Doncic was bitter at his “goodbye” to Datome and… 7th place for Slovenia

With the 7th place completed its presence at Mundobasket 2023 h Sloveniawhich prevailed 89-85 her Italy in the ranking match.

Of course, a game where the final result – for the general public and not only – takes second place, since it was his last Gigi Datome in his huge career! The Italian forward is hanging up his boots. Something he probably realized before the start of the match bursting into sobs during the rendition of his country’s national anthem.

That’s all.
The man, the athlete, the tear for the end of a path.
Un percorso meraviglioso.#MondialiTipo @FIBAWC pic.twitter.com/V3ApTynK62

— La Giornata Tipo (@parallelecinico) September 9, 2023

In the competitive part, a great protagonist for the winners was their leader, Luka Doncic. The Mavericks superstar finished the game with 29 points, while his 5/10 three-pointers led his team to 45% shooting from behind the 6.75m mark.

On the other hand, for the Italians, who finished 8th, stood out Again and Fondekio with 22 and 16 points respectively. In a real derby in the final, with the attacking foul of the latter being fatal for the Italians.

The quarters: 18-15, 41-42, 60-70, 85-89.

See the match statistics here.