The French national basketball team will be without Nicolas Batum at the upcoming European Championship.
One of the most trophy-winning players of the “Gallic Roosters“, with Olympic silver from Tokyo, gold at the European Championships in Slovenia in 2013, decided not to make himself available to coach Vincent Cole.
“I have a long season ahead of me with the Clippers. “This may be my only chance to go to the end and win the NBA championship ring,” Batum told French media.
He has been playing in the strongest league in the world for 14 years, and he has played for Portland and Charlotte.
