NBA fans react to Wembanyama joining LeBron James 

News has broken that Victor Wembanyama is joining LeBron James… on his show, The Shop. Yes, Wemby is not teaming up with LeBron on the Los Angeles Lakers.

However, news of Wembanyama appearing on LeBron’s show has caused fans to react on social media.

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Wemby to join LeBron James on an episode of The Shop ????

(via @Fanatics) pic.twitter.com/4IMLI1CKAh

— Legion Hoops (@LegionHoops) May 29, 2025

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— ???????? (@LukaToBron) May 29, 2025

TB, kai, wemby, and bron. deftly tuning in pic.twitter.com/E1JZwL7sfj

— TheFlockSniper (@TheFlockSniper) May 29, 2025

We will be watching

— zaiire ???? (@_zaiire_) May 29, 2025

This is gonna be cinema man

— Halestorm Sports (@TheRealEvanHale) May 29, 2025

Oh gosh, don't do this to yourself Wemby. ????
I thought you were different. ????

— Jokicism ???? (@jokicgoatic15) May 29, 2025

Wemby to the Lakers with Luka and LeBron? ???????? LeBron could be 100 yrs old, and that trio would still dominate the NBA.

— Niko Ninja (@NikoJHova) May 29, 2025

Most fans are ecstatic about the upcoming episode. Some believe this is a sign of Wemby joining LeBron in LA.

Others, however, weren’t too happy about the French basketball player joining LeBron on an episode of The Shop.

Wemby’s tragic season

Wembanyama was having a great second season in the NBA. He averaged 24.3 points, 11.0 rebounds, 3.7 assists, and a league-leading 3.8 blocks per game.

Then, tragedy struck. Wemby’s season ended as he was diagnosed with deep vein thrombosis (DVT), a blood clot in his right shoulder.

Wemby was on track to winning his first Defensive Player of the Year Award before the injury. He’s also on pace to become one of the greatest players of all time.

By the time Wembanyama played his 82nd career game, he joined Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Larry Bird, Oscar Robertson, Blake Griffin, and Sidney Wicks as the only players to record at least 1,700 points, 800 rebounds, and 300 assists in their first 82 career games.

Wemby could go down as the greatest player in NBA history. His biggest obstacle will be to fight off injuries. This is something he’s losing at after his first two seasons.

About the Author Published May 31, 2025

TITAN FREY

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