LAS VEGAS — Frank Ntilikina sat out the Knicks’ Summer League loss to the Lakers Tuesday night with a minor injury, but earlier in the day, he watched on television as his other team — the French national soccer team — pulled out a 1-0 victory over Belgium in the World Cup semfinals.
Ntilikina actually was born in Belgium, but he grew up in France from the age of three after his Rwandan parents moved there. He was pulling for France all the way. “That was a great game,” Ntilikina said. “A great level of competition from both teams.