Change of program for the preparation of the French basketball team for the World Cup, organized in Indonesia, Japan and the Philippines from August 25 to September 10. Indeed, after a new agreement between FIBA and the NBA, relating in particular to the period of provision of NBA players to their national teams, the Blues will finally begin their training camp in Pau on Friday July 28.
Initially, France was to face Tunisia on July 27 for their first friendly match. This is finally postponed to Monday July 31 (8:30 p.m.), the time to carry out the medical tests and to meet the usual media obligations.
“People who do not wish to keep their tickets can be reimbursed, via an online form, on the FFBB ticketing site, specifies the French Basketball Federation in a press release. To date, nearly 3,000 tickets had already found takers in Pau. »
The rest of the preparation of the Blues is not modified. They will thus face Montenegro on August 2 in Montpellier, then Venezuela and Lithuania, respectively on August 7 and 9 in Orléans. Then, the French team will travel to Lithuania on August 11 before flying to Japan three days later to complete its preparation in Tokyo against Japan (August 17) and Australia (August 20).
2023-04-27 08:01:19
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