Victor Wembanyama, the San Antonio Spurs’ rising NBA star, has given back to his hometown of Le Chesnay, France, in a way that reflects his towering ambition both on and off the court.

Every time Houston was on defense, assistant coach K.C. Beard, seated near the edge of the team’s bench, would furiously ...

When most eyes inside Intrust Bank Arena were fixated on the basketball court, where the No. 1-seeded ... would furiously erase on a large whiteboard and scribble words and numbers that only ...