“Ertel is out of France’s national team for the Olympics because he plays in Russia and Zenit”!

From her default players national France in view of her participation in the Paris Olympics, she was disqualified Thomas Ertel!

According to what “Equipe” reports, the 35-year-old point guard is once again not in the options of the “tricolors”, due to his decision from 2022 to compete in the championship of Russia with the jersey of Zenit Agia Petropouli!

In fact, as noted, this was also the reason why missed the recent World Championshipswhile despite the discussions that took place recently to find a solution, in the end, the experienced ace was left out of the team.

The opposition he has arise between the player and the French Federation could not ultimately be resolved, with Ertel’s recent appearance on Tony Parker’s ‘Skweek Show’ exacerbating the situation…

Prive d’equipe de France depuis septembre 2022 car il evolue a Saint-Petersbourg en Russie, Thomas Heurtel ne verra pas Paris. Son choix de careere, ainsi que sa sortie au micro du “Skweek Show” anime par Tony Parker, l’ont definitively mis hors Jeux > https://t.co/UvssHTAE6s pic.twitter.com/XxvT9gy502

— L’EQUIPE (@lequipe) May 16, 2024