The men’s basketball semifinal game at the Olympics between Slovenia and France came down to one moment.
With France up 90-89, Slovenia’s Luka Doncic was doubled at the three-point line with just over five seconds left, so he gave up the ball to Klemen Prepelic. The guard drove to the hoop and saw an opening.
And in came Nic Batum, who swatted the layup away. The horn sounded, and Doncic’s run with Slovenia came to a heartbreaking end.
That means France will face a USA team that it beat earlier in Tokyo. What a matchup that’s going to be.
But first, let’s look back one more time at this amazing block: