We could have had better news to attack the weekend. Integrated for the first time into the France group a few days ago by Vincent Collet, Victor Wembanyama’s adventure in blue therefore stops before it has even started. In question ? A muscle injury contracted during the season, which takes longer than expected to resolve. With deadlines coming up next season for Vicky, it’s more than paramount not to shoot the ambulance.
Next time will be good. And then there will always be a way to support friends on television. Of course, these sentences will certainly not satisfy Victor Wembanyama, who would have participated in his first European epic with the senior French team. Worry, the body of the young pivot does not seem to want to go in this direction. Suffering from a muscle injury in the psoas – a muscle located close to the spine, at the level of the back – since the beginning of June, Vic ‘had already not been able to participate in the Betclic Elite finals and therefore watched the teammates glean the trophy from the bench. Obviously, a concern about a muscle as important as the psoas is a major annoyance for the player, since this muscle in question is very important for many movements not only related to basketball, but also to everyday life. Misjudging the repair of a trauma at this level, however small, could therefore have significant consequences for the future of the player’s career. Tipped to occupy the twelfth place in the next competition of the Blues, it will thus be more appropriate to take the time to calmly recover. To replace him ? The FFBB indicates for the moment that Vincent Collet does not plan to call anyone for reinforcement.
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Of course, the coming year will be crucial for Victor. First, a season to play with the Levallois Mets and a season to ensure individually, then preparation for the 2023 Draft. Currently expected as the first choice by many predictionsthe objective will obviously be to do everything necessary not to let this favorite status slip away, which will give him a lot of responsibility in the team that will welcome him. With this in mind, there is no question of letting a sore ruin everything, moreover in favor of a competition in which its role would certainly have been limited. Regarding his future in blue precisely, there is no bile to worry about. The Basketball World Cup arrives in 2023, and the Olympic Games at home in 2024. So many opportunities to enter Vincent Collet’s list again and to enjoy a playing time that will undoubtedly be extended compared to what he could have claimed for the Euro. Come on, it’s only a small disappointment, but it’s also how we grow!
It’s a shame, we would have really enjoyed seeing Victor Wembanyama rubbing shoulders with the European basketball leaders during the Euros, but what do you want… c’est la vie. We will still have the opportunity to watch him tear everything up in the league with the Mets from the start of the fall, and we have to focus on that, because things will then go very quickly for the young Frenchman.
Source : FFBB