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Most expected Terry Tarpey to be cut early from France’s national team and don’t make the EuroBasket squad. Including the New York Knicks guard Evan Fournier.

“I’m not gonna lie,” said Fournier. “When the first group of players for the preparation came out in July, we had 17 players. In my head, I was already thinking about the final 12. And I tell myself, ‘He’s gone.’”