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Few athletes are bigger than life.<\/p>\n
Babe Ruth was one.<\/p>\n
And now Victor Wembanyama could be the next.<\/p>\n
Ruth and Wemby actually have a lot in common.<\/p>\n
Ruth was so much more powerful than his rivals 100 years ago, most baseball fans wish they\u2019d have been alive to see him play.<\/p>\n
Wemby is similar today, except that we get to watch him as much as we want.<\/p>\n
And by we, I\u2019m talking about American sports fans. With apologies to Amazon-Plus Paris, surely not everyone is enjoying the same experience.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s what makes this off-season so interesting.<\/p>\n
Sure, it\u2019ll be nice to see where LeBron James, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Kawhi Leonard land next season, but they no longer have the impact of Victor Wembanyama.<\/a><\/p>\n But you have to wonder \u2026 Is that enough?<\/p>\n Wemby is eligible for a monster contract extension in July. It seems like a formality that the Spurs will offer him as much money as the rules allow, and Wemby will sign on for as long as possible, answering the prayers of his new-found \u201csisters.\u201d<\/p>\n And if he does, he\u2019ll never be Babe Ruth.<\/p>\n Wemby has the potential to be the face of the game, not just the league. The whole supersized enchilada. Here, there and everywhere.<\/p>\n Heck, he might already be.<\/p>\n He\u2019s the most fascinating athlete in all of sports. Earth is his basketball, and he\u2019s palming it.<\/p>\n Nothing against Countdown City, whatever that means. But do we even know that the Frenchman likes salt on his margaritas?<\/p>\n And was he even rooting for the Texans at the Alamo? I mean, the result has been Texas Tech, and nobody would have wanted that.<\/p>\n I digress.<\/p>\n This is the pinnacle of sports? A team with a nickname that sounds like some form of arthritis, and a mascot that is some relative of the guy the Roadrunner ran off a cliff.<\/p>\n THAT\u2019S where we\u2019ve placed America\u2019s superhero?<\/p>\n Actually, the biggest problem with Davy Crockett\u2019s resting spot is its prize possession — George Gervin, Larry Kenon and the guys who nearly ended Dr. J’s ABA career — went for the big money and left the league with the colored basketball.<\/p>\n The ABA would know what to do with Wemby. The league that drew the 3-point line that saved the little guy would now be smart enough to erase that painted rectangle under the hoop.<\/p>\n Yes, it was necessary when George Mikan was like a foot taller than your average plumber. But today, heck, even the vast Wemby only sees eye-to-eyebrow with Chet Holmgren.<\/p>\n Wemby has gotten called for Three Seconds in the Key<\/a> multiple times this postseason. Seriously. Hopefully those officials have been fired.<\/p>\nHe is the new face of the league.<\/h2>\n
But here\u2019s the problem: San Antonio.<\/h2>\n