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See something else. While I assume that's not exactly what Nic was trying to say, it perfectly describes what he needed to do after an eventful summer that unfortunately concluded with Batum committing a now infamous foul on Juan Carlos Navarro at the end of France's 66-59 loss to Spain in the men's basketball quarterfinals at the 2012 Summer Olympics. "What I'm mad about is what I showed to people about myself, what I showed about the game, about France, everything," said Batum. "I feel bad about it because that's not me. I'm human. I lost it. I just lost it. "You don't want this type of action. I can't do it. You can't see that on the court. If the (International Basketball) Federation or the Olympics want to suspend me a couple games or fine me, I'm okay with that. I won't say anything." TrailBlazers.com

Portland Trail Blazers, France, Nicolas Batum, Juan Carlos Navarro 

I did not know, however, that during a recent interview on French cable station Canal+, San Antonio Spurs point guard Tony Parker and French national handball team player Nikola Karabatic were asked by a viewer, "Par solidarite pour Kate Middleton, a vous de montrer vos tetons aussi ici? Allez!" Loosely translated, this means, "In solidarity with Kate Middleton, will you show your nipples here, too? Go ahead!" The answer: Yes. Yahoo! Sports

San Antonio Spurs, Tony Parker, France 

In an interview with Le Progres, Tony Parker confirmed that he is still involved with ASVEL Villeurbanne. The PG of the Spurs strongly criticized the signing of Chace Stanback, a newcomer in Villeurbanne. "He is null. He is not the player we had thought. We have a genius as scout. I don't want to criticize Bob Sudre, but when you watch players, there are more that are better than him. Personally I told him: 'Who is that guy?'" said Parker who confirmed that Stanback is still in the roster of ASVEL. Sportando

San Antonio Spurs, Tony Parker, France, ASVEL 

Mickael Pietrus is practicing with Pau Orthez (in France). Catch and Shoot

Free Agency, Mickael Pietrus, France, Pau Orthez 

After Anthony Mason, Cholet might lose also Ben Uzoh, as reported by Catch and Shoot. The French team is on the market looking for a PG and the experience of Uzoh with Cholet might be close to an end. Sportando

France, Ben Uzoh, Cholet 

Cholet announced the signing of Edwin Ubiles. The player spent last season in D-League with Dakota Wizards averaging 19.2ppg, 5rpg and 3.2apg. Sportando

France, Cholet, Edwin Ubiles 

Tony Parker wants quit the the financial and sport department of ASVEL Lyon if the new arena project doesn't move forward. "I really want to do my project in ASVEL, but if I can’t I will find others possiblities," the minor ower of ASVEL said. L'Equipe

San Antonio Spurs, Tony Parker, France 

Shelden Williams: Whats going on everybody?!?! Just updating my page to let everyone know that I am playing for Elan Chalon France this year!! Twitter

Shelden Williams, France, Elan Chalon 

Shelden Williams has signed with Elan Chalon of France. Elan Chalon

Free Agency, Shelden Williams, France, Elan Chalon 

Elan Chalon is in contact with Shelden Williams. Catch and Shoot

Free Agency, Shelden Williams, France, Elan Chalon 

David 'Dubi' Pick: Rashad McCants failed his French physical & is outta SIG Strasbourg. Something smells real fishy. #UNC #Tarheelnation Twitter

Rashad McCants, France 

Rashad McCants leaves Strasbourg! Catch and Shoot

Rashad McCants, France 

Ben Uzoh has signed with Cholet of France. BasketActu.com

Toronto Raptors, France, Ben Uzoh 

You're bad ass NBA player Tony Parker ... but you're French National Team just BLEW the Olympics and walked away in 6th place ... what do you do? Party your face off with $20,000 worth of booze ... that's what. It all went down at Chinawhite Nightclub in London ... San Antonio Spurs studs Tony Parker and Boris Diaw rolled in with their French team Thursday night ... a mere 24 hours after losing to Spain and sealing their elimination from medal contention. TMZ.com

Tony Parker, France, Boris Diaw, Olympics 

Parker, Diaw and the rest of Team Frenchy popped multiple bottles of Cristal and a magnum-sized Veuve Clicquot ... along with other effective libations. And they didn't party alone ... sources tell us several members of Germany's women's volleyball team were kickin' with the baskeballers. When it came time to pay the bill, we're told the honor went to Boris Diaw ... who even left a $2,000 tip. TMZ.com

France, Boris Diaw, Olympics 

Jose Manuel Calderon: "(The French) say they deserved to win because of the Brazil thing? They can play for places fifth to eighth, that's what's up." EuropaPress

Toronto Raptors, Jose Manuel Calderon, Spain, France, Brazil, Olympics 

Jose Manuel Calderon: "You can be critical about the style or about picking one player over another, but not about some of the things they've talked about out there: that we had to be out of the Games, that we don't have Olympic spirit and things that are false. That's what hurt us." El Pais

Toronto Raptors, Jose Manuel Calderon, Spain, France, Olympics 

Have people tried to hurt the reputation of the team? Jose Manuel Calderon: "Maybe there's people tired of losing against us. It's a matter of streaks sometimes.". El Pais

Toronto Raptors, Jose Manuel Calderon, Spain, France, Olympics 

Vincent Collet (France's head coach) when asked about the Batum punch on Navarro: "Ask Rudy Fernandez about what he did to Tony Parker at the Eurobasket final last year." 20minutes.fr

Tony Parker, Rudy Fernandez, Spain, France, Olympics, Vincent Collet 

When Batum could've stopped the clock with a slap on the arm, he punched Spain's Juan Carlos Navarro in the groin. "I wanted to make sure he had good reason to flop," Batum said. Asked if he believed he had accomplished his goal, Batum told Yahoo! Sports with a smile, "I hope so." Yahoo! Sports

Spain, France, Nicolas Batum, Olympics, Juan Carlos Navarro