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Victor Wembanyama put up another solid performance against G-League Ignite and shared his thoughts on warm words that LeBron James dedicated to him.

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Victor Wembanyama put up another huge performance against G-League Ignite and shared his thoughts on warm words that LeBron James dedicated to him.

Victor Wembanyama

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Wembanyama scored 36 points and collected 11 rebounds. Additionally, he dished out 4 assists, recorded 4 blocks, and led Metropolitans 92 to a 112-106 victory.

In the first game, the 18-year-old accumulated 37 points, making 7 3-pointers out of 11, 4 rebounds, and 5 blocks in his account.

Unsurprisingly, it caught the eye of the Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James.

"Everybody's been a unicorn over the last few years, but he's [Wembanyama] more like an alien. No one has ever seen anyone as tall as he is but as fluid and as graceful as he is on the floor," said James.

"I mean at 7'4 or 7'5 or 7'3, or whatever the case might be. His ability to put the ball on the floor, shoot step back jumpers out of the post, step back threes, catch and shoot threes, block shots," added LeBron.

Asked about such praise from James, Wembanyama remained humble.

"It's an honor to see such great people talk about me like that, but it doesn't change anything," Wembanyama said after the second game. "That's cool, but I need to focus. I didn't do anything yet. I haven't been drafted. I need to stay focused to reach my goals. Stay consistent."

James also had no questions about Wembanyama's talent and thinks only injuries could stop him from being a great player.

"He's for sure a generational talent, and hopefully, he continues to stay healthy as it's most important for him personally," said the Lakers forward.

James also liked that Wembanyama seems to enjoy the game of basketball.

"You can tell he's loving the game, he was smiling a lot last night during the game. He's a big-time player," said James.

James also talked about the main difference between them when he was growing up and what today's young talents have to deal with.

"I didn't have social media. I can't imagine how my life would've been different. I am happy I didn't have social media," said the 4-time NBA champion.

"I am happy I am from a small town in Akron, Ohio. It definitely just kept me in the bunker, kept me locked in with a task at hand as a 15, 16, 17, 18-year-old kid, and made me locked in," James concluded.

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