France and Japan performed out the sport of the Paris 2024 males’s basketball match, with the hosts prevailing 94-90 because of a hero not referred to as Victor Wembanyama.
As a substitute, it was 21-year-old Matthew Strazel who stepped up when the host nation had been down 84-80 with 10 seconds left to drill a 3 plus the foul, drawing wild scenes in entrance of 27,000 followers on the Stade Pierre Mouroy.
And funky as the opposite facet of the pillow, Strazel slotted the ensuing free throw to take the sport to extra time.