Scoot Henderson is the rare American teenager who is not heavily into social media. So when 7-foot-3 basketball phenom Victor Wembanyama boasted Monday that Henderson would be selected No. 1 in the 2023 NBA draft if Wembanyama hadn’t been born, the G League Ignite star missed it for hours. Henderson’s teammates, however, showed him the quote while attending a reception that also included Wembanyama and his Boulogne-Levallois Metropolitans 92 team on Monday night, sources at the event said. Mere moments after Henderson saw the quote, he was scheduled to swap autographed team jerseys with Wembanyama in a ceremony in front of players and coaches from the G League Ignite, Boulogne-Levallois Metropolitans 92 and G League officials. The uber-competitive Henderson was stone-faced, gave a quick smile for the cameras, swapped jerseys, and didn’t shake hands with Wembanyama before departing on the eve of their highly anticipated televised showdown, sources said.
Source: Marc J. Spears @ Andscape

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Clemente Almanza @CAlmanza1007
Blue HC Kam Woods on Scoot Henderson: “He’s got a special ability to play in the paint. He’s got a special ability as a passer and he’s a really good athlete.”
The G League Ignite will play the OKC Blue at Paycom twice next week on Monday & Wednesday pic.twitter.com/ojYa64V2dJ – 10:35 PM

Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Kameron Woods calls Scoot Henderson “a really good player…he has a special ability to play in the paint. A special ability as a passer…he is a tough puzzle to solve. Really good player.” – 10:23 PM

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