NBA’s Rudy Gobert, Evan Fournier and Nic Batum turn attention to 2024 Paris Olympics after being eliminated by Latvia, 88-86

• Latvia was playing without Boston Celtics star center, Kristaps Porzingis 
• France put itself into trouble by falling to Canada 95-65 on Friday
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Three-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year Rudy Gobert and a handful of other league players couldn’t help France avoid an early ouster from the ongoing FIBA World Cup in Asia.

France — a medal favorite in the eyes of many entering this World Cup and the No. 5-ranked team in the world according to FIBA — won’t even get out of the first round of this tournament, a massive embarrassment for a team that will consider itself a gold-medal favorite when it plays host to the Paris Olympics in 11 months.