Nov 10, 2023; San Antonio, Texas, USA; San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama (1) passes the ball over Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards (5) and center Rudy Gobert (27) during the first half at Frost Bank Center. Mandatory Credit: Scott Wachter-USA TODAY Sports Scott Wachter-USA TODAY Sports

Victor Wembanyama's Alley-Oop To Rudy Gobert Went Viral

Originally posted on Fastbreak on SI | By Ben Stinar | Last updated Jul 21, 2024 6:36 PM ET

Victor Wembanyama and Rudy Gobert are playing for France, who will participate in the 2024 Olympics in Paris.

On Sunday, France played an exhibition game against Australia.

During the game, Wembanyama threw an alley-oop to Gobert that got a lot of views on social media.

There were over 100,000 impressions on the NBA's post in less than two hours.

Via The NBA: "Wemby runs the pick & roll and lobs it to Gobert for the slam!"

Wemby runs the pick & roll and lobs it to Gobert for the slam!

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https://t.co/NFwwbIcZkC pic.twitter.com/SFmaVooH61
— NBA (@NBA) July 21, 2024

Australia won the game by a score of 83-82.

Wembanyama finished the game with 17 points, 12 rebounds, eight assists and one block while shooting 4/5 from the field and 3/10 from the three-point range in 26 minutes of playing time.

Gobert had eight points, seven rebounds, one assist, one steal and one block while shooting 4/5 from the field in 21 minutes of playing time.

Victor Wembanyama running the pick & roll with Rudy Gobert is SCARY

pic.twitter.com/KJi9ARem9G
— BasketNews (@BasketNews_com) July 21, 2024

Wembanyama was the first pick in the 2023 NBA Draft and is already seen as a future Hall of Famer.

The 2024 Rookie of The Year finished his first season with the San Antonio Spurs averaging 21.4 points, 10.6 rebounds, 3.9 assists, 1.2 steals and 3.6 blocks per contest while shooting 46.5% from the field and 32.5% from the three-point range in 71 games.

As for Gobert, he finished his second season with the Minnesota Timberwolves averaging 14.0 points, 12.9 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 2.1 blocks per contest while shooting 66.1% from the field in 76 games.

The 2024 Defensive Player of The Year has also spent time playinf for the Utah Jazz (nine seasons).

This article first appeared on Fastbreak on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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