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The Paris Olympics are drawing near, with countries worldwide gearing up their top basketball players for a shot at the gold medal in August. San Antonio Spurs fans may find themselves backing another contender, France, led by their 7-foot-3 star Victor Wembanyama. The French national team recently faced Turkey in an exhibition game on Wednesday […]

Joel Embiid’s decision when it comes to the national team he’ll be representing in international competitions became a hot topic in recent years, with the Philadelphia 76ers star deciding between two primary suitors in Team USA and Team France. In the end, Embiid decided to go with Team USA, stacking the deck even more for […]

France’s trip to Indonesia for the FIBA World Cup did not go according to plan. They were billed as the favorites in their group, along with Canada. Right from the get-go, though, Rudy Gobert and Les Bleus got off on the wrong foot. They were destroyed by Canada in their tournament opener. An upset loss […]

We’re back and ready to bring you another prediction and pick for Tuesday’s slate of 2023 FIBA World Cup action. Our next game takes us to Group H for a matchup between Lebanon (0-2) and France (0-2) as both teams look for their only win of group play. Check out our FIBA World Cup odds series for our Lebanon-France […]

Nicolas Batum and France basketball expected to contend for a medal in the FIBA World Cup tournament. Instead, they’ve been eliminated after just two games. After the poor showing, the Los Angeles Clippers forward could not hide his disgust. “We’ve been together, we’ve been putting something in place for years…” Batum said after Sunday’s shocking […]

We’re back to bring you a prediction and pick for this slate of 2023 FIBA World Cup action. Sunday’s games wrap up from Jakarta as we head over to Group H to see France (0-1) take on Latvia (1-0) for a critical second game in their group. Check out our FIBA World Cup odds series for our France-Latvia prediction […]

The France Men’s National Basketball Team has always been in the running for the gold medal in the previous FIBA World Cups, having finished third in 2014 and 2019. But it seems like their time under the spotlight is coming to a close, with the new blood of Canada ready to seize their place as […]

Day 1 of the FIBA World Cup group stage ends with a banger as Canada and France get together. It’s time to continue our FIBA World Cup odds series with a Canada-France prediction and pick. These are two of the better teams in this tournament. The Canadian National Team brings a lot of youth and […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves have gotten excellent minutes out of Rudy Gobert since he came over from Utah. Last season, Gobert averaged 13.4 points, 11.6 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 65.9% shooting from the field. Minnesota is counting on Gobert to do the same or better in 2023. Recently, his frontcourt mate Karl-Anthony Towns released a key […]

The San Antonio Spurs and the team’s fans are eagerly awaiting the start of the 2023 NBA season. Victor Wembanyama, the Spurs’ number one overall pick, is a big reason why. The man affectionately known as ‘Wemby’ dazzled onlookers and silenced the doubters with his second Summer League performance earlier this month. Wembanyama is said […]

San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich didn’t want to make a prediction for the Argentina vs. France FIFA World Cup final, and so he dodged the question like a “politician.” Ahead of the Spurs’ Saturday game against the Miami Heat, Coach Pop was asked which team he’ll be rooting for in the World Cup. […]

Think about this — Team France can have a frontline composed of Rudy Gobert, Joel Embiid, and Victor Wembanyama for the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup. That would be bad news for any of their opponents, including Team USA. If French head coach Vincent Collet does call up those three giants to man the paint […]

Rudy Gobert knows Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid will be a huge addition to France when he suits up for the national team, but he doesn’t want to hype things up. Embiid obtained French citizenship and is now eligible to play for France in international competition. In fact, he would have been playing in the […]

Joel Embiid recently obtained French citizenship to be able to play for France on the international stage; however, fans will have to wait for the Philadelphia 76ers star to make his debut for his new national team. According to national team general manager Boris Diaw said, Embiid would have liked to play for France in […]

The United States Men’s Basketball Team will attempt to win their fourth consecutive Olympic gold medal as they prepare to take on a dangerous France squad in the final game of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. It’s time to make a USA-France Gold Medal Game prediction and pick. France defeated Team USA in the opening match of […]

Luka Doncic and Slovenia suffered a devastating loss in the semifinals in the Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday after France escaped, 90-89. Les Blues marched on to the gold medal against Team USA, while Doncic and company have been relegated to the bronze medal game against Australia. Slovenia had the chance to take the historic win, […]

Luka Doncic and the Slovenia National Team put up a terrific fight in the Tokyo Olympics and came up just short of a trip to the Gold Medal Game after losing to France. Doncic was sensational as always and notched a triple-double, but Nic Batum sealed the deal for France with a clutch block right […]

Nicolas Batum decided to return to the Los Angeles Clippers in free agency, spurning advances from teams such as Luka Doncic’s Dallas Mavericks and Stephen Curry’s Golden State Warriors. Just days after deciding to re-sign with the Clippers, Batum and France beat Doncic and Slovenia in the semifinal round of the Tokyo Olympics. Batum played […]

Team USA advanced to the Gold Medal game in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics and they await the winner of the France-Slovenia semifinal matchup. Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic has been the best player in the Olympics thus far, but Clippers forward Nicolas Batum and Utah Jazz star Rudy Gobert were looking to shut his water […]

Pau Gasol and Marc Gasol both announced their retirement from the Spanish national team after the loss to Team USA overnight at the Tokyo Olympics. While Marc is going to play for the Los Angeles Lakers in 2021-22, Pau still has to make a decision on his basketball future. After these announcements, Frenchman Rudy Gobert […]

Team USA fell apart against France to open the Tokyo Olympics, allowing a 16-2 run to close the game in a brutal 83-76 defeat. While many may view this is a surprising and humiliating loss, Team USA head coach Gregg Popovich doesn’t see it that way. Instead, Pop is simply disappointed with the loss and […]

It looked like Team USA was going to avoid another embarrassing loss when they went up 74-67 with just under four minutes to play against France to open the Tokyo Olympics. Instead, the Americans suffered a humiliating collapse by giving up a 14-0 run and ultimately losing, 83-76. So, if you’re counting at home, that’s […]

Utah Jazz big man Rudy Gobert has earned another feather to his cap by recently being awarded as the French Player of the Year. This is yet another amazing achievement for the 27-year-old after securing back-to-back Defensive Player of the Year honors in the NBA. This is via John Askounis of EuroHoops. The French Basketball […]

Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert obviously wanted to win the gold medal for France in this year’s FIBA World Cup. Instead, they had to settle with bronze after defeating Australia in the battle for third. Despite falling short of their ultimate goal, Gobert admitted that bagging the bronze medal still means the world to him, […]

New York Knicks guard Frank Ntilikina and France just bagged the bronze medal after dropping Australia in their battle for third on Sunday at the 2019 FIBA World Cup. The French came back to win 67-59 to cap off a successful tournament. France got major contributions from a number of players throughout the tournament, including […]

After France beat Team USA in the FIBA World Cup quarterfinals, French defensive stalwart an Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert admitted that he’s been dreaming for the moment to come. France beat Team USA, 79-89, to advance to the semifinals in China. While this year’s version of USA Basketball wasn’t that talented to begin with, […]

Team USA head coach Gregg Popovich was not in a jovial mood in the postgame presser following his team’s shock defeat to France in the quarterfinals of the FIBA World Cup. Coach Pop did not hold back when faced with the idea of Team USA not being at full strength due to all the withdrawals […]

Team USA took a 10-point loss at the hands of France in the quarterfinals of the 2019 FIBA World Cup. Joe Harris, who once again got the start for a second consecutive game, noted the Americans didn’t deserve to move on to the semifinals in a barnburner matchup against the French: “At the end of […]

Team USA saw a quick end to their 2019 FIBA World Cup dream of snatching the gold, losing to France 89-79 in the quarterfinals. Not even an hour has passed since the final whistle sealed the Americans’ fate and the witch hunt for who is to blame has already gotten underway. The United States hasn’t […]

Team USA center Myles Turner took a little jab at French big man Rudy Gobert prior to their recently concluded FIBA World Cup matchup, in which France won 89-79. As relayed by John Schuhmann of NBA.com, Nicolas Batum said Gobert used the Indiana Pacers center’s sly comments as fuel for their Wednesday showdown, which obviously […]

FIBA World Cup has produced some major shockers the last two days. After Argentina eliminated Serbia on Tuesday in a big upset, Team USA suffered a shock defeat against France, thereby ending the United States’ dream of bringing home the gold medal. After falling to a highly motivated French side, 89-79, Team USA head coach […]

France is moving on to the FIBA World Cup semifinals after knocking off Team USA with an 89-79 victory on Wednesday. San Antonio Spurs legend Tony Parker expressed his joy on Twitter with a simple “Yes!!!!” and some clapping emojis in reaction to his country’s massive victory: Yes!!!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 https://t.co/Em8LpGlCbC — Tony Parker (@tonyparker) September […]

Team USA was eliminated from the 2019 FIBA World Cup after an 89-79 quarterfinals loss to France, despite a scorching night from Donovan Mitchell, who scored 29 points in a losing effort. The loss snapped a USA Basketball 58-game win streak with NBA players in their roster. The Americans can now finish as high as […]

Team USA center Myles Turner is looking forward to going up against France’s Rudy Gobert. USA Basketball will face France next in the knockout round of the FIBA World Cup in China. Gobert has won the last two Defensive Player of the Year awards in the NBA, something Turner clearly isn’t pleased about. “Gobert is […]

Team USA has gotten off to a perfect yet somewhat unimpressive 5-0 start in this 2019 FIBA World Cup, mustering the top seed in competition and now awaiting the first heavy hitter it will face in this tournament — France. Besides a 53-point scorching of 48th-ranked Japan in the third game of group play, the […]

Team USA breezed past Brazil for an 89-73 win on Monday, improving to 5-0 and obtaining the top seed of the 2019 FIBA World Cup, as they head into the quarterfinals. The Americans also notched a spot in the upcoming 2020 Tokyo Olympics after finishing as the top-ranked team from the Americas during group competition. […]

Utah Jazz star Rudy Gobert is participating in the 2019 FIBA World Cup, and he wasn’t happy with an early-morning drug test after helping France pull out a thrilling victory over Germany: Got woke up this morning for a doping control( BLOOD and urine), the morning after a late game when i could sleep more. […]

Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert has set lofty goals for himself and the French national team for the 2019 FIBA World Cup. In an interview with Marc Stein of The New York Times, Gobert claimed that they have a legitimate chance of winning the tournament. “Our goal is to win it all,” the Jazz star […]

Following a tough outing against Germany on Saturday, Boris Diaw and the French national team were left with nothing but disappointment after making a quick exit despite being one of the favorites to take the EuroBasket title away from Spain. France was merely 3-2 during group play, losing to Goran Dragic and an undefeated Slovenia […]