(FILES) France's #05 Nicolas Batum celebrates after France won the men's semifinal basketball match between France and Germany during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Bercy Arena in Paris on August 8, 2024. 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 Aris MESSINIS / AFP via Getty Images)