France bounced from hoops WC with Latvia loss

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France bounced from hoops WC with Latvia loss

France came to the World Cup planning to win gold. It won't even make the second round, a stunning development for the reigning Olympic silver medalists.

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unix_joe

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lemmy.ca

They have been a top team without Wemby.

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lemmy.world

They won Silver at the Olympics. They're regularly considered a contender in FIBA competitions. It's a huge drop, in the FIBA world anyways.