How Victor Wembanyama became 'Hector Banana-Bread', explained

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There's a new NBA star everyone is talking about: Hector Banana-Bread.

Ok, he's not new. But he definitely is a star and after this blog you'll never forget his new nickname.

We're talking about San Antonio Spurs icon Victor Wembanyama. But to explain how he became Hector Banana-Bread, we've got to take a trip over to Reddit, where a very confused user asked for help identifying their significant other's favorite player to secretly buy his jersey.

On r/NBATalk Redditor u/Rafe_Cameron_OBX posted a simple question: "I’m looking to buy an NBA jersey for my boyfriend but I don’t remember who his favorite player is. Can you guys help me out?"

What followed was a set of "clues" that put NBA fans in the middle of a game of Guess Who?

claire de lune (@clairempls.bsky.social)

Sykes (@mikedsykes.bsky.social)

There you have it. Victor Wembanyama is now Hector Banana-Bread. We don't make the rules here, we just explain them.

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