:34 PM

BasketNews @BasketNews_com
Tallest players participating in #Paris2024 Olympics 👀
🇫🇷 Victor Wembanyama – 222cm (7’3)
🇬🇷 Georgios Papagiannis – 217cm (7’1)
🇫🇷 Rudy Gobert – 216cm (7’1)
🇷🇸 Uros Plavsic – 216cm (7’1)
🇸🇸 Khaman Maluach – 216cm (7’1)
🇷🇸 Nikola Milutinov – 213cm (7’0)
🇺🇸 Joel Embiid – 213cm pic.twitter.com/wpBst4Uy5X – 2:08 PM