Forever the first and for the moment, the only ones.
The French team of the Parker-Diaw generation is still the only one to have won a gold medal in a major international competition.
It was in 2013. The Fournier-Gobert generation, never crowned with a blue jersey on their shoulders, failed on the last step.
Let's not forget: two weeks ago, everyone would have signed with both hands to leave Berlin with a medal.
Even if the Blues, in fact, do not leave with the most beautiful metal, the future can be looked at with relish.
French basketball is still at the top.
And not by chance.
So much so that the French team of Evan Fournier, Rudy Gobert and company can dream of gold in two at Paris 2024. That's why.
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