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Victor Wembanyama has known for a year that he will be the No. 1 pick in this year’s NBA draft. As the most highly rated prospect since LeBron James, the 7-foot-3 teenager from France is all but guaranteed a fast-track to the league. All he needed to decide was how to use his final year before leaping across the Atlantic.
The club, which has met financial turmoil and changed hands twice in 10 years, will meet the winner of Wednesday’s semifinal between Manchester City and Real Madrid.
Pep Guardiola’s team trounced Real Madrid 4-0 on Wednesday to reach its second Champions League final in three years. The team is now three wins away from an elusive treble.
Arsenal’s defeat meant that Manchester City can no longer be caught atop the Premier League standings, handing it a fifth championship in the space of six years.
The league is weighing a proposal that would allow it to shift games to better dates during the season—creating possible headaches for the fans who travel to attend.
The club downed its crosstown rival Manchester United, 2-1. It will have a chance to complete the treble on June 10 in the Champions League final against Inter Milan.