The French men’s basketball team suffered its fourth consecutive defeat in preparatory games for the Olympic Games, falling to Australia 82-83 just six days before its debut in Paris-2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the city of Orleans, Les Bleus were unable to defend their lead just 2.5 seconds before the final whistle in a game in which French NBA star Victor Wembanyama, the best rookie in the most recent U.S. basketball season, shone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wemby scored 17 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and dished out eight assists for the Tokyo-2021 Olympic runners-up, but the bronze medalists in that summer event counted on the contribution of fellow NBA players Patty Mills (24 points) and Josh Giddey (20) to win the game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Before that, France lost in friendlies against Germany, Serbia and Canada, all of them contenders for a medal in Paris-2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The excess of errors is a concern for the host team of the Olympic Games, which will debut on July 27 against Brazil in Group B, which also includes Germany and Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Australia will also play on that day against Spain in Group A, known as the key of death, with Greece and Canada as the other competitors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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