When Victor Wembanyama goes onto the basketball court, his seven-foot-four stature makes him an intimidating figure. The fact that the French rookie was warming up gathered a crowd as the San Antonio Spurs prepared to play the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday.

Wembanyama has been followed by Clippers beat journalists since he first picked up a basketball. Mirjam Swanson has noticed the crowds that gather around Wembanyama as he hits the court.

“There was a Steph-like crowd on the baseline watching Victor Wembanyama warm up.” “I guess we can all say we’ve seen an alien now,” Swanson writes on the social networking platform X.

Farbod Esnaashari, a Sports Illustrated reporter, was also near Wembanyama as he got a feel for the basketball court before the game versus the Clippers. He is astounded at the length of the 2023 NBA first-round pick.

“Victor Wembanyama doesn’t even have to jump to dunk.” “This is insane to look at,” Esnaashari stated.

Other reporters, such as Clutchpoints’ Tomer Azarly and the LA Times’ Andrew Greif, capture Wembanyama’s warm-up ritual.