Wembanyama, who began playing chess at 7 years old, later proposed an "NBA players-only Chess tournament," with proceeds that go "to the charity of choice of the winner." In September, Wemby returned home where he held a chess competition with Stanford Cardinal forward, and fellow 7-footer, Maxime Raynaud.

Victor Wembanyama went to a park in New York City and played 1-on-1 with fans on Saturday. He even lost a couple of games. Not in basketball, though.

Hours after a win against the Brooklyn Nets, the San Antonio Spurs star met with people to play chess at Washington Square Park in Manhattan.

He scores 42 of his points in the second half and overtime to help the Knicks win their seventh straight NBA game. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Jalen Brunson scores 55 points as the New York Knicks win their seventh game in a row with a 136-132 win at the Washington Wizards.

Winning has become a habit for the New York Knicks, who faced the Orlando Magic on the road. This season, the Knicks have successfully held an opponent under 90 points for the second time.

Knicks Top Performers Jalen Brunson – 26 points, 9 assists Josh Hart – 23 points (season-high), 13 rebounds, 2 blocks Magic Top Performers Jalen Suggs – 27 points, 4 rebounds, 4 3PM Goga Bitadze – 14 points,

The New York Knicks' latest victory over the Orlando Magic could be considered the work of the dark arts by modern NBA standards. New York opened a calendar-closing three-game road trip on a high note,