(FILES) France's Nicolas Batum reacts during a presentation to mark his international retirement ahead of a basketball match between France and Spain in preparation for FIBA EuroBasket 2025 at Accor Arena in Paris on August 16, 2025. Nicolas Batum, a two-time Olympic basketball silver medalist with the French national team (2021 and 2024), announced his retirement on September 21, 2026 in a video posted on Instagram, after notably spending 18 seasons in the NBA. (Photo by Martin LELIEVRE / AFP via Getty Images)