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Boston Celtics alum Juancho Hernangomez’ EuroBasket gold highlights

The end result of the man who played Spanish wunderkind Bo Cruz in the Netflix “Hustle” film was a real-life movie finish to the Spanish National Team’s run to get the gold in this year’s EuroBasket.

Former Boston Celtics forward Juancho Hernangomez had a solid if not extraordinary series of games in the European Basketball Championship until the EuroBasket final against France. Hernangomez, in what was easily his best outing of the quadrennial summer event, helped Spain win gold on Sunday.

The ex-Boston big man put up 27 points, 5 rebounds and 2 steals with just 2 turnovers and 1 personal foul. He finished a white-hot 9-of-11 shooting from the floor — 7-of-9 from beyond the arc — in just over 26 minutes of playing time.

The end result for the man who played Spanish wunderkind Bo Cruz in the Netflix film “Hustle” was a real-life movie finish to the Spain’s run to the gold in this year’s EuroBasket.

To see Hernangomez’s big game in highlight form yourself, take a look at the clip embedded below courtesy of the folks over at the FIBA YouTube channel.

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Boston alum Juancho Hernangomez saves best for last, helps Spain win EuroBasket gold

Hernengomez put up an impressive 27 points, 5 rebounds, and 2 steals in just over 26 minutes of game time.

Former Boston Celtics forward Juancho Hernangomez saved his best game of the European Basketball Championship for last, helping Spain win EuroBasket gold with an 88-76 victory over France and its trio of former Celtics.

Hernengomez put up an impressive 27 points, 5 rebounds and 2 steals in just over 26 minutes of game time. He shot 9-of-11 from the field, a red-hot 7-of-9 from beyond the arc and 2-of-2 from the stripe. On the other side of the court, ex-Celtics shooting guard Evan Fournier led France’s silver-medal effort with 23 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and a steal.

Former Boston big man Guerschon Yabusele added 13 points, 2 boards and 6 assists, and former Celtics center Vincent Poirier chipped in 4 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist, but it was not enough.

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Celtics alum Guerschon Yabusele powers 95-54 French drubbing of Poland in EuroBasket

The French National Team crushed the Polish National Team 95-54 behind the Dancing Bear’s white-hot shooting.

In the knockout round of the 2022 European Basketball Championship (better known as the EuroBasket), Boston Celtics big man alum Guerschon Yabusele led an absolute shellacking of Poland for France. The French National Team crushed the Polish National Team 95-54 behind the Dancing Bear’s 22 points, 4 rebounds, and 2 steals on white-hot 9-of-12 shooting overall and 4-of-6 efficiency from beyond the arc.

Fellow Boston alum Evan Fournier added another 10 points, 4 boards, as many assists, and a steal in the victory for France, and former Celtics center Vincent Poirier chipped in another 8 points, 4 rebounds, and 3 assists to secure the victory and a spot in the gold medal game for their EuroBasket squad.

“The goal has always been the gold medal,” said teammate and Minnesota Timberwolves star bog man Rudy Gobert after the game via Eurohoops’ John Rammas. “One more game to go.”

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Four Boston Celtics alumni battle as France beats Italy 93-85 in overtime to advance in EuroBasket play

Italy up short against the 2020 Tokyo silver medalists and their deeper reserve of NBA-caliber talent in the European Basketball Championship.

The Italian National Team fell to the French National Team 93-85 in overtime in EuroBasket play on Wednesday afternoon, Italy coming up short against the 2020 Tokyo silver medalists and their deeper reserve of NBA-caliber talent in the European Basketball Championship.

On the French side of things, former Boston Celtics shooting guard Evan Fournier put up 17 points, 3 rebounds, and as many assists in just over 33 minutes of play in the win, while ex-Boston big man Guerschon Yabusele joined him in adding 15 points, 7 boards, 2 assists, and 3 steals in a little less than 42 minutes of game time.

Fellow Celtics alum Vincent Poirier added a rebound, an assist, and a block in a little over 5 minutes of play.

On Italy’s side, Boston forward alum Gigi Datome provided the Italian National Team with 12 points, 2 boards, an assist, a steal, and a block, but it wasn’t enough to get past France in the knockout stage of competition.

“Congratulations to France, they deserve the win,” said Datome via Eurohoops John Rammas.

“Today everyone will be sad and frustrated, but from tomorrow we have to be proud of ourselves because we show that we belong to the level of Serbia and France, which are the best teams in the world.”

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Celtics president Brad Stevens spotted at Turkey-France EuroBasket game

What Stevens was doing there was umclear, though he very well could have been scouting an old friend in Guerschon Yabusele or some other prospect.

If you thought it was just you paying more attention to the quadrennial European Basketball Championship — better known as the EuroBasket — than you ever have before, you might be surprised to learn even some of the Boston Celtics’ top brass are as well.

In fact, Celtics President of Basketball Operations Brad Stevens has an eye on the goings-on in EuroBasket action, the former Boston head coach turning up in the audience for the knockout phase contest between the French National Team and the Turkish National Team, confirmed via a FIBA tweet. What Stevens was doing there was umclear, though he very well could have been scouting an old friend in Guerschon Yabusele or some other prospect.

He might also have simply been there to enjoy the game, though knowing the Celtics exec, that seems the least plausible scenario of the above.

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Yabu, Fournier, Poirier send fellow former Celtic Larkin fishing as France defeats Turkey, 87-86 in OT

Three Celtics alumni on the court is worth more than one on the bench, it seems.

With former Boston Celtic Shane Larkin out injured with ligament damage in his hand, per Eurohoops, Turkey fell to France, 87-86, in overtime during the knockout stage of EuroBasket 2022 on Saturday.

On France’s side of the scoreboard, former Celtics shooting guard Evan Fournier put up 13 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and a steal in an inefficient outing that saw him commit four turnovers and shoot 38.5% from the field. Ex-Boston big man Guerschon Yabusele added 9 points, 3 assists and a steal in what was a relatively quiet game from the former No. 16 pick.

Center Vincent “Sexpants” Poirier chipped in 6 points off the bench in the nail-biter that kept the French alive.

The news of Larkin’s injury likely explains much of his shooting woes in recent games for Turkey. The former Miami player is expected to be able to return to action in two months after undergoing surgery.

“The goal is the gold medal but now the goal and focus is our next game in what’s probably the best EuroBasket,” said France’s Rudy Gobert after the game

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France’s former Celtics, Fournier, Poirier, can’t stop Slovenia and Doncic’s historic game

A historic EuroBasket performance that saw Slovenian National Team and Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic put up an absurd 47 points.

In an historic EuroBasket performance, Luka Doncic produced an absurd 47 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists to power Slovenia past France, 88-82, on Wednesday afternoon.

The Dallas Mavericks’ star’s performance was too much for the two former Boston Celtics who played in the game for France; former Boston big man Guerschon Yabusele did not play.

Evan Fournier had the better game, compared to Vincent Poirier. Fournier produced 15 points on 6-of-14 shooting, including a very poor 1-of-6 game from beyond the 3-point arc. He added 3 assists.

While Poirier had a more efficient game than the ex-Boston shooting guard, he only added 2 points and as many boards in 5:40 of floor time in the loss.

With the win, Slovenia (4-1) takes first place in Group B play. France falls to 3-2 and retains a thin grip on second place in the group.

“(Doncic is) really good, but when he makes shots like that, it’s tough,” Fournier said after the game via Eurohoops’ Antonis Stroggylakis. “When you give him shots that he makes, then he gets confident, and then it’s hard to stop. You have to do the job early on him. You can’t give him anything easy.”

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Trio of Celtics alumni lead France to 81-68 blowout of Bosnia and Herzegovina in EuroBasket play

France was led by former Boston big man Guerschon Yabusele with 15 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, as many steals, and a block.

A trio of Boston Celtics alumni led the French National Team to an 81-68 blowout of the Bosnian and Herzegovinian National Team in EuroBasket play on Tuesday afternoon to help push France to a 3-1 record in Group B EuroBasket play, keeping the Lithuanian National Team’s hopes alive to advance to the next stage in the process.

France was led by former Boston big man Guerschon Yabusele with 15 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, as many steals, and a block, with ex-Celtics shooting guard Evan Fournier chipping in another 14 points, 2 rebounds, and 3 assists to help his national team secure the victory.

Ex-Celtics center Vincent Poirier also added another 9 points and 7 boards to the French National Team off of the bench.

“This is the first day that the crowd is with us, so it’s pretty great,” related France’s Thomas Heurtel after the game. “I think we started the game with a good intensity.”

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Ex-Boston big man Guerschon Yabusele leads France to 84-78 win over Hungary in EuroBasket play

The French National Team eked out a close win with help from three former Celtics.

Three former Boston Celtics players helped push the French National Team to a hard-fought, 84-78, win over the Hungarian National Team in EuroBasket play on Sunday afternoon. Chief among the trio was the player taken 16th in the 2016 NBA draft, Guerschon Yabusele, who put up 17 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists.

Ex-Celtics shooting guard Evan Fournier added 12 points, a board, 5 assists and 2 steals. Former Celtics center Vincent Poirier chipped in another 10 points and 5 rebounds to help secure the victory.

“I think it was a quite difficult game; we’ve got a very good start. Unfortunately, we went down very quickly,” said French head coach Vincent Collet after the game via Eurhoops.

“We’re missing the fundamentals and the enthusiasm: that is what hurts me the most from this game,” added Collet.

“They played with a lot of heart until the last second. We had a few moments in which we were unfocused,” offered Collet. “We’ve got to keep working hard to make sure that we get better and it doesn’t happen again.”

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Trio of Boston Celtics among HoopsHype’s best NBA players at EuroBasket

There is no shortage of Boston Celtics alumni among those NBAers taking part in FIBA play around the globe.

While you can’t see NBA basketball early in the month of September all too often outside of the random pandemic-interrupted season, you can see NBA basketball players playing ball, most of which happen to be taking part of late in FIBA competitions like the EuroBasket and AmeriCup competitions.

They are, of course, among if not always the best players on their respective National Teams, and there is no shortage of Boston Celtics alumni among those NBAers taking part in FIBA play around the globe. And according to a recent assessment done by the folks over at HoopsHype, there are a handful of Celtics alumni among the best NBA players at the EuroBasket.

Let’s take a look at which alumni they are — and where they rate in H/H’s estimation.