FIBA responds to Victor Wembanyama's accusations of fake interview / News - Basketnews.com

FIBA apologized for the fake interview and claimed that they fired the freelance journalist who produced it. Both the article and the social media posts are still up even though the organization says that they were deleted.

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The official FIBA website published a fake interview with Victor Wembanyama four days ago, and the player called the organization out.

The projected no. 1 overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft posted an Instagram story with his claim.

"4 days ago, FIBA published a fake interview of me," the player wrote. "Wtf??"

The international basketball governing body has now released an official statement with its response.

An article featuring a supposed interview with Victor Wembanyama was recently published on the FIBA website.

After doubts were expressed by the player regarding the interview, which was provided to FIBA by a long-time French contributor, the veracity of the interview could not be confirmed.

FIBA has without delay removed the article and all related social media posts, and has immediately terminated the relationship with the freelance reporter.

FIBA apologizes to Victor and the French team and wishes them all the best in the forthcoming FIBA World Cup Qualifiers.

Interestingly, even though FIBA claims that the fake interview was removed from the website, the article could still be found that day. It was removed Thursday morning.

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