This affair has poisoned French basketball for eighteen months.
Since the Blues' silver medal won at the Euro in September 2022, Thomas Heurtel (34 years old, 99 caps) is no longer selectable for the France team.
The reason: the playmaker plays in Saint Petersburg.
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However, due to the war in Ukraine, the French federation prohibits any player playing in Russia from wearing the tricolor jersey.
The player and the Federation are now accusing each other of lying about the origin of the story.
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