The host country has a lot of pressure on them in the win-or-go-home game.
In a win-or-go-home game between France and Canada in Tuesday's Olympic quarterfinals men's basketball game, French coach Vincent Collet decided to take center Rudy Gobert out of the starting lineup.Gobert struggled in France's last game vs. Germany on Saturday. He scored just four points and tallied one rebound in the team's 85–71 loss.
There's a lot of pressure on France to perform well in every sport at the Olympics since they are the host country, with men's basketball being another one of those sports that French fans expect to see great success. France won the silver medal in men's basketball during the Tokyo Olympics. The NBA's Rookie of the Year, Victor Wembanyama, was named as the starting center for Tuesday's game instead. Wembanyama has led Team France in points , rebounds and assists so far in the Olympic campaign.Madison Williams is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated, where she specializes in tennis but covers a wide range of sports from a national perspective. Before joining SI in 2022, Williams worked at The Sporting News.
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