The Blues have undoubtedly suffered from the absence of their major pawns, in particular Victor Wembanyama, the new star of the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA, at the world championship which takes place in Indonesia.
Great favorites of the Basketball World Cup, the France team experienced a historic humiliation. Badly embarked on the competition against Canada, the Blues did not have the reaction they needed against Latvia during their second outing last Sunday. Against the Latvians, France suffered a tragic defeat which quickly put an end to its journey at this World Cup. While the reactions continue to rain after this historic disappointment of the Blues as the Olympics approach they are hosting in 2024, Nicolas Batum, the captain of the Blues, returned to the absence of Victor Wembanyama in this competition.Victor Wembanyama
Drafted by the Spurs last June, the 19-year-old pivot snubbed the national team for this World Cup, preferring to focus on his NBA debut. Asked by the Parisian, the captain of the Blues gave his frank opinion on the absence of Wembanyama in the world. “Even though I’ve never played with him before and we don’t have any competition experience in common, it’s obvious that we miss him. His offensive and defensive performance, his size, his talent, his aura: everything would have brought a big plus to our team which is already very strong. We will have to do without him for this time and we will do it”, first advanced Batum.
« Good for us if he had come«
“Did he make the right decision? There is such expectation around him. I told him when he announced his package to us. His situation is incomparable, no one has known one like his in the history of our sport. So we can’t judge since it never existed. He had no bad decision to make. Good for us if he had come. If he’s not there, it’s a good thing for him. The main thing is that he is well in his choice to have the best possible season”, continued the captain of the Blues on Victor Wembanyama.
One thing is certain, the rout hurts and the time has come for mobilization a few months before the 2024 Olympics with the Blues. If he was not there for this world, the Blues can count on Victor Wembanyama who has already said that he will be present for the big Olympic meeting.
2023-08-29 22:47:32
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