SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio Spurs' Victor Wembanyama received a royal welcome once his plane landed in San Antonio Friday afternoon.
The airport sprayed water cannons over his plane, fans braved the horrific heat just to greet him, chants of "Wem-V-P" could be heard, and the Spurs mascot, The Coyote, embraced him as Wembanyama walked to the car waiting for his arrival.
In a nutshell, all of San Antonio is welcoming Wembanyama with open arms and are showing it on social media as well.
From the San Antonio Zoo to Whataburger, here is a sample of the social media red carpet rolling out for the Spurs' newest basketball star.
“I think it just shows the culture of San Antonio and the people here,” said Jeremy Sochan. “It shows how much love we want to show to him and that it’s a family here and that he has nothing to stress about. It’s going to be good.”
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