European basketball, aka EuroBasket, is well represented by notable NBA players (former and current), and plenty of them were in action on Friday in the semi-finals between Spain and France.
France boasted a lineup of Tony Parker, Nicolas Batum, Boris Diaw, Alexis Ajinca and Mickael Gelabale. Spain also had plenty of familiar names like Marc Gasol, Ricky Rubio, Jose Calderon, Rudy Fernandez and Victor Claver. Unfortunately for Spain, they were missing two key players in Pau Gasol and Juan Carlos Navarro.
Hoping for a chance to fight for the gold against Lithuania, the two teams were in a tight battle all the way into overtime action. In the end, France managed to upset the Spanish team 75-72. With no one in particular playing well for France – Batum managed just three points and three turnovers – Parker stepped up to score 32 points and was the only player to reach double figures for the team. Gasol had 19 points and nine rebounds, while Fernandez added 17 points.
Here are the reactions of some of the players after the contest:
Congratulation to @tonyparker @theborisdiaw and all the other as well as the Spanish national team for a great game!! #biznation
— bismack biyombo (@bismackbiyombo0) September 20, 2013
“@valdemoro13: El. Domingo a por el bronce ! #somosequipo” — Serge Ibaka (@sergeibaka9) September 20, 2013
Great work and effort by our team. It’s tough to lose in the overtime like this but we must recover and go after the bronze medal on Sunday!
— Pau Gasol (@paugasol) September 20, 2013
Gracias a todos. Se agredece mucho el apoyo en un momento como este. No ha podido ser, pero nos queda una final para poder conseguir medalla
— Ricky Rubio (@rickyrubio9) September 21, 2013
We couldn’t do it today but is not over, let’s keep fighting for the bronze medal. Thanks for the support during all these days #SomosEquipo — jose manuel calderon (@josemcalderon8) September 20, 2013
1 more to go http://t.co/26jrfcRKHt
— Nicolas Batum (@nicolas88batum) September 20, 2013
Congrats to my teammates @theborisdiaw @NandoDeColo @tonyparker! What a game!! Jogao de bola entre Esp e França! Os galos vao pra final!
— Tiago Splitter (@tiagosplitter) September 20, 2013
WOW TP! Just finished watching the FRA-ESP semifinal. What a W for the frenchies! Mr.Parker 32pts!!! LIT & FRA to the final!
— Manu Ginobili (@manuginobili) September 20, 2013
Hopefully, everyone comes out of the tournament healthy as training camps are just weeks away.
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