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Wemby says NBA is ‘less physical’ than Euro league after scoring 27 point in a loss



Victor Wembanyama ironically had a band-aid on his face from getting scratched

by testy68GD

34 Comments

  1. xerxesthagreat

    don’t know why this is phrased like this but he’s correct, big men can stand in the paint for longer amounts of time making the game more physical, along with smaller courts and less foul calls.

  2. frodounchained

    Draymond shadow boxing after reading this

  3. DEEZLE13

    Solomon Hill charging his special ability as we speak

  4. FrnklndaTurtle

    Interesting thought coming from a player that has yet to play in the NBA.

  5. HerskyB

    He ain’t even go against a real center yet

  6. HuskerBaseballGuy

    Wemby gonna be most hated rookie in the league if he keeps up his current pr tactics lmao

  7. Alternative_Leg9446

    People here getting offended and defensive like their mom was disrespected.

    It’s not a secret the euro basketball is more physical and less spacing than the NBA.

    It doesn’t mean the players are better there.

  8. Butterfly_Scape

    pat bev dillon brooks and draymond are rubbing their hands rn

  9. paxusromanus811

    Everyone in here getting all upset is taking this clickbait title out of context

    He’s not talking about the talent or competition

    He’s talking about the two different styles of play between Europe and the NBA

    Whether it’s against summer leaguers or NBA level players doesn’t really matter because it’s still officiated the same with the same rule set.

    Is just frankly much more physical and less free-flowing in Europe and this is a sentiment that’s been echoed for a long time and is not controversial

    There’s no defensive 3 seconds, most teams carry multiple old school, big thrash and bash 7 footers, the court is smaller, the pace is slower, and touch fouls are called significantly less

    There’s more tolerance for contact on the perimeter as well

    It’s just a completely different style

    For Some reason when people read that the NBA is less physical. They seem to take it as a personal indictment on the talent level which is silly. Victor said the talent over here is better. Clearly.

    It’s also clearly a more physical style of game over there for anyone who watches European basketball.

  10. JimmyMcBuckets22

    He should wait until he has to see Giannis, Lebron, or Zion running up the lane to say that.

  11. kihraxz_king

    Dude, this was summer league. That was not a wise thing to say unless you truly enjoy bruises.

  12. shadow_spinner0

    Didn’t Luka say it was easier to score in the NBA?

  13. Frickincarl

    Calling Euro more physical than the NBA during Summer league is quite a leap. I think he’s right in general, but he should wait to take bumps from guys like Embiid, Giannis, Lebron, etc before he reaches a conclusion.

  14. Everyone is acting like this is the first time a European has said this. It’s a different brand of basketball over there lol. Hell I’d argue even college basketball is more physical than the NBA

  15. ticklemyissa

    Jokic’s arm scratch scars would like a word with you, Wemby.

  16. hotterpocketzz

    Hes gonna regret saying this when draymond kicks him in the nuts

  17. epictetvs

    I was wondering if anyone was going to point this out. He said NBA is faster but Euro players are more physical.

  18. warmongerz

    So we couldn’t judge him off his 1st summer league game but he can judge the entirety of NBA basketball off of 2 summer league games? 🤔

  19. dumbhousequestions

    This should be totally uncontroversial. It’s not because anyone is tougher than anyone else. NBA officiating protects scorers more, as a conscious decision.

  20. Kendrick_OJ_Perkins

    I know y’ll gonna get all sensitive but it’s probably a fact thu given how many Euro-players shared this same thing.

  21. Aren’t you guys tired of posting quotes without context ?

  22. GalactusAteMyPlanet

    Hilarious to see a bunch of people be offended by that statement.

  23. OBS_INITY

    The difference may be that in the NBA the offensive player is the only one allowed to be physical. You can run into someone like you’re Earl Campbell and get free throws out of it.

  24. Agent666-Omega

    I think this sub pretty much figured this out at least in the last olympics

  25. Dudeman-Jack

    No shit Wemby! NBA is probably one of the softest pro leagues in the world

  26. PJJefferson

    He’s never played a single NBA game in his entire life.

    Not one.

    So, how the hell would he even know?!?

  27. ItsInTheBundle

    This quote, like so many other headlines, is so out of context

  28. ofilispeaks

    Clickbait is really annoying, people cut off what people say to mine controversy for clicks.

    Victor said the summer league was much faster but not as physical and that the guys here in the Summer league are way way more athletic than Europe.

    This is similar to the Same hates Jordan Poole clickbait post. Annoying.

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