Excluded from the French national team following his signing in Russia, point guard Thomas Heurtel received support from France's captain Nicolas Batum. Los Angeles Clippers forward gave a lengthy interview to Basket USA, where he backed the idea of having Heurtel on the team in the upcoming major basketball events.
Nicolas Batum is one of the best-known French basketball players in the world. He's currently in his 15th season in the NBA, playing for the Los Angeles Clippers. With the end of his career slowly coming to an end, talks have surfaced about him returning to compete in Europe.
Tony Parker is an ambitious president and his dream is to make LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne a powerhouse in European basketball. His intentions have been manifest in the signings of Nando De Colo and Joffrey Lauvergne, among others, but he does not intend to stop there. Nicolas Batum, who has had a share in the French club since 2007, could be up next.
Excluded from the French national team following his signing in Russia, point guard Thomas Heurtel received support from France's captain Nicolas Batum. Los Angeles Clippers forward gave a lengthy interview to Basket USA, where he backed the idea of having Heurtel on the team in the upcoming major basketball events.
Nicolas Batum is one of the best-known French basketball players in the world. He's currently in his 15th season in the NBA, playing for the Los Angeles Clippers. With the end of his career slowly coming to an end, talks have surfaced about him returning to compete in Europe.
Tony Parker is an ambitious president and his dream is to make LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne a powerhouse in European basketball. His intentions have been manifest in the signings of Nando De Colo and Joffrey Lauvergne, among others, but he does not intend to stop there. Nicolas Batum, who has had a share in the French club since 2007, could be up next.
While Victor Wembanyama is being touted as the next great prospect from overseas, Nicolas Batum will start his 15th NBA season this week. At 33 years old, the Los Angeles Clippers forward has seen many young French players try to establish their names in the NBA. However, only a bunch of them play longer than just a couple of years.
Victor Wembanyama sent the NBA world into a frenzy with two monster performances against G League Ignite last week where he averaged 36.5 points, 7.5 rebounds, and 4.5 blocks. Los Angeles Clippers veteran forward Nicolas Batum, one of the leaders of the French men's basketball national team for over a decade, has been monitoring Wembanyama for four years now.
Nicolas Batum held a Q&A session on Twitter and answered various people's questions. According to the 14-year NBA veteran, his greatest career accomplishment involves staying in the strongest basketball league for such a long time and playing there every year. He added that it's also the hardest part of being an NBA player.
French forward Nicolas Batum, who's also the captain of the French national team, is declining his $3.3 million player option and will test free agency, ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reports.
Real Madrid became the champions of Europe last night after defeating Liverpool in the UEFA Champions League. Although they were outshot 23 to 3, the Spanish club managed to pull off an upset victory to increase the trophy tally to 14.
French forward Nicolas Batum, who's also the captain of the French national team, spoke with L'Equipe about his future and the potential addition of Joel Embiid to the French national team. The L.A. Clippers player has already announced that he won't play at EuroBasket in September in order to prepare better for the next season and take some more time with his family during the offseason. "It ...
The Los Angeles Clippers player Nicolas Batum has decided not to participate in the EuroBasket 2022 (September 1-18) with the French national team. In an interview with First Team, the 33-year-old admitted that it was difficult for him to recover physically after the Tokyo Olympics and compete this season. Batum also added: "I have a huge season ahead of me with the Clippers. This may be my only ...
The 2024 Paris Olympics will take place two and a half years from now, but the venue where the basketball tournament will be hosted has already raised much controversy.The first week of the tournament should be played in Hall 6 of the Porte de Versailles, where the annual Agricultural Show takes place in the early spring. Later on, the final phase of the Olympic tournament will be contested in ...
Los Angeles Clippers forward Nicolas Batum entered the COVID-19 protocol hours before Wednesday night's road game against the Denver Nuggets. The contest is the opener of an eight-game road trip for the Clippers. Batum was coming off his best game of the season as he established season highs of 32 points and seven 3-pointers in Monday's 139-133 home win over the Indiana Pacers. The 33-year-old ...
French forward Nicolas Batum will miss time as he entered the league's health and safety protocols, as announced by LA Clippers head coach Tyronn Lue. Batum could miss several games. Coach Tyronn Lue said that he's not sure how much time Batum will miss: "I'm not sure, but I expect him to be out for a while. I'm not sure about the timetable, though", Lue explained. Batum started this season ...
Past week’s obvious topic was the general offensive slump in the NBA. While offensive ratings and shooting accuracies are very low compared to recent years, European players made decent contributions to improve the deteriorating effects of such problems. Last night’s Ricky Rubio explosion with eight three-pointers and career-high 37 points was a prime example of this contrasting trend ...
After resurrecting his NBA career with the Los Angeles Clippers, Nicolas Batum will re-sign with the team. Terms were not disclosed for the 32-year-old free agent, who averaged 8.1 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 2.2 assists in 67 games (38 starts) last season with the Clippers. "Nico is a terrific player, a selfless teammate and a consummate professional, who lifts us in a lot of different ways," ...
Nicolas Batum saved France's Olympic hopes with a crucial last-moment block against Klemen Prepelic to help his team advance to the final. After the game, Batum talked about the last play and his Olympic dream. "I had to make a play like that. I have been in the Olympics twice and I have been hurt twice. I have dreamed of playing in the Final my whole life. I discovered the Olympics in 1996. I ...
Nicolas Batum was among France's leading scorers and more experienced players, but a 32-year-old forward didn't hide his anxiousness prior quarter-finals game against Italy. "That was the most nervous I had got since I started playing for the national team in the past 13 years. I think the pressure I got personally this morning was the most because I could not lose that game. I have gotten medals ...
According to a report from Chris Haynes of Yahoo! Sports, French forward Nicolas Batum is drawing a lot of interest in the NBA free-agent market. Batum, who played with the Clippers this season, has received interest from Miami Heat, Golden State Warriors, and Indiana Pacers so far. The Los Angeles Clippers, though, remain interested in keeping him around. Batum averaged 8.1 points, 4.7 rebounds, ...
