Nina Agdal has reflected on her modelling journey with Sports Illustrated by sharing snaps of a recent beach photo shoot in Belize where she posed pregnant. Marking 12 years since she won SI Swimsuit Rookie of the Year, the expectant mother thanked the publication for their support in an emotional tribute. “12 years after my first year as a @si_swimsuit rookie, and I’m honoured to be back where it all started 🙏 #siswim (with a baby girl in the belly 🩷🥹). Thank you, dream team”, she captioned the...
A group of schoolchildren packed into the Scobee Planetarium on the campus of San Antonio College on Saturday, hoping to catch a glimpse of the biggest star of them all. When that celestial body did not immediately show itself, the kids began to chant for the supernova they had come to see: “Wemby! Wemby!” Victor Wembanyama soon ducked his 7-foot-3 frame through a door meant for a much smaller man, promptly sending the assembled stargazers to the moon. “Hi guys,” Wembanyama greeted them. Known...
In a special ceremony inside Scobee Planetarium, a 100-seat theater in San Antonio, with children from local Boys & Girls Clubs in attendance, Spurs superstar Victor Wembanyama accepted the NBA's Rookie of the Year award that he won earlier this week.
Victor Wembanyama was named the NBA's Rookie of the Year on Monday, garnering all 99 first-place votes to become the sixth unanimous winner in the last 40 years.
"It's always been really important and I'm glad it's finally official."
After being hit with chants of "overrated" during his first-ever game at Madison Square Garden, the San Antonio Spurs' Victor Wembanyama has proven the naysayers wrong by landing the NBA's Rookie of the Year (ROTY) award. Indeed, Wembanyama won the recognition Monday by unanimous vote. ROTY's winner is determined by a global panel of sports journalists.
In what had been virtually a foregone conclusion since before last year’s NBA Draft, Victor Wembanyama earned NBA Rookie of the Year honors Monday. Yet the San Antonio Spurs rookie still got a huge surprise learning about the award, thanks to an elaborate prank by Fanatics. Here’s how it all played out, according to NBA.com’s
San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama entered the NBA with the most hype of any player since LeBron James in 2003. And he’s lived up to every bit of it. Wembanyama, a 20-year-old center, took home the league’s Rookie of the Year award Monday after he averaged 21.4 points, 10.6 rebounds, 3.9 assists, 3.6 blocks, 1.8 3-pointers and 1.2 steals a game. No player in NBA history had averaged more than those combined figures before. He is the first player with at least 1,500 points, 700 rebounds,...
Victor Wembanyama was named the 2023-24 NBA Rookie of the Year following his spectacular season with the San Antonio Spurs.
Victor Wembanyama doesn't just affect the gravity of a basketball court, he
Rookies arrive with all sorts of expectations thrust upon them, based on how high they were selected in the NFL draft, what level of prospect they are considered to be and how ready they are to compete at the next level.
Just one start into his big league career, Paul Skenes is making noise in the National League Rookie of the Year race.