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Wembanyama: 'You are never judged for being ambitious'

The Spurs star's comments come from a preview of his 60 Minutes interview with Jon Wertheim, airing Sunday; he is reportedly speaking to no other American outlet.

Photo: Victor Wembanyama
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  1. Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorVictor Wembanyama says in America you are never judged for being ambitious, and then he turns down every American outlet except 60 Minutes.

  2. Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistIs that a lot of outlets? I don't know how many there are. Is sixty minutes a long time for an interview?

  3. Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorESPN's Michael C. Wright reports he's talking to nobody else, and the chat airs Sunday with Jon Wertheim. That's a game plan, Brock.

  4. Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorI'm telling you, that's a game plan.

  5. Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistHe also said conversations here are more shallow than in other countries.

  6. Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistSo he's one for one on ambition and one for one on small talk.

  7. Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorLook, in college football it's Notre Dame thirty-five, Navy thirteen, final, and Iowa shuts out Wisconsin thirty to nothing.

  8. Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistNothing?

  9. Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorZero! A forecast of zero for the Badgers.

  10. Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorOle Miss beats Auburn forty-five to fifteen, and Oklahoma State and Iowa State are tied seven to seven with six twenty-two left in the first quarter.

  11. Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistA zero is a clear sky. I can respect a clean shutout. It's the only forecast I've ever called right.

  12. Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorEvery outlet in America got cut except one, and as a guy who's been cut, that is the most ambitious roster move I've ever seen.

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