While rejoicing at the umpteenth reunion between France and Spain in the EuroBasket final, Nicolas Batum certainly did not expect to see such a response.
“
France-Spain, did we really think it was going to be a different final?
“, asked with a smile the captain of the Blues, absent at the Euro this year.
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Bismack Biyombo's response lends itself less to smiling.
"
From my point of view, I only see a Spain-Africa match
" tweeted the Congolese pivot of the Suns, before continuing: "
no more comment
".
A tweet that sparked his torrent of disapproving comments on the social network, where the message was posted at 1:28 a.m., in relative anonymity until Saturday morning.
Unequivocally, the implication attacks the multicultural strength of this French basketball team, victorious with the manner of Poland on Friday in the semi-finals.
The 30-year-old Congolese has apparently also forgotten that Spain, which the Blues will face on Sunday evening in the final (8:30 p.m.), also counts on elements of African origin, starting with the naturalized leader Lorenzo Brown, great artisan of the route of La Roja so far.
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