France is headed house from the 2023 FIBA World Cup a lot sooner than anybody anticipated. Following a loss to Canada of their opener, France fell to Latvia and has no likelihood of advancing to the knockout spherical.
“I’ve by no means been ashamed with this jersey, however that is the primary time I’m ashamed,” LA Clippers ahead Nic Batum mentioned within the post-game presser. “I’m scared to go house as a result of we let lots of people down. Lots of people believed in us to do one thing particular. We didn’t do it.”
Teammate Evan Fournier echoed Batum’s disappointment.
“We acquired to go house,” Fournier mentioned. “It’s very robust. Very arduous. We didn’t assume we would go away the event like this.”
Regardless of being knocked out of the World Cup sooner than anticipated, France will nonetheless function within the 2024 Summer time Olympics. They’re routinely certified for the video games because the host nation.
