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Victor Wembanyama may have had the best rookie year in NBA history. With a 22–60 record, the San Antonio Spurs placed 14th in the Western Conference, but his performance was a bright light in an otherwise disappointing season. Despite the challenges they face, Wembanyama is an exceptional team player.
This past summer, Drake performed in Austin, Texas, and the San Antonio Spurs power forward allegedly rejected going on stage with the OVO rapper. JJ Redick recently shared this tale during an interview on the 7PM in Brooklyn podcast.
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Drakes’s team declined Wembanyama’s request to have his teammates on stage.
“There was a Drake concert in Austin, and [Wembanyama] got asked to come up onstage ’cause Drake was doing that with a bunch of NBA guys this offseason,” Redick said. “And Wemby was like, ‘Can my teammates come up onstage with me? ‘Cause they are going to be at the concert with me.’ And Drake’s camp was like, ‘No.’ And [Wemby’s] like, ‘Then I don’t want to do it.’”
“What 19-year-old kid doesn’t want to go up onstage with Drake?” he questioned.
According to Complex, it was Redick who praised Wemby for being able to embrace the hype without inflating his ego during his rookie season. After attending a Texas stop on the It’s All a Blur tour in 2023, he heard an anecdote strengthening his game.
Drake and Wembanyama met in Austin in September for a two-night stint at the Moody Center. Several weeks after the event, Wemby took to Instagram to share a series of photos he had taken before his NBA debut; one of those snaps showed him posing next to the Toronto artist.
After averaging 21.4 points, 10.6 rebounds, and 3.9 assists during the 2023-24 season, he has established himself as a strong candidate for Rookie of the Year. Due to his performance on the court, Wembanyama has also garnered lucrative endorsement deals with brands such as Nike, Fanatics, Barcode and Louis Vuitton.
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UNC Charlotte renamed the Dontá L. Wilson Residence Hall in honor of the business and university leader who has dedicated his life to inspiring hope among upcoming generations of students.
Wilson is vice chair of the University’s Board of Trustees, Truist Financial Corporation’s chief consumer and small business banking officer and a member of the operational council. During a routine meeting, UNC informed Wilson of their decision to rename the hall after him.
“I found out during the summer of 2022,” Wilson said. “It was a surreal moment for me. My initial reaction was surprise and gratitude. I’ve had the honor of being engaged with UNC Charlotte for several years now, and I’m keenly aware of the criteria one must meet in order to receive an honorary naming. It’s a very thoughtful process,” he told the Charlotte Observer.
With gratitude for Dontá Wilson ‘97 and his generosity and leadership in our community, we are proud to dedicate during #NinerNationGives our newest living space for first year students as the Dontá L. Wilson Residence Hall, or Wilson Hall. pic.twitter.com/PDsApxH1OA— UNC Charlotte (@unccharlotte) April 10, 2024
During his tenure at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte, he established the Wilson Believe Fund, designed to make college more accessible for first-generation students majoring in business or education. According to the university, about 40% of UNC Charlotte’s undergraduate students identify as first-generation college students. Wilson’s time as a college student at UNC Charlotte was comparable to many other students’ experiences today. During his first year in college, Wilson faced challenges as a first-generation college student.
“My family experienced the challenges that so many families face of sending a first-generation student to college. We didn’t have experiences or examples of how to best fund the college experience or make living arrangements. You learn quickly that it’s not just about getting to college but also getting through college. We had to navigate all of that as a family for the first time, and we can relate to the questions,” he said.
Our newest residence hall officially has a name. Welcome to campus, Wilson Hall! Named in honor of UNC Charlotte alum, Dontá L. Wilson ‘97, the building recognizes his generosity and leadership in our community. pic.twitter.com/HZIkw9CUdK— UNC Charlotte Housing & Residence Life (@CLT_HRL) April 10, 2024
Wilson has made it his personal mission to help people succeed. He believes that life is more about giving than receiving.
“Helping other people excel is about providing a pathway for others to go further and go faster, sharing with them the resources and platforms you have so they can be successful. I believe life is about what you give more than what you receive. My goal is to be a net giver in this life, and at the core of what I desire to give is H.O.P.E.,” he said.
Wilson discussed H.O.P.E., an acronym for “helping other people excel,” which he recognized as his life’s goal.
“Hope is the key to igniting someone’s dreams or helping them be resilient during a tough time. Without hope, faith does not have an assignment. I often think about the great Jackie Robinson and how it’s not just about getting to the major league; it’s about unlocking the doors so others can play at an elevated level, too,” he continued.
Approximately 700 first-year students will live in the residential hall, which opened in January. The university’s first residence hall honoring a Black American is Wilson Hall, according to Inside UNC Charlotte.
“My greatest hope is to contribute to the kind of rich student experience that lives on long after their time at UNC Charlotte,” Wilson said. “I believe one of the most meaningful investments one can make is positively changing the trajectory of another person’s life for the better, especially one as significant as making an impact on advancing our community forward through education. When you look at all that UNC Charlotte has to offer, it’s about more than just providing a degree — it’s about supporting students through every aspect of the experience.”
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Four-time Grand Slam winner Naomi Osaka showed gratitude for the late Kobe Bryant as she reflected on her journey in tennis during the latest episode of Good Trouble With Nick Kyrgios. The 26-year-old tennis superstar recalled a candid conversation she had with Bryant.
“I remember when I first met him and we kind of sat and had, I don’t know, like hours, 3 hours maybe of a conversation,” Osaka told Nick Kyrgios. “And one of the things I always remember him telling me is, like the people around you are noise if that makes sense. Like if there’s news and media and whatever, like you’re a lion, and all of that are like the flies buzzing around the lion’s eyes and you only have to focus on your prey. I was like really inspired by that.”
On the contrary, Osaka also expressed doubt, admitting that she sometimes wonders if she disappointed Bryant.
“Sometimes, like when I sit and I think about my career, I feel a little sad because I’m like, I wonder if he’s kind of disappointed in me and how I handle things,” Osaka said. “But I think just trying to refocus on kind of being a lion and like, wanting your prey and wanting to strive and get better is something that hopefully I’m doing better at.”
“I think he would be proud of you, that’s for sure,” Kyrgios assured her.
“I promised myself before I got out of that bus that no matter what the outcome was that, you know, I was just going to try to do better for myself,” he told ABC News. “I knew that I wanted […]
With nearly two decades of premier instrumentation under his belt, Metro Boomin has earned his stature as one of the most recognizable hip-hop producers in the world.
On Tuesday, the 30-year-old spoke at an event by the Brown University Lecture Board.
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