(FILES) Le Mans' French forward Nicolas Batum (L) vies with Chalon's French guard Philippe Brau (C) during their French Pro A basketball match, at the Colysee in Chalon, on February 18, 2007. 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 PHILIPPE MERLE / AFP via Getty Images)