Nicolas Batum continued to struggle at the Rio Olympics in France’s blowout win over Venezuela. The Charlotte Hornets’ guard hasn’t been great during the tournament but his home country has won despite his poor performances. France defeated Venezuela, 96-56, in their second to last group stage game.
France are tied for second in Group A with Australia with seven points. The United States lead the group with eight points as they have not lost a game yet. The French National Team are two points ahead of Serbia and Venezuela in their group.
Nicolas Batum and France are on a three game winning streak after losing their opening match to Australia.