FACTZ caught up with Victor Welmbeya – a French professional basketball player for Metropolitans 92 of the LNB Pro A. He is widely projected to be selected first overall by the San Antonio Spurs in the 2023 NBA draft and is considered one of the greatest basketball prospects of all time – he was completely mobbed at the airport in New York. It was crazy. Thank you, Victor. Here are the takeaways:

• “I’ve been waiting for this moment for a long time.”
• “It has to feel special for her [Mother] to see her son [get drafted].”
• Victor’s favorite artist is “Drake.”
• “Acting, for sure, after this [Basketball], yeah.”
• “Seeing how you can have such an impact on people is fun.”
• Victor loves to watch American reality TV shows.

Judging from his first steps in America, Mr. Welmbeya’s future looks bright.