Thomas Heurtel and his tenth betrayal?

The recent final reaction euro basketballsolved by Spanish victory over France (88-76) and Thomas Hartel The French point guard, who made an obnoxious gesture to the referee at the end of the match, is once again at the center of controversy.And they go…

And much was said about his departure from “Controversial” at the time. FC Barcelona Halfway through the 2020/21 season, the Frenchman’s “abandonment” at Istanbul Airport was included.or its controversial end real madridhe was cut from the team after spending the night in Athens before the game euroleague.

Xabi Pascual signs with Zenit

Given this scenario, shortly after the end of last season, both he and his partner, the White Team, Trey Thompsonthey had an agreement to sign Zenit Saint Petersburg of Xabi Pascal Before 22/23.

So far everything is (more or less) normal. I say “normally” because it is worth remembering that the Russian team is currently “banned” from participating in European competitions next season.

Federation bans them from playing in Russia

But at the beginning of August everything changed :lto the French Federation Basketball leagues forced all players who wanted a summons to play Eurobasket. Sign an affidavit pledging not to sign for the Russian team While the war between Russia and Ukraine continues.

on the contrary, They will not be summoned to participate in either the aforementioned EuroBasket or the 2024 Olympics.also in Paris.

To the surprise of many, HertelThe aforementioned, who had already agreed to move to Zenit, was one of the first to sign and confirmed it at the time. “Of course I signed. Otherwise I wouldn’t be here.” Controversy.

Where did I say I’m Diego…

At the time, Huertel himself was convinced: “My agent is in contact with several clubs. There is also a Euroleague team in Spain. We will see what happens in the future.” can vary greatly.

from France, Dedicated portal BeBasket.fr After the championship is over Point guard could revive deal with Zenit, turn the agreement signed with the Commonwealth before the start of Eurobasket into a dead letter. seeing is believing.

don’t forget that Herteldespite his excellent performance in the European Championship (averaging 10 points and 7 assists in the tournament), he is already 33 and probably thinks that his time with the French team is over. I don’t care about the outcome. It might be because of his change of heart.