By Michael C. Wright | ESPN, 2026-01-28 07:41:40
圣安东尼奥马刺队球星维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 于周二就明尼苏达州联邦探员制造的两起致命枪击案发表了看法，他表示自己对此感到“恐惧”。
枪击案的受害者分别是37岁的ICU护士亚历克斯·普雷蒂 (Alex Pretti) 和37岁、育有三名子女的母亲蕾妮·古德 (Renee Good)。案件发生在近期明尼阿波利斯市一次大规模的移民执法行动中，这在严寒中引发了抗议活动，并导致全市范围内的民众与执法部门之间的紧张关系升级。
当被记者问及此次骚乱时，文班亚马在公开发声时表现出些许犹豫，因为他并非美国公民，并且他也承认自己的发言违背了球队公关人员的建议。
“是的，公关部门确实劝过我，但我不会坐在这里给出什么政治正确的答案，”这位法国球员在胜利资本表演中心的训练结束后告诉记者。“每天我醒来看新闻，都感到恐惧。我觉得这太疯狂了，有些人可能会让谋杀平民这件事看起来或听起来像是可以接受的。”
对普雷蒂和古德致命枪击案的调查仍在进行中，两起案件均未提起任何指控。
现年21岁的文班亚马是在美国国家篮球运动员协会发表声明称联盟球员“不能再保持沉默”的两天后，以及在他的法国同胞、纽约尼克斯队的盖尔雄·亚布塞莱 (Guerschon Yabusele) 在社交媒体上发表看法的第二天，被问及明尼阿波利斯骚乱事件的。
“我无法停止思考在明尼苏达发生的悲剧事件，即使我是法国人，我也不能保持沉默，”亚布塞莱在X上写道。“正在发生的事情超出了人们的理解范畴。我们谈论的是谋杀，这是非常严重的事情。情况必须改变，政府必须停止这种运作方式。我与明尼苏达同在。”
文班亚马称赞了他的同胞，表示他“永远为那些敢于说出自己想法的人感到骄傲”。文班亚马告诫说，亚布塞莱的言论“现在可能会付出一些代价”，并补充说，“我们每个人都必须决定自己愿意付出什么样的代价。”
“我阅读新闻，有时会对我自己的人生提出一些非常深刻的问题，”文班亚马说。“但我也意识到，把我心中所想全部说出来，在现阶段对我而言代价太大了。所以，我宁愿不谈论太多细节。”
当被问及是否担心公开谈论此类敏感话题会带来负面影响时，文班亚马回答说“当然”。
“这太糟糕了，”文班亚马说。“我知道我是个外国人。我生活在这个国家，我当然会有担忧。我想目前谈到这里就足够了。如果私下里，我们或许以后可以讨论，但不是现在。”
ESPN记者安东尼·斯莱特 (Anthony Slater) 及美联社对本报道亦有贡献。
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Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama ‘horrified’ by Minnesota shootings
San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama on Tuesday articulated his thoughts on a pair of fatal shootings by federal agents in Minnesota, saying in part that he is “horrified.”
The shootings of Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse, and Renee Good, a 37-year-old mother of three, occurred during a widespread immigration enforcement operation recently in Minneapolis, leading to protests in freezing temperatures and heightened tensions between citizens and law enforcement throughout the city.
Wembanyama, asked by reporters about the unrest, expressed some reticence to speak out because he is not a United States citizen and acknowledged he was doing so against the advice of the team’s public relations staff.
“Yeah, PR has tried, but I’m not going to sit here and give some politically correct [answer],” the Frenchman told reporters after practice at Victory Capital Performance Center. “Every day I wake up and see the news, and I’m horrified. I think it’s crazy that some people might make it seem like or make it sound like the murder of civilians is acceptable.”
Investigations into the fatal shootings of Pretti and Good continue, and no charges have been filed in either case.
Wembanyama, 21, was asked about the unrest in Minneapolis two days after the National Basketball Players Association released a statement saying the league’s players can “no longer remain silent,” and one day after fellow Frenchman Guerschon Yabusele of the New York Knicks posted his thoughts on social media.
“I can’t stop thinking about the tragic events unfolding in Minnesota, and even though I’m French, I can’t remain silent,” Yabusele wrote on X. “What’s happening is beyond comprehension. We’re talking about murders here; these are serious matters. The situation must change, the government must stop operating this way. I stand with Minnesota.”
Wembanyama commended his countryman, saying he’s “always proud of [people] speaking their minds.” Wembanyama cautioned that Yabusele’s words “might have some price right now,” adding that “each and every one of us has to decide the price we’re willing to pay.”
“I read the news and sometimes I’m asking very deep questions about my own life,” Wembanyama said. “But I’m conscious also that saying everything that’s on my mind would have a cost that’s too great for me right now. So, I’d rather not get into too many details.”
Wembanyama said “for sure” when asked whether he feared repercussions from speaking openly about such a hot-button topic.
“It’s terrible,” Wembanyama said. “I know I’m a foreigner. I live in this country, and I have concerns for sure. I think there’s enough details there for now. If privately, we can discuss it maybe later, but not right now.”
ESPN’s Anthony Slater and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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