The deadline is approaching. Less than a month before the start of the Olympic Games (July 26 – August 11), the French basketball team – which will begin its tournament on July 27 – begins its series of preparation matches before the competition.
This Wednesday, July 3, Victor Wembanyama, Bilal Coulibaly and Nicolas Batum will host Turkey at the Kinderarena in Rouen.
Les Bleus are facing an opponent against whom they had struggled to win, in the round of 16 of Eurobasket 2022 (87-86 aet). Rudy Gobert had then scored a saving basket in the last seconds of the game to avoid an early defeat.
This time, Vincent Collet will be able to count on a team that combines experience and youth. Amputated of a player in the racket with the withdrawal of Vincent Poirier, injured in the left ankle, France can however rely on a duo of renowned interiors.
Victor Wembanyama, NBA rookie of the year, will be partnered in sequences with Rudy Gobert, voted best defender in the Major League for the fourth time in his career. Having been together for several weeks, the Blues will then play five more games before the start of the Olympics.
>> The France-Turkey match can be followed this Wednesday, July 3 at 9 p.m. on the L’Equipe channel.
