(FILES) France's Nicolas Batum (C) goes to the basket past Italy's Danilo Gallinari (3R) in the men's quarter-final basketball match between Italy and France during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama on August 3, 2021. 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)