By Johnny Askounis/ [email protected]
After a narrow friendly loss to Nikola Jokic and Serbia in a packed Belgrade Arena on Thursday, Victor Wembanyama offered an assessment of his current form with the senior national team of France.
“I feel a bit rusty. We are still trying to get into rhythm and find patterns. We fought until the end, and I’m especially happy because of that,” he stated during his postgame media session.
Despite the intense baseline battle against 31-year-old Jokic, the 22-year-old center downplayed any narrative of excessive physical hostility.
“I don’t know how it looked, but I
