Against the United States on Saturday night in the final of the Olympic Games, the French men’s team failed to win the coveted gold. As in Tokyo, Les Bleus competed with the Americans but lost, due to a gala performance by Stephen Curry at the end of the game when they tried to turn the score around. For Nicolas Batum and Nando de Colo, it is the end of a golden generation. But not for Victor Wembanyama, who is already determined to take revenge.
Victor Wembanyama, who is expected to be one of the stars of French sport at these Olympic Games, is inconsolable just minutes after France’s defeat in the final on Saturday night against the Americans (98-87). The young Spurs player could not help but cry, but at 20 years of age he still has time to achieve his goals. In addition, he will already meet with Team USA in 2028, in Los Angeles.
Asked after the final, Victor Wembanyama said that the hole with the United States is not as big as it was a few years ago. Serbia has already shown this in the semi-finals and France has also competed. “I’m learning and I’m worried about the warring sides in a few years. The NBA, FIBA, everyone. . . Obviously it is a procedure that has been provided. Of course, Europe is catching up a bit and, as I said, this is not a “We may never have another chance, but they won’t have another either. No one knows what will happen. What is certain is that we are developing. The basket is developing here,” he tells France Télévisions.
A real phenomenon who has only been talked about for a few years, Victor Wembanyama has assumed his new role perfectly. The French basketball player played in the Olympic Games for the first time after his first season in the NBA and obviously needs to win the gold medal one day, and why not in 2028, on American soil, in Los Angeles. Meanwhile, it’s France’s fourth silver medal, a waste of time in the final against Team United States.