Twitter Reaction: NBA players in awe of Henderson-Wembanyama battle

05.10.2022, 08:56 sportingnews.com

All eyes were on Henderson, Nevada tonight as Scoot Henderson and the G League Ignite took on Victor Wembanyama and Metropolitans 92. The projected top two picks in the 2023 NBA Draft, gave fans a glimpse of the future with Henderson dropping 28 points 11-of-21 shooting, adding nine assists and four rebounds in the win, while Wembanyama did his thing with 37 points on 11-of-20 shooting and 7-of-11 from three, adding four rebounds and five blocks. MORE: Live updates, highlights from Wembanyama-Henderson matchup There was no shortage of stars in attendance, with Chris Paul, Devin Booker and DeMarcus Cousins in the house, along with WNBA and FIBA World Cup champions A'Ja Wilson and Chelsea Gray, with the trophy in tow. The battle between the two elite prospects had the attention of seemingly everyone around the NBA, with a host of players taking to Twitter, marveling at the talent on display. This battle between victor and scoot is good!!— Donovan Mitchell (@spidadmitchell) Scoot is COLD!!! His pace and aggression is HIGH LEVEL— Isaiah Thomas (@isaiahthomas) Man they are building these killas in a factory lol… No way he should be that tall moving like that! The kid is cold https://t.co/3BgliSYyOC— Isaiah Thomas (@isaiahthomas) these young bulls the goods .. they going at it early lol— Ja Morant (@JaMorant) 💯 https://t.co/BLfsduj3jq— Fred VanVleet (@FredVanVleet) He can give him double hell and make him think he is in a room with Jason, candy man, or A serial killer and Victor is still going #1. #fact. https://t.co/752Z2fj1SY— Eddie A Johnson (@Jumpshot8) Fans will get another look at the star prospects on Thursday, October 6 as Metropolitans 92 and the G League Ignite play the second of their exhibition games, with tip-off set for 3:00 p.m. ET.

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