After the game, Chris Paul spoke about Wembanyama when he met with the media. Paul: "I can't imagine what it was like for Vic to come back home and play. I know he was so excited.

Chris Paul, now in his first season with the San Antonio Spurs, recently discussed his teammate, Victor Wembanyama, shedding light on what makes the French center so unique compared to most NBA players.

Victor Wembanyama returned to France as the San Antonio Spurs faced the Indiana Pacers in two games in Paris, starting Thursday and continuing Saturday.

Victor Wembanyama, Devin Vassell and Stephon Castle each scored 23 as San Antonio overcame an 11-point deficit for a 126-102 victory.

Members of the NBA community are rallying around JJ Redick and his family after the Lakers coach lost his rented home in the catastrophic California wildfires earlier this month.

Paul frantically got Wembanyama's attention, pulling the center's arm into the fray so Paul was not severely overmatched on the resulting jump. It was a small thing but a pretty clever move and one that isn't often observed.

Pacers: Points, Siakam (20.1 per game). Rebounds, Siakam (7.3). Assists, Haliburton (8.8). Steals, Haliburton (1.2). Blocks, Turner (2.0). • Chris Paul has 2,670 career steals, leaving him 15 shy of passing Jason Kidd for second on the NBA's all-time list. • Vassell has scored 20 or more points in a season-best five consecutive games.

France's Victor Wembanyama could not prevent his San Antonio Spurs side suffering a 136-98 defeat by the Indiana Pacers in the second of two NBA games in Paris.

Tyrese Haliburton scored 16 of his 28 points in a dazzling 2½ minute display late in the third quarter as the Pacers downed Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs 136-98 in the NBA Paris Games finale.

Victor Wembanyama's second NBA game in Paris ended in a loss Saturday as Tyrese Haliburton led the Indiana Pacers to a 136-98 win against the San Antonio Spurs.