Spurs’ Wembanyama addresses security incident with Britney Spears at Vegas restaurant

SAN ANTONIO — Musician Britney Spears was confronted by security guarding San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama at a Las Vegas restaurant on Wednesday night, Wembanyama confirmed to reporters Thursday.

The rookie phenom is in town for the Spurs’ Summer League games, which start Friday night.

Spears reportedly was seeking an autograph from the basketball player when she reached out and grabbed him by the arm. That’s when a person guarding Wembanyama “pushed her away,” the player said.

“There was one person who was calling me, but we talked before with the security… ‘don’t stop’ because it’s gonna make a crowd. So that person is calling ‘Sir, sir,” and that person grabbed me from behind. So I didn’t see what happened because I was walking straight and I’m told don’t stop, but that person grabbed me from behind… not on my shoulder, she grabbed me from behind.”

“I just know that the security pushed her away. I don’t know with how much force though but security pushed her away. I didn’t stop to look so I kept walking and enjoyed a nice dinner.”

Wembanyama said he didn’t think much of the incident until later when he learned that the person involved was Spears.

“Actually, I didn’t know for a couple of hours. When I came back to the hotel… I thought it was no big deal. Then the security of the Spurs told me it was Britney Spears. First I was like, ‘No, you’re joking.’ Yeah, it turns out it was Britney Spears. I didn’t know because I never saw her face. I just kept walking straight.”

Spears has not commented about the incident.

The Las Vegas Metro Police Department released the following statement:

“On July 5, 2023, at approximately 11 p.m., LVMPD officers responded to a property in the 3700 block of Las Vegas Boulevard regarding a battery investigation. The incident has been documented on a police report and no arrest or citations have been issued. No further details will be provided at this time.”