Victor Wembanyama is receiving a warm welcome to the city of San Antonio. Just a couple of days after being drafted into the organization, some Spurs legends took the 19-year-old out for dinner.
Among those at the dinner included iconic franchise stars such as David Robinson, Tim Duncan, Sean Elliott, and Manu Ginobli. A photo of the group has since gone viral, as it depicts Wembanyama towering over his cohorts, including the 7’1″ Robinson.
The NBA world was in awe over the height disparity between the 2023 NBA draft’s No. 1 pick and the rest of the group, as the top of Robinson’s head barely reached Wembanyama’s nose. NBA fans and media took to Twitter with a plethora of reactions to the now-viral image.
He makes The Admiral and Tim Duncan look like point guards pic.twitter.com/BmdTYQCWDU
— Rich Eisen (@richeisen) June 25, 2023
He got David Robinson and Tim Duncan looking regular https://t.co/EiukvZE9QQ pic.twitter.com/84c3T0fpr0
— Ahmed/The Ears/IG: BigBizTheGod 🇸🇴 (@big_business_) June 25, 2023
like Wemby having direct access to Tim Duncan as a mentor has to be some form of PED, like this can’t be allowed https://t.co/fR3r5HybpZ
— Oluwajomiloju (@JomiAdeniran) June 25, 2023
David Robinson and Tim Duncan look like they’re part of a small-ball lineup next to Webanyama https://t.co/wIjuRy5QtD
— J.A. Adande (@jadande) June 25, 2023
A reminder that Manu is taller than like 99.4% of the people in the world. https://t.co/jezIAFtBnz
— Tim Reynolds (@ByTimReynolds) June 25, 2023
He make David Robinson and Tim Duncan look small https://t.co/OJtUe2THYV
— Clarence Hill Jr (@clarencehilljr) June 25, 2023
David Robinson is 7’1” https://t.co/81Vk81qZOt
— profloumoore (@loumoore12) June 25, 2023
David Robinson and Tim Duncan are 7’1” and 6’11” respectively lmao https://t.co/fRaNm8zRts
— Matthew Zeitlin (@MattZeitlin) June 25, 2023
Glanced over this pic when I first saw it thinking it was just four other dudes. Somehow one of them is Robinson, one is Duncan, and it sure looks like the Spurs picked the right year to suck. https://t.co/BTkWFNuh61
— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) June 25, 2023
The shortest person in this pic (Manu Ginobili) stands 6-6. These are massive human beings. https://t.co/p8f4cZSkWT
— Cedric Golden (@CedGolden) June 25, 2023
We need Tony Parker in there for a "normal person" height frame of reference.
— Desi (@dmm5157) June 25, 2023
These are all ridiculously tall people that look normal sized next to Wemby https://t.co/6TeVI4KU2i
— Charles Simon (@cannonshell) June 25, 2023
Wembanyama is listed at 7’4″, though this photo will surely have fans questioning whether or not he’s even taller than that. Either way, the French phenom looks ready to fill some big shoes in San Antonio.
