(FILES) France's Nicolas Batum lays up during the FIBA Basketball World Cup group H match between Lebanon and France at Indonesia Arena in Jakarta on August 29, 2023. Nicolas Batum, a two-time Olympic basketball silver medalist with the French national team (2021 and 2024), announced his retirement on September 21, 2026 in a video posted on Instagram, after notably spending 18 seasons in the NBA. (Photo by Yasuyoshi CHIBA / AFP via Getty Images)