French NBA star Victor Wembanyama speaks out after Border Patrol-involved shooting: 'Horrified'

San Antonio Spurs prima Victor Wembanyama said Tuesday he’s been "horrified" with the quality successful the past fewer days aft the Border Patrol-involved shooting of a Minnesota man.

Wembanyama was the latest NBA subordinate to talk retired astir the incidental that near Alex J. Pretti dormant successful Minneapolis Saturday. 

The incidental sparked wide condemnation and led to the postponement of a crippled betwixt the Minnesota Timberwolves and Golden State Warriors.

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San Antonio Spurs guardant Victor Wembanyama brings the shot up the tribunal against the Utah Jazz during the archetypal fractional Jan. 22, 2026, successful Salt Lake City.  (AP Photo/Rob Gray)

"PR has tried, but I’m not going to beryllium present and springiness thing politically correct," helium told reporters. "Every time I aftermath up and spot the news, and I’m horrified. I deliberation it’s brainsick that immoderate radical marque it look similar oregon marque it dependable similar it’s acceptable, similar the execution of civilians is acceptable.

"I work the news, and sometimes I’m asking precise heavy questions astir my ain life. I’m conscious besides that saying everything that’s connected my caput would person a outgo that’s excessively large for maine close now. So, I’d alternatively not get into excessively galore details."

The 22-year-old Frenchman agreed determination was immoderate fearfulness astir speaking retired due to the fact that of the repercussions helium whitethorn face. He didn’t specify what repercussions.

San Antonio Spurs guardant Victor Wembanyama (1) dribbles against New Orleans Pelicans halfway Derik Queen (22) successful the archetypal fractional astatine Frost Bank Center Jan. 25, 2026. (Daniel Dunn/Imagn Images)

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"It’s terrible," helium added. "I cognize I’m a foreigner and unrecorded successful this country. I americium acrophobic for sure."

Pretti was changeable and killed aft helium allegedly confronted officers during a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) cognition successful the confederate portion of the city. The shooting decease came a fewer weeks aft a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) serviceman changeable and killed Renee Nicole Good.

DHS said Good was changeable successful self-defense aft she utilized her SUV successful a mode that posed a threat. DHS said video showed Good interfering with ICE officers by parking her conveyance successful the roadway successful an evident effort to artifact national vehicles.

The National Basketball Players Association besides condemned the Border Patrol’s actions.

"Following the quality of yet different fatal shooting successful Minneapolis, a metropolis that has been connected the forefront of the combat against injustices, NBA players tin nary longer stay silent," the national said. "Now much than ever, we indispensable support the close to state of code and basal successful solidarity with the radical successful Minnesota protesting and risking their lives to request justice.

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"The fraternity of NBA players, similar the United States itself, is simply a assemblage enriched by its planetary citizens, and we garbage to fto the flames of part endanger the civilian liberties that are meant to support america all. The NBPA and its members widen our deepest condolences to the families of Alex Pretti and Renee Good, conscionable arsenic our thoughts stay focused connected the information and well-being of each members of our community."

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