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- These were his first steps as a winner in the Finals, and he wanted to feel them -- with his bare feet.
- "He always likes to walk barefoot so he can really feel the ground," his longtime agent Bouna Ndiaye said as he stood outside the news conference room, waiting for the 22-year-old superstar.
- A Spurs staffer held Wembanyama's size 21 slides for him if he changed his mind -- or started to consider the cleanliness of the Madison Square Garden floor.
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Thousands of people passed through the hallways from the San Antonio Spurs' locker room to the interview room of Madison Square Garden, where on Monday night Victor Wembanyama reflected on the first NBA Finals win of his young career. Every one of them was wearing shoes.
Except for Wembanyama. These were his first steps as a winner in the Finals, and he wanted to feel them -- with his bare feet.
"He always likes to walk barefoot so he can really feel the ground," his longtime agent Bouna Ndiaye said as he stood outside the news conference room, waiting for the 22-year-old superstar. "It's how he connects."
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