France finalizes 12-man roster for World Cup, Mathias Lessort is in / News - Basketnews.com

Mathias Lessort is cleared to join the French national team for FIBA World Cup 2023. The announced 12-man roster includes three NBA players -- Rudy Gobert, Evan Fournier, and Nicolas Batum.

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Mathias Lessort has been given the green light to take part in the upcoming FIBA World Cup 2023, as confirmed by the official announcement from the French Basketball Federation.

The big man had diligently adhered to a care regime coordinated between the medical teams of both the French national team and Panathinaikos Athens.

Lessort will join the French NT in Jakarta on Tuesday, August 22. He has not participated in any friendly games due to ankle issues.

Per the same report, head coach Vincent Collet and team GM Boris Diaw thanked Vincent Poirier and Yoan Makoundou, who lent their valuable assistance to the national team during the final two preparation games in Japan.

France's final 12-man roster is spearheaded by none other than NBA star Rudy Gobert. His fellow NBA compatriots Evan Fournier and Nicolas Batum are also included on the roster.

Dallas Mavericks guard Frank Ntilikina was initially selected for the 12-man roster but he will not compete in the World Cup due to an injury he picked up in a friendly gameagainst Lithuania. Ntilikina will be replaced by Isaia Cordinier.

France will play in Group H in the World Cup together with Latvia, Lebanon, and Canada.

France's 12-man list:

Sylvain Francisco (Bayern Munich) Nando de Colo (LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne) Isaia Cordinier (Virtus Segafredo Bologna) Elie Okobo (AS Monaco) Evan Fournier (New York Knicks) Yakuba Ouattara (AS Monaco) Terry Tarpey (AS Monaco) Nicolas Batum (Los Angeles Clippers) Guerschon Yabusele (Real Madrid) Mathias Lessort (Panathinaikos Athens) Moustapha Fall (Olympiacos Piraeus) Rudy Gobert (Minnesota Timberwolves) Support BasketNews so we could make even better content.