The Wemby effect. 2.99 million viewers followed the San Antonio-Dallas match on Wednesday on ESPN, Victor Wembanyama's first in the North American league. This is the best audience for this Texan poster in the regular season on the US channel, excluding Christmas matches. “The NBA League Pass audience in France increased by 220% compared to the average for last year's regular season,” it says. 2.99 million, that's more than for the first two matches of the season, Tuesday, on TNT, L.A. Lakers-Denver (2.84 million) and Phoenix-Golden State (2.71 million). ESPN also achieved its best opening week score since LeBron James' debut with the Lakers in 2018.
Beaten 119-126 by the Mavericks, Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs do it again next night, still in San Antonio, against their Texan neighbors from Houston. Kick-off around 2 a.m. French time.