{"id":144283,"date":"2025-09-09T14:45:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T14:45:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/144283\/"},"modified":"2025-09-09T14:45:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T14:45:08","slug":"victor-wembanyama-trains-with-nba-great-hakeem-olajuwon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/144283\/","title":{"rendered":"Victor Wembanyama trains with NBA great Hakeem Olajuwon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Victor Wembanyama hones his skills with training from NBA legend Hakeem Olajuwon while hanging out with Harry Potter actor Daniel Radcliffe.<\/p>\n<p>SAN ANTONIO \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kens5.com\/article\/sports\/locked-on\/lo-san-antonio\/spurs-show\/exclusive-spurs-legend-johnny-moore-nba-fondest-memories-local-aba-team-locked-on-spurs-nba-san-antonio\/273-2a2254cb-45ca-48a9-9f93-0158f135f8e7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">San Antonio Spurs<\/a>&#8216; Victor Wembanyama received some Hall of Fame-worthy basketball training with Rockets legend Hakeem Olajuwon.<\/p>\n<p>The Spurs center shared a photo on his social media of Olajuwon in the gym with him, giving him tips on how to improve as a player.<\/p>\n<p>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kens5.com\/article\/sports\/locked-on\/lo-san-antonio\/spurs-show\/exclusive-spurs-legend-johnny-moore-nba-fondest-memories-local-aba-team-locked-on-spurs-nba-san-antonio\/273-2a2254cb-45ca-48a9-9f93-0158f135f8e7\" class=\"cms__embed-related-story__link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">EXCLUSIVE: Spurs legend Johnny Moore on his NBA playing days, fondest memories, local ABA team &amp; more | Locked On Spurs<\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hakeem Olajuwon gives Spurs&#8217; Victor Wembanyama some training pointers this off-season, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/porvida?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#porvida<\/a> fans.. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/nba?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#nba<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SANANTONIO?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#SANANTONIO<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/gospursgo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#gospursgo<\/a> (via Wemby IG) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vdWIJzEkC9\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/vdWIJzEkC9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 JeffGSpursKENS5 (@JeffGSpursZone) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JeffGSpursZone\/status\/1965163530510127207?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">September 8, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For Wemby to receive some basketball training from one of the greatest big men to ever play in the NBA is immense.<\/p>\n<p>Known for his &#8220;Dream Shake,&#8221; Olajuwon was a dominant force in the paint with his silky smooth moves. If he can incorporate any of Hakeem&#8217;s post moves, it will spell doom for opposing defenses next season.<\/p>\n<p>His combination of height, size, length, and agility should help Wembanyama learn Olajuwon&#8217;s moves.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Add this training to his Shaolin monk training, and Wemby is shaping up to be a bigger force than he already is next season.<\/p>\n<p>He also shared a photo of himself hanging out with the Harry Potter actor, Daniel Radcliffe.<\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"photo__placeholder\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/b1463eda-08fb-442a-a5b8-3dda3853762c_16x9.jpg\"\/><br \/>\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"photo__main\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/b1463eda-08fb-442a-a5b8-3dda3853762c_1140x641.jpg\"  alt=\"\" style=\"opacity:0\" onload=\"this.style.opacity=1\"\/><\/p>\n<p>UFC RELEASES A NEW SPURS FIESTA-THEMED BASKETBALL JERSEY<\/p>\n<p>Noche UFC is coming to San Antonio on Saturday, Sept. 13, at the Frost Bank Center and will feature the main event: Diego Lopes versus Jean Silva.<\/p>\n<p>And for Spurs fans looking to support both the UFC and Silver and Black, the UFC has released a new Spurs Fiesta-themed basketball jersey, which is available now.<\/p>\n<p>The jersey is similar to the Spurs&#8217; past City Edition colorway, which featured the alternate colors along the neck, arms, and down the side on a white jersey. &#8220;San Antonio&#8221; will be across the back.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Nice!!! Who is copping this UFC Noche Spurs Fiesta-themed jersey, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/porvida?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#porvida<\/a> fans? <\/p>\n<p>The fight card is this Sat. at the Frost! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/sanantonio?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#sanantonio<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/gospursgo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#gospursgo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wYbjImIG0V\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/wYbjImIG0V<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 JeffGSpursKENS5 (@JeffGSpursZone) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JeffGSpursZone\/status\/1965257705402376260?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">September 9, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The price will be $69.99 for adults and $55.99 for youths.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The fight prelims will start at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, with the main card beginning at 5:00 p.m. Tickets are still available at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketmaster.com\/ultimate-fighting-championship-ufc-tickets\/artist\/806762?landing=c&amp;awtrc=true&amp;c=SEM_TMMISCSPORTS_ggl_22829790228_184628197324_ufc%2520tickets&amp;GCID=0&amp;gclsrc=aw.ds&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=22829790228&amp;gbraid=0AAAAAD_KsMJBjz_BuxfyEpmMbp4mtlo5b&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjw_fnFBhB0EiwAH_MfZjDSuLB4AMvRaiZx42a0Tul95l0UkOuF7Ea6gyo1RmhWvqTtztBiYRoC5ysQAvD_BwE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Ticket Master<\/a> now.<\/p>\n<p>X:<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/kens5\" rel=\"noreferrer noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" id=\"isPasted\">\u00a0KENS 5<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/jeffgspurszone\" rel=\"noreferrer noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">JeffGSpursKENS5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>    <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Victor Wembanyama hones his skills with training from NBA legend Hakeem Olajuwon while hanging out with Harry Potter&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":144284,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[64],"tags":[355,99],"class_list":["post-144283","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nba","tag-nba","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/144283","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=144283"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/144283\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/144284"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=144283"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=144283"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=144283"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}