The French basketball player Victor Wembanyama led his team to a 139-130 victory over the Washington Wizards on Wednesday night. The 20-year-old scored 24 points in the first half and became the fourth-youngest player to score 50 points in the NBA. Wembanyama said: 'Eventually I want the rest of our performances, the rest of our games to overshadow this one.'

• Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama shrugs off 50-point eruption that leaves teammates in awe