He was warned, but he still made the choice to sign in Russia.
The player of the French basketball team has signed up with the Russian club Zénith Saint-Petersburg.
As revealed by our colleagues from Basket USA, this decision makes him unselectable for the French team, since the French Basketball Federation (FFBB) announced that the players, players and staff of the French teams would no longer be selectable. sign a contract with a Russian or Belarusian club, as long as the conflict between Russia and Ukraine is ongoing.
While the trail of a signing for the Zénith Saint-Petersburg was in the pipes, Thomas Heurtel had attested on his honor that he would not engage with a Russian or Belarusian club during the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. .
By even explaining that the discussions with the Zenith were abandoned.
On Monday, he was the only EDF player not to appear at the press conference held in Paris by the Blues after their defeat against Spain in the Eurobasket final.
To finally sign a contract with a Russian club.
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