Victor Wembanyama’s jersey is the fourth-most sold in the NBA. Credit: Reginald Thomas II / San Antonio Spurs

Even as a disappointing season winds down for the San Antonio Spurs, readers can’t seem to get enough of Victor Wembanyama, the first-round draft pick who’s fired up new excitement around the team.

Wembanyama featured in two of the Current‘s most-read news stories this week. First, when sneaker bloggers surmised that Nike soon will release an “Alien” sneaker as part of the 7-foot-4 phenom’s deal with the athletic-wear company. The generational talent also made headlines when the NBA fined him $25,000 for tossing a basketball to a fan in the crowd. (Don’t worry, we think he can afford to pay it.)

One could also argue another of the Current‘s most-read stories this week — a piece on UTSA moving the Institute of Texan Cultures from its downtown site — is Wemby related. Speculation continues to swirl that the spot eventually will end up the site of a new Spurs arena.

10. NBA fines San Antonio’s Wembanyama $25,000 for celebrating victory over Knicks too hard

9. Judge approves $2.3 million bid to buy Chris Pettit’s San Antonio mansion

8. Clip shows Rep. Tony Gonzales’ GOP rival making Nazi jokes, marching to German song

7. San Antonio’s iHeartMedia donated total of $630,000 to Ted Cruz-linked super PAC

6. Texas prisons among the nation’s deadliest, study finds

5. San Antonio River Authority offers graphic message on flushing ‘flushable’ wipes

4. UTSA to move Institute of Texan Cultures from current downtown San Antonio site

3. San Antonio Zoo teases return of Brackenridge park Sky Ride as April Fools’ joke

2. Reports: Nike will begin selling Victor Wembanyama ‘alien’ sneakers next month

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This article appears in Apr 3-16, 2024.