Victor Wembanyama has lit up the NBA this season.

The San Antonio Spurs star is making an unprecedented impact on the league, breaking all sorts of records while establishing himself as the runaway Rookie of the Year favourite.

Wembanyama (left) is arguably the greatest rookie since LeBron James
The 7ft 4in centre is a defensive beast with the handles and shooting touch of a point guard.

He’s been described as a ‘unicorn’, an ‘alien’ and a ‘freak of nature’, and Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce has a hilarious theory on how Wemby was ‘made’.

Speaking on the recent episode of his ‘New Heights’ podcast with brother Jason, the NFL tight end said of Wembanyama: “You can’t tell me that dude wasn’t made in a f***ing lab over there in France.

“Lab-grown diamonds, that’s a lab-grown-f***ing NBA player,” he joked.

Former Eagles center Jason then interjected saying: “Don’t do this. Do not give any of these other conspiracy theorists anything else to latch onto, please.”

“Can’t wait until I f***in’ make one,” Travis added, fuelling speculation he wanted to have a baby with girlfriend Taylor Swift.

“You can’t wait to make what, Trav?!” one fan wrote on X.

“He sure did let that slip ha,” added another.

Travis joked he thinks Wemby was ‘made in a lab’

Swift attended numerous Chiefs games last season and was at the Super Bowl to see Kelce win
However, others suggested fans shouldn’t take what he said so seriously.

“You guys need to understand that they joke a lot in this podcast – please don’t take it seriously,” one person responded.
San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama gives brilliant post match interview after big win against Oklahoma City Thunder
As for Wemby, while it may seem like he was made in a lab, the reality is he’s been blessed with incredible genetics and God-given talent.

The 20-year-old France star is doing things fans haven’t seen before in a year that’s supposed to be about him finding his feet.

In December, he became the youngest player in NBA history to put up at least 20 points and 20 rebounds in a game.

In February, Wemby notched the second triple-double of his career 27 points, 14 rebounds, and 10 blocks in a 122–99 win over the Toronto Raptors.

He became the first player to achieve a triple-double via points, rebounds, and blocks since Clint Capela in 2021 and became the first player in NBA history to put up a 20-point, 10-block triple-double in fewer than 30 minutes played.

Against the Lakers later that month, he became the youngest player in NBA history to record a five-by-five – a total of five in five statistical categories.

He had 27 points, 10 rebounds, eight assists, five steals, and five blocks in a 123–118 loss.

More recently he became the first rookie since Tim Duncan to put up at least 200 blocks in a season.

In his rookie season, he has a chance of joining six legendary big men to average at least 20 points, 10 rebounds and 3.5 blocks in a single season.

Hakeem Olajuwon did it six times while Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (three), David Robinson (three), Alonzo Mourning (two), Patrick Ewing and Shaquille O’Neal are the only other players to do it.

Barring something catastrophic, Wemby will be the face of the NBA for the next 15 years and could well be in the GOAT conversation when all is said and done.