A terrible typo on Victor Wembanyama's jersey was trolled by fans during the match between Spurs and Steph Curry, Warriors

A terrible typo on Victor Wembanyama’s jersey was trolled by fans during the match between Spurs and Steph Curry, Warriors

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It’s no secret that a last name like Wembanyama is a unique one in the NBA.

And it appears that the San Antonio Spurs’ equipment staff are still getting used to the spelling on rookie star Victor Wembanyama’s jersey.

The No. 1 overall pick had a slight typo to begin Friday night’s matchup against the Golden State Warriors.

Instead of the usual spelling, the back of his jersey read “Wembanyana.”

Just the slightest of mistakes, but a noticeable one. It wasn’t a huge deal though as Wembanyama changed his jersey at some point in the first half.

Luckily, it didn’t affect his game much as the 19-year-old had a team-high 17 points at the end of the third quarter.

Nonetheless, a few NBA fans had a fun laugh at the mistake.

Wembanyama's name was misspelled on his jersey 😅

He has now switched to a correct one pic.twitter.com/j7Ge1qiG3L

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) November 25, 2023

Victor Wembanyama is wearing a jersey with his name spelled incorrectly 😭 pic.twitter.com/XEGEOFmd2Z

— Wemby Muse (@Wemby_Muse) November 25, 2023

Victor WembanyaMa

Why does his jersey say WembanyaNa?

SA Equipment manager on the hot seat. #PorVida

— Dead Tweet Dad (@joeyancey_) November 25, 2023

Question for my American peeps:

Is it particularly hard to pronounce “WembanyaMA” correctly? Especially the end of his name? We’ve already heard “Wembanyana” a couple time on TV, and they even printed his name wrong on his jersey tonight.

— Maxime Aubin (@MaximeAubin1) November 25, 2023