“Future Knick”: NYC Is Loving Victor Wembanyama’s Open Challenge in Unexpected Crossover

Remember Kevin Durant pulling up at Rucker Park? Surely you do because that was legendary. Now Victor Wembanyama is also taking the same route. The Spurs center is off to spend some time with the community of NYC and he has an open challenge for anyone brave enough to test him. But not at Rucker Park, nor will he be showing off his handles. The Frenchman is all about the brain and what is a better way to show that off than a game of chess?

Victor Wembanyama is making the most of his New York trip. After asking, “What are the best spots to play chess in NYC ??” the 20-YO turned up at Washington Square Park earlier today. And yes he had a chess board with him. He let the fans know via X that he would be there and posted, “Who wants to meet me at the SW corner of Washington Square park to play chess? Im there.”

New York is loving it and the fans started the inevitable speculation of him lining up for the Knicks. “Future Knick”, a fan wrote on X, days after Wemby’s spectacular performance against the franchise.

This is a developing story…