San Antonio Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyama said Thursday he believes Britney Spears grabbed him from behind as he was walking into a restaurant at a Las Vegas casino, and that the security detail he was with pushed the pop star away.

Wembanyama said he wasn91裸聊视频檛 told that Spears was the person who grabbed him until hours later, and that he never actually saw her.

Spears, who filed a report with Las Vegas police, said in posts on and that the run-in was 91裸聊视频渟uper embarrassing,91裸聊视频� and denied grabbing Wembanyama, saying she only 91裸聊视频渢apped him on the shoulder to get his attention.91裸聊视频�

She said she had recognized him earlier in the evening and when seeing the No. 1 pick in this year91裸聊视频檚 NBA draft 91裸聊视频� a 7-foot-3 French standout who is entering the NBA with as much acclaim as anyone since LeBron James 20 years ago 91裸聊视频� and she 91裸聊视频渄ecided to approach him and congratulate him on his success.91裸聊视频�

Spears said, 91裸聊视频淗is security then back handed me in the face without looking back, in front of a crowd. Nearly knocking me down and causing my glasses off my face.91裸聊视频�

Police said a report was filed on an incident at the Aria Resort & Casino, but gave no further details.

Spears91裸聊视频� attorney Mathew Rosengart declined comment, citing the police investigation.

Wembanyama said security advised him to not stop for anyone as he walked into the restaurant, mindful that pausing could cause a stir and allow a crowd to build.

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Spears said in her social media posts that she gets swarmed by people all the time, including that same night, but her 91裸聊视频渟ecurity team didn91裸聊视频檛 hit any of them.91裸聊视频�

TMZ first reported details of the event that took place Wednesday night near a restaurant at the casino. TMZ said Spears was in a group of four trying to enter a restaurant for dinner and that she 91裸聊视频渨as swarmed by fans as she entered the casino.91裸聊视频� TMZ91裸聊视频檚 account of the encounter with Wembanyama was similar to Spears91裸聊视频�; the site said she tapped him on the shoulder and wound up being struck in the face and having her glasses knocked off.

91裸聊视频淚 didn91裸聊视频檛 know for a couple hours, but when I came back to the hotel 91裸聊视频� I thought it was no big deal, and then security of the Spurs told me it was Britney Spears,91裸聊视频� Wembanyama said. 91裸聊视频淎t first, I was like, 91裸聊视频榊ou91裸聊视频檙e joking,91裸聊视频� but yeah, it turns out it was Britney Spears. I never saw her face. I just kept walking straight.91裸聊视频�

He was unaware that the situation had made headlines until Thursday.

91裸聊视频淚 saw the news obviously this morning. I woke up to a couple of phone calls,91裸聊视频� Wembanyama said.

Wembanyama will make his NBA Summer League debut with the Spurs on Friday night in Las Vegas against the Charlotte Hornets. He signed some autographs for fans at the Aria on Wednesday night and did the same for a small number of onlookers as he entered a local high school for practice with the Spurs on Thursday morning.

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