Victor Wembanyama’s NBA debut most watched NBA Opening Night game in 10 years

Victor Wembanyama’s first NBA game was the most-watched NBA Opening Night game in over 10 years. Per CBS Sports, the the Dallas Mavericks–San Antonio Spurs game pulled in 2.99 million viewers.

Here are a few more fun facts about Wemby’s popularity (via CBS):

• Most-watched Mavericks/Spurs regular season game ever on ESPN (excluding Christmas games)
• NBA League Pass viewership in Wembanyama’s native France was up 220% vs. last year’s regular season average
• The 214 million video views are the most of any player on NBA social media since the start of the preseason

Of all the prospects that have come and NBA stars in the league, Wemby’s debut stands tall. He’s living up to the billing as the top NBA prospect since LeBron James.

This is immense pressure on an NBA rookie, however, the No. 1 pick has the poise and a top notch franchise behind him to ensure his success.

Wembanyama had 15 points, five rebounds, two assists, one block and two steals in the 126-119 loss to Luka Doncic, Kyrie Irving and the Dallas Mavericks.