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"Crippled by hate": Kevin Durant slams fan’s take following Luka Doncic-Sylvain Francisco controversy at 2025 EuroBasket

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Kevin Durant jumped into the controversy involving Slovenian basketball star Luka Doncic and French guard Sylvain Francisco at the 2025 EuroBasket.

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The meeting between France and Slovenia in the initial phase of the Eurobasket 2025 left much more than a scoreboard, which ended with a 103-95 in favour of the French.. In the final seconds, with the French triumph assured, Sylvain Francisco starred in an action that soon became viral: after shaking Luka Doncic's hand, he decided to penetrate the ring and score an unopposed tray.The gesture, considered by many as unnecessary and disrespectful, …

The French basketball player insurrectioned against the differential treatment which he was subjected to after having suffered a wave of hateful messages, unlike other internationally recognized players. Last Saturday, during the victory of the Blues against Slovenia, Sylvain Francisco provoked a controversy by marking a basket in the final seconds of the [...] The article Sylvain Francisco denounces the silence of the FIBA against racist insult…

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Sportskeeda broke the news in on Monday, September 1, 2025.
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