Victor Wembanyama accuses FIBA of publishing a fake interview with him / News - Basketnews.com

FIBA's exclusive interview with Victor Wembanyama that was published on February 18th was fake, the player said on his Instagram story.

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Four days ago, FIBA published an exclusive interview with Victor Wembanyama. The player now says it never happened.

The international basketball governing body released an article with an interview with Wembanyama on February 18th where the projected no. 1 overall pick of the 2023 NBA Draft talks about his experience playing for the French national team.

The prospect has now come out claiming that the supposed interview was fake.

Wembanyama posted an Instagram story with his claim.

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

The article was on the main page of the organization until at least Tuesday morning and can still be found on the website.

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FIBA later released an official response where the organization admitted that the interview was fake and apologized for it, claiming they have fired the journalist responsible for it.

Even though FIBA noted that the article has been deleted, the fake interview was not removed on that day. It was deleted on Thursday morning.

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