The New York Knicks player Evan Fournier was critical of the way France started the 2023 FIBA World Cup European Qualifiers Group K game versus the Czech Republic on Wednesday.

“Coming back like that in the EuroBasket will be complicated,” Fournier predicted on France managing to replicate the rally from the 12-point deficit in the 2022 EuroBasket. “For a good run to the podium, we must start games better.”