Boris Diaw

Turkey knocked out of Eurobasket

The Turkish national basketball team has been handed a heavy defeat by host France at Eurobasket 2015, bidding farewell to its dreams of a podium finish, or at least an Olympic berth.

Roared on by a record-breaking indoor crowd in Liile on Sept. 12, France thrived on home support as it thumped Turkey 76-53 to reach the quarterfinals.