France is headed dwelling 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 stated within the post-game presser. “I’m scared to go dwelling 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 obtained to go dwelling,” Fournier stated. “It’s very robust. Very arduous. We didn’t assume we would depart the match like this.”
Regardless of being knocked out of the World Cup sooner than anticipated, France will nonetheless characteristic within the 2024 Summer season Olympics. They’re robotically certified for the video games because the host nation.