Who wants to meet me at the SW corner of Washington Square park to play chess? Im there,' Wemby followed up. The NBA's social media pages later posted a montage of Wembanyama taking on different ...

Much to everyone’s surprise, he showed up to play chess with fans at the park. The NBA’s official account shared a video of this delightful encounter on X. Wembanyama cleverly reposted it, ...

"It was a lot of fun, I learned a lot," he said. A video shared by the official NBA X account showed how rainy it was at the park with puddles everywhere, including the chess table. Wembanyama ...

NBA player Victor Wembanyama has played an impromptu series of chess matches in a New York park. The 221cm tall Frenchman put out a call on social media for fans to meet him at Chess Plaza ...

It should go without saying, but this is not how most players spend their off days in New York. The Spurs are spending the day in New York after beating the Nets on Friday night before flying off to ...

The 2023 No. 1 NBA draft pick was grateful for the fans who traveled to Washington Square Park despite the rain. Wembanyama later expressed his interest in the NBA creating a players-only chess ...

Despite Edwards' 3-pointer, the Rockets still had a chance to win the game. However, after Sengun was double-teamed and kicked the ball out, Houston could only get a desperation heave from 35 feet ...

Wembanyama has certainly earned the right to play chess in the park between games. The 20-year-old is averaging 29.0 points, 9.5 rebounds and 5.5 blocks over his last eight games, pulling the ...

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Wednesday’s numbers pushed NBA viewership for the season across ESPN platforms to up 4% over last season. The league also saw more than 500 million video views on its social media platforms ...