Duke Basketball Report · Aug 28, 2023
FIBA Stunner II - France Is OUT
France’s Nicolas Batum (R) shots the ball during the FIBA Basketball World Cup group G match between France and Latvia at Indonesia Arena in Jakarta on August 27, 2023.There was a time when former Blue Devil Crawford Palmer managed to play for the French National team, and they were glad for it. Palmer helped the French win silver in the 2000 Olympics, eight years after his Blue Devil teammate Christian Laettner won gold with the Dream Team in 1992.
It’s hard to imagine Palmer playing for France today. The French, like so many national teams, have multiple NBA players and superb athletes down the roster.
It hasn't mattered in this summer’s FIBA play though.