France ‘scared to go home’ after early Basketball World Cup exit
1 year, 3 months ago

France ‘scared to go home’ after early Basketball World Cup exit

The Hindu  

France’s Nicolas Batum said he was ‘scared to go home’ after the Tokyo Olympic silver medallist crashed out of the Basketball World Cup with a shock loss to Latvia on Sunday. “I wasn’t really ashamed with that jersey but that’s the first time I’m really ashamed,” said Los Angeles Clippers forward Batum, one of several NBA players in the French squad. Arturs Zagars then nailed a free throw to put Latvia ahead by two points with 10 seconds remaining, and Sylvain Francisco missed a three-point attempt with France’s final chance. “The momentum completely switched, and when we lost our general - because that’s who he is - it was a huge blow for us,” he said.

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