00:01But after sailing through the group phase with a 4-1 record,
00:05Le Bleu found themselves heading home early,
00:07stunned by Georgia in the round of 16.
00:10The writing is on the wall for Le Bleu.
00:13It's going to be it.
00:15The celebration is on in Tbilisi.
00:18It was a setback for one of international basketball's strongest programs.
00:22The silver medalist at the past two Olympics,
00:25including on home soil at Paris 2024
00:28and eyeing a run at gold at L.A. 2028.
00:33But the outlook remains bright.
00:36Gobert, still among the NBA's elite defenders,
00:39plans to return to the national team during the offseason
00:41to help France qualify for the 2027 FIBA World Cup.
00:47And the Minnesota Timberwolves' big man hopes to be there in Qatar next year
00:51and again at the L.A. Games in 2028.
00:54Yeah, great pass, and he was strong with it.
00:58Big bad Rudy Gobert.
01:03That's the goal, he told L'Aquipe last week.
01:06I want to help France win titles,
01:07and I want to do everything possible to make that happen.
01:10I want to contribute at all of these events,
01:13and I hope I'll be able to.
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