France's Nicolas Batum said he was "scared to go home" after the Tokyo Olympic silver medalists crashed out of the Basketball World Cup with a shock loss to Latvia on Sunday, Aug. 27.
France was eliminated in the first round after losing 88-86 to the tournament debutants in Jakarta, two days after being thrashed by Canada in their opening game. "I wasn't really ashamed with that jersey but that's the first time I'm really ashamed," said Los Angeles Clippers forward Batum, one of several NBA players in the French squad.
Arturs Zagars then nailed a free throw to put Latvia ahead by two points with 10 seconds remaining, and Sylvain Francisco missed a three-point attempt with France's final chance.
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