{"id":115621,"date":"2026-04-26T01:30:42","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T04:30:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/sometimes-you-just-need-to-get-away-wemby-shares-that-chess-provides-him-a-much-needed-mental-reset-during-the-nba-season\/"},"modified":"2026-04-26T01:30:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T04:30:45","slug":"sometimes-you-just-need-to-get-away-wemby-shares-that-chess-provides-him-a-much-needed-mental-reset-during-the-nba-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/en\/sometimes-you-just-need-to-get-away-wemby-shares-that-chess-provides-him-a-much-needed-mental-reset-during-the-nba-season\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Sometimes you just need to get away&#8221; &#8211; Wemby shares that chess provides him a much-needed mental reset during the NBA season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The life of an NBA superstar is something many people who have ever picked up a basketball have dreamed of \u2014 playing the game at the highest level, the fame and status that come with it, and all the privileges of being a professional athlete. However, in the middle of a grueling season, constant media obligations, and the weight of internal and external expectations, there inevitably comes a point of mental burnout.<\/p>\n<p>In those moments, players turn to various ways to escape the pressure. Some find relief through video games, books, music, or time with loved ones, while others, like\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketballnetwork.net\/tag\/victor-wembanyama\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Victor Wembanyama;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Victor Wembanyama&quot;}\" class=\"link\">Victor Wembanyama<\/a>, turn to chess, using it as a mental refuge and a way to reset away from the noise of the season.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;I figure it&#8217;s like hitting two birds with one stone. Sometimes you just need to get away,&#8221;\u00a0<\/em>he\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/story\/_\/id\/48389239\/rise-nba-chess-popularity-antetokounmpo-wembanyama-derrick-rose\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:told;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;told&quot;}\" class=\"link\">told<\/a>\u00a0ESPN.<em>\u00a0&#8220;You don&#8217;t have the focus needed to read or the focus needed to study something, so chess is good in that sense.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"heading\"><strong>More and more NBA stars are using chess as an escape from the outside noise<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Chess is not usually something you hear associated with NBA superstars of Wembanyama&#8217;s caliber. However, even during his sophomore season, he made headlines when he decided to engage with fans in a very unique way during the <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nba\/teams\/san-antonio\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:San Antonio Spurs;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;San Antonio Spurs&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\">San Antonio Spurs<\/a>&#8216; visit to New York.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<section class=\"consent\"\/>\n<p>The French phenom posted a tweet calling for fans to meet him at the SW corner of Washington Square Park to play chess, and ended up playing with random fans, giving them a once-in-a-lifetime experience facing a potential future face of the league.<\/p>\n<section class=\"consent\"\/>\n<p>That moment only reinforced the mystique that has surrounded Wembanyama ever since he stepped into the NBA spotlight \u2014 a player for whom expectations for players of his stature are always extremely high.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>That same French elegance and composure he displays on the court clearly extends to his off-court mentality, allowing Victor to remain poised and grounded through the grind of a long, demanding NBA season.<\/p>\n<p>Chess appears to have worked perfectly for the 7-foot-4 center, who is coming off a career season, averaging 25.0 points, 11.5 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 3.1 blocks while shooting 51.2 percent from the field.<\/p>\n<p>Along the way, Wemby strengthened his MVP and Defensive Player of the Year candidacy, led the league in blocks, and guided the Spurs to the NBA Cup Final and a second-place finish in the Western Conference with a 62\u201320 record, marking their first 60-win season in a decade.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>We all know, even through the &#8220;examples&#8221; of everyday life of &#8220;ordinary&#8221; people, how much, in a random week filled with pressure and obligations, we need that kind of release valve, something that can, even briefly, take our minds off the noise and let us breathe.<\/p>\n<p>However, chess seems to be growing in popularity among league&#8217;s biggest stars, with Wembanyama&#8217;s French NT teammate <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nba\/players\/5197\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Rudy Gobert;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Rudy Gobert&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\">Rudy Gobert<\/a> also speaking about its benefits.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;When you&#8217;re just sitting, and you&#8217;re just playing chess, you don&#8217;t have to do anything else but focus on the board,&#8221;\u00a0<\/em>Gobert told ESPN.<em>\u00a0&#8220;But when you actually start to get some fatigue, mental fatigue, physical fatigue, I think it&#8217;s harder to make right decisions, so it kind of challenges you even more.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/vernon-maxwell-allegedly-paid-son-114600462.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Related: Vernon Maxwell allegedly paid his son $40 to keep quiet about the paternity test results to his mother: &quot;After that, I wouldn't agree to any unsupervised visits&quot;;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Related&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Related: Vernon Maxwell allegedly paid his son $40 to keep quiet about the paternity test results to his mother: &#8220;After that, I wouldn&#8217;t agree to any unsupervised visits&#8221;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"heading\"><strong>Wemby is keeping his mind sharp ahead of the playoffs<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>That brings us to the key point of the story. A player achieving both team and individual success this early in his career, at just 22 years old, could easily rely on many other ways to escape pressure.<\/p>\n<p>However, the greatest players are constantly seeking new challenges, which keeps them sharp and mentally strong when it matters most.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>And just like the legendary Lenny Kravitz echoes in his timeless hit &#8220;Fly Away&#8221;, sometimes we have to &#8220;get away&#8221;, break free, disappear for a moment, and in that sense, Wembanyama is no different from the rest of us, no matter how flawless his life may appear from the outside looking in.<\/p>\n<p>While he may have already mastered basketball, what lies ahead is the continued sharpening of Vic&#8217;s mind, and chess has quietly become one of the tools guiding him along that path.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/victor-wembanyama-admits-expecting-history-151212011.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Related: Victor Wembanyama admits he is expecting to make history in the 2026 NBA awards race;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Related&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Related: Victor Wembanyama admits he is expecting to make history in the 2026 NBA awards race<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><i>This story was originally published by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketballnetwork.net\/off-the-court\/victor-wembanyama-shares-chess-provides-him-a-much-needed-mental-reset-during-nba-season\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Basketball Network;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Basketball Network&quot;}\" class=\"link\">Basketball Network<\/a> on Apr 13, 2026, where it first appeared in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketballnetwork.net\/off-the-court\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Off The Court;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Off The Court&quot;}\" class=\"link\">Off The Court<\/a> section. 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