The Spurs sensation recently shared on his Instagram story that his friend and fellow French basketball player, Elijah Hoard, went missing in Chicago.
San Antonio Spurs superstar Victor Wembanyama told reporters Tuesday that the man in his Instagram story had already been found.
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Wembanyama addressed the media after their 131-91 dominant road win over the Philadelphia 76ers and thanked everyone for their support on X (formerly Twitter).
"He just got found like one hour ago, something like this," he told reporters. "I'm so happy."
Although he passed through security, Hoard never boarded his flight and was last seen on surveillance footage leaving. As such, it was disclosed that he is actually dealing with schizophrenia.
No further information was released regarding how Hoard was found.
Wembanyama and Hoard share significant ties as French basketball talents. They both participated and hammered their relationship in Tony Parker's LDLC ASVEL academy.
The Spurs sensation is also well connected to Elijah's older brother, Jaylen Hoard, who currently stars for Maccabi Tel Aviv.
"I've been close to him for a long time, his family and mine. And, you know, we always think it happens to others. That was the first time I saw this case for a close person," Wembanyama added.
"I'm very, very relieved. He just got found."
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