Wembanyama’s NBA Summer League debut leads to sellout
Day 1 of NBA Summer League has sold out with No. 1 overall NBA draft pick Victor Wembanyama set to make his highly anticipated league debut.
Friday will see the San Antonio Spurs and the 7-foot-3½-inch Wembanyama face off against No. 2 pick Brandon Miller and the Charlotte Hornets at 6 p.m., leading to Monday’s sellout of 17,500 tickets, per the NBA.
The game will mark the third time Wembanyama has played in Southern Nevada, as he played a pair of games with his former French team Metropolitans 92 against G League Ignite at the Dollar Loan Center in Henderson last year. Game 1 of that series also featured Ignite star and No. 3 overall draft pick Scoot Henderson.
Henderson will make his Summer League debut at 5 p.m. Friday with the Portland Trail Blazers when they play the Houston Rockets at the Thomas &Mack Center.
Another big draw on the first day is the Los Angeles Lakers facing the Golden State Warriors, both of which routinely draw large Summer League crowds.
The Summer League runs through July 17, with games taking place at both the Thomas &Mack Center and Cox Pavilion.
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