But how do Normandy trees produce such apples? The region offers the French basketball teams two immense talents in these Olympic Games: Nicolas Batum for the men, Marine Johannès for the women, born six years and one month apart (December 1988 versus January 1995) in the same commune of Lisieux, took their first steps in Pont-l’Évêque.
The eldest has a date this Thursday (5:30 p.m.) in the semi-final against Germany. The youngest showed him the way to defeat this nation: with 24 points scored this Wednesday in the quarter-final against the Germans (84-71) and crazy actions that are her secret, she earned the right to challenge Belgium this Friday in the last four.
