“Well Traveled Footwork?: Sister of San Antonio Spurs Superstar Controversial Play in U-23 3×3 Basketball World Championship Leaves Netizens Baffled

In the 2023 NBA draft, one basketball phenom stole the limelight. A 19-year-old French athlete with an average point of 20.6 and 10.1 rebounds became the first pick of the 2023 drafts. The player who has shown the most potential since Lebron James on the court was picked by the San Antonio Spurs, as the team won the NBA draft lottery in May.

Following the rise of San Antonio Spurs superstar Victor Wembanyama, the athlete’s sister, who is a small forward and has represented France in the FIBA U16 European Championship, has recently managed to make the headlines. A video of the 21-year-old athlete breaking the rule in the U-23 3×3 Basketball World Championship that began on September 27 and will go on until October 1 in Lublin went viral. Amid this move, many baffled netizens shared their thoughts on social media.

Basketball star’s controversial move

On September 27, Fiba 3×3 posted an intriguing video of soaring basketball athlete Victor Wembanyama’s sister, Eve Wembanyama’s performance in the U-23 3×3 Basketball World Championship. In the video captioned “Simple but deadly footwork from Wembanyama!” accompanied by the French flag and a star-studded emoji, the 21-year-old was spotted breaking the travel rule while scoring the ball through the hoops in the Egypt vs. France game.

In the video, the athlete was spotted taking the ball from her teammate, spinning, and moving her left foot, leaving her right foot as the pivot. Amid this, Eve could not dribble the ball and directly aimed to score, breaking the travel rules. Interestingly, this video comes after the athlete hit the headlines after being spotted at the NBA draft in New York alongside his brother.

At the event, Eve Wembanyama left the basketball fans in a frenzy fans by wearing a black power suit accompanied by a gold necklace. Following this viral moment, the athlete?s social media presence grew overnight as the basketball fans learned about the 21-year-old playing in the FIBA under-16 women?s European championships and FIBA U20 Women’s European Challengers.

However, while representing the French team in the Under 23 World Championship, Wembanyama is currently snubbed by her fans. As many fans noticed, the athlete violated the rules while scoring for the team.

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Netizens disappointed by the results

On September 27th, France faced Egypt at the 3×3 under 23 world championship. At the game, the undefeated French team maintained their streak by winning the event with a score of 18-15. However, interestingly, amid the match, Eve?s Wembanyama?s breaking the travel rules while scoring, which went unnoticed by the referee, left the Netzians baffled. Many fans showcase their disappointment over the controversial athlete’s move

One fan, while highlighting FIBA’s own rules, added:

A fan who highlighted the referee missing the 21-year-old?s controversial move wrote:

Another fan mockingly said “the well-traveled footwork”, stated:

While the fan went into detail about how the athlete broke the rules:

Since the rise of Victor Wembanyama, the athlete’s sister’s moves on the court have also been in constant limelight. Nonetheless, apart from the athlete’s controversial move, the 21-year-old has helped the team maintain dominance over this year?s Basketball World Championship.

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