France tops Italy 84-75 to reach men's basketball semifinals

[ASFN Admin]

Nicolas Batum felt a pressure he'd never experienced with the French national team. When the French played in that round again Tuesday against Italy, Batum described those past losses as something of a ghost. Rudy Gobert scored 22 points, Evan Fournier had 21 on the day he agreed to sign with the New York Knicks and France advanced to the men's basketball semifinals in the Olympics for the first time since 2000 by beating Italy 84-75.

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