(SabaSports) France lost to the United States 87-98 in the men’s basketball final at the Paris Olympic Games, finishing second. After the game, French star Nicolas Batum said in an interview that France would beat the U.S. one day.
“The U.S. is still the best team in the world, but we’re getting closer,” Batum said. We respect them, but we don’t fear them. We will try to beat them every time we meet, but of course it is difficult, you need to play a perfect game, if you make mistakes you will pay.”
“Right now we’re not good enough to beat them, but in the future who knows? In my opinion, one day this will happen. That’s why we call them the Dream Team or the Avengers.”
“We were very good in the final, but Curry was very good at the end of the game. After losing to Germany in the group stage, who would have thought we would be so close in the final against the US?”
“I have played for France for 15 years and of course I want to win the competition and the title, but there are always regrets in sport. In the end, we got a silver medal, and I’m also proud of that.”