A grumpy Luka Doncic wore an ice pack on his left wrist to his press conference and was heard yelling “FIBA happened” in the mixed zone after Slovenia dropped to a thrilling 90-89 defeat against France late on Thursday night.
The NBA superstar’s first career loss in international basketball – he was 17-0 going into the game – sets Slovenia up with a bronze-medal showdown against the Boomers, who fell to Team USA in the earlier semi-final.
Doncic cut a frustrated figure for most of the game, arguing with officials and battling his own shooting woes, before members of the media heard him mention FIBA – the international basketball governing body – on his walk to the locker room.
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