The NYPD said in a statement that the car ploughed into a crowd at 6th and West 34th Street, in the middle of Manhattan, just after 4pm on Christmas Day

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• Wembanyama became the third player to score 40-plus points in his Christmas debut, joining Wilt Chamberlain (45, 1959) and Tracy McGrady (43, 2000). • Wembanyama became the first player to amass 40-plus points, 15-plus rebounds, and five-plus 3-pointers on Christmas Day.