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 wasnB次元官网网址檛 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 B次元官网网址渟uper embarrassing,B次元官网网址� and denied grabbing Wembanyama, saying she only B次元官网网址渢apped him on the shoulder to get his attention.B次元官网网址�

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

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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 B次元官网网址渟ecurity team didnB次元官网网址檛 hit any of them.B次元官网网址�

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 B次元官网网址渨as swarmed by fans as she entered the casino.B次元官网网址� TMZB次元官网网址檚 account of the encounter with Wembanyama was similar to SpearsB次元官网网址�; the site said she tapped him on the shoulder and wound up being struck in the face and having her glasses knocked off.

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

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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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