Apologized Silven Francisco for the His move that caused tension in the finale of the match between France and Slovenia. With the game being judged 101-92, the French guard gave Luca Doncic his hand giving the feeling that he would not attack, but after the handshake he attacked the basket and scored undisturbed causing the justified reaction of the Slovenians.
The Zalgiris guard took responsibility and apologized after the match. “I apologized. I went to give my hands and go to Lai as I said to Luke. The only thing I really regret is the simple handshake – I should have told him, “no, he play defense” because the differences count. You know, we have a difference of points, which is very important in Eurobasket, so it came to my mind. At the end of the day, I would never do this, but I fully take responsibility and I just have to go ahead“, He stressed.
The Lakers superstar said on his part: ‘In the end we exchanged handshake. The points difference may be significant, but we have exchanged handshake. I didn’t think he would go to score again“, Doncic, who had 39 points, said of the incident.
Luka Doncic Daps Up Sylvain Francisco and then He Goes and Takes a Wide Open Layup Before the Buzzer ??
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Source: Sport Fm
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