San Antonio Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyama said on Thursday he believes Britney Spears grabbed him from behind as he was walking into a restaurant at a Las Vegas casino, and that the security detail he was with pushed the pop star away.
Wembanyama said he wasn바카라t told that Spears was the person who grabbed him until hours later, and that he never actually saw her.
Spears, who filed a report with Las Vegas police, said in posts on Twitter and Instagram that the run-in was 바카라super embarrassing,바카라 and denied grabbing Wembanyama, saying she only 바카라tapped him on the shoulder to get his attention.바카라
She said she had recognized him earlier in the evening and when seeing the No. 1 pick in this year바카라s NBA draft 바카라 a 7-foot-3 French standout who is entering the NBA with as much acclaim as anyone since LeBron James 20 years ago 바카라 and she 바카라decided to approach him and congratulate him on his success.바카라
Spears said, 바카라His security then back handed me in the face without looking back, in front of a crowd. Nearly knocking me down and causing my glasses off my face.바카라
Police said a report was filed on an incident at the Aria Resort & Casino, but gave no further details.
Spears바카라 attorney Mathew Rosengart declined comment, citing the police investigation.
Wembanyama said security advised him to not stop for anyone as he walked into the restaurant, mindful that pausing could cause a stir and allow a crowd to build.
바카라Something did happen, a little bit, when I was walking with some security from the team to some restaurant,바카라 Wembanyama said. 바카라We were in the hall. There was a lot of people, so people were calling (at) me, obviously. There was one person who was calling me but we talked before with security.
바카라I couldn바카라t stop. That person was calling me, 바카라Sir, sir,바카라 and that person grabbed me from behind,바카라 Wembanyama said. 바카라I didn바카라t see what happened because I was walking straight and didn바카라t stop. That person grabbed me from behind 바카라 not on my shoulder, she grabbed me from behind. I just know the security pushed her away. I don바카라t know with how much force but security pushed her away. I didn바카라t stop to look so I could walk in and enjoy a nice dinner.바카라
Spears said in her social media posts that she gets swarmed by people all the time, including that same night, but her 바카라security team didn바카라t hit any of them.바카라
TMZ first reported details of the event that took place Wednesday night near a restaurant at the casino. TMZ said Spears was in a group of four trying to enter a restaurant for dinner and that she 바카라was swarmed by fans as she entered the casino.바카라 TMZ바카라s account of the encounter with Wembanyama was similar to Spears'; the site said she tapped him on the shoulder and wound up being struck in the face and having her glasses knocked off.
바카라I didn바카라t know for a couple hours, but when I came back to the hotel ... I thought it was no big deal, and then security of the Spurs told me it was Britney Spears,바카라 Wembanyama said. 바카라At first, I was like, 바카라You바카라re joking,바카라 but yeah, it turns out it was Britney Spears. I never saw her face. I just kept walking straight.바카라
He was unaware that the situation had made headlines until Thursday.
바카라I saw the news obviously this morning. I woke up to a couple of phone calls,바카라 Wembanyama said.
Wembanyama will make his NBA Summer League debut with the Spurs on Friday night in Las Vegas against the Charlotte Hornets. He signed some autographs for fans at the Aria on Wednesday night and did the same for a small number of onlookers as he entered a local high school for practice with the Spurs on Thursday morning.
