Hotel Interior Entrance 2024-07-06 Hotel Interior Entrance - Last update images today Hotel Interior Entrance Arteta On New Arsenal Contract: 'It Will Happen' PARIS -- Victor Wembanyama stole the show with spectacular one-handed dunks as France opened preparations for its men's basketball gold medal bid at the Paris Olympics. In a promising sign of things to come, the NBA Rookie of the Year was all smiles after powerful dunks with both hands in a 96-46 rout of Turkey on Wednesday night. He looked slick as he scored a game-high 24 points and grabbed six rebounds in front of a sold-out crowd of around 5,500 in Rouen. It was the first of six warmup matches for France heading into the July 26-Aug. 11 Games. "Victor played a 'Wemby game.' He was imposing in defense and varied things in attack. It's something we've never really known before in the France team," captain Nicolas Batum said. "It's a great asset for us, one we will be able to use in many situations." The 20-year-old San Antonio Spurs star combined well with veteran Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert in their first outing together for France. The 32-year-old Gobert was named the NBA Defensive Player of the Year for a record-tying fourth time, with Wembanyama second in the voting. "There's still work to be done," Batum said, looking ahead to the Olympics. "But when you have two greats [Wembanyama and Gobert], it helps a lot." There was also some impressive defense from Washington Wizards rookie guard Bilal Coulibaly. France lost 87-82 to the United States in the gold medal game at the Tokyo Olympics, but hopes are high that coach Vincent Collet's side can win gold at home. France is considered among the strongest teams alongside the U.S, Canada, Serbia and world champion Germany. Last week, Wembanyama was asked about the prospect of another France-U.S. final, against the likes of LeBron James and Stephen Curry. "I can't wait to face them. It will be a very interesting matchup," Wembanyama said in Paris. "As a basketball player, it's also a dream to play against Team USA and even against all those players, all those legends." France's first Group B opponent at the Olympics will be the winner of the last qualifying tournament later this week. It then plays Japan and Germany in the 12-team field, held in the northern city of Lille. French basketball is enjoying immense popularity on the back of Wembanyama's meteoric rise and the emergence of new talents. This year's top two NBA draft picks are French -- Zaccharie Risacher (Atlanta Hawks) and Alexandre Sarr (Wizards) -- with Tidjane Salaun drafted No. 6 by the Charlotte Hornets. France joined the United States as the only countries with three players drafted in the top 10 picks of an NBA draft. Pacome Dadiet (New York Knicks) and Melvin Ajinca (Dallas Mavericks) made it five Frenchmen selected overall. 2af646ca5fa430e7d793d53c7fa9a20c Lobby 0cde12a5f7b7d66de1f2194eaa95a58c B210b9e961376d613e4a87d480237066 Maxresdefault ?sqp= OaymwEmCIAKENAF8quKqQMa8AEB AH CYAC0AWKAgwIABABGBMgUyh MA8=&rs=AOn4CLB1sNnVDP MY Z1TnXIAWaCcTSonQ 8bbb9c8606a0f552efc36fe0862c4b78 48eb9e6d4753398b209c7d3b1140752e Ee9998f03efc11ae85b429f04841df27 639f26ecdabb13a2f04cbe7ce21f8f20 920d7001d0439a621ab9d23fee32a56b E766a3abc247feaf4ecc9996027b22c7 B44d033328c3ff10fef29b80add23ac5 Original Features ?w=700&h= 1&s=1 Jamia School Dates 2023 92c1f562329f91fe17347b3f76cc2572 1a280cc0f62bd79216f9565d16124b65 B197b0c8080bd6b7d6842612824213eb 9fb40b7303ef7bf763c10b4bd253085b 916b788f30aceaf286540ef43107a9be 11262635727c3b8093a8e6e4c255254a 63b0e990afe5a8261448c6844b4c8c1e 98324f198be8355be1d1dd7668c5ad70 2e80f48977157ba412d17eebcf3d2755 0fa89835cdc289dd6a8c9f55b10cd08d 41c168b5f4ab8074ea801f22d6a9f255 00ba6dbd5b367f1e0b446f373d7faad1 55e05f024fd1ab019ec990d6ab69a1bf 011a5227d7490cd14847f2d0b280f28e Dd2bd7183373b35af615fd4fa1d5b8fd 31fe64f78293c5044487f44499a81a58 8f31e181bbdd379cd9e28032f51e6649 40ea9fb7d7ab03e5aa41888b9b61ee0d 68723e0ba7730ce34a319660a63915ed Def88b0c9327639e5d91724a3fd30f81 03affcb9829c88ef180b6e2ba28c49d7