Minnesota Timberwolves and France national team center Rudy Gobert is planning to sit out this summer’s EuroBasket competition. It will be the first national team competition Gobert has missed for France since EuroBasket 2017.
Earlier this year, Gobert said that playing in the summers takes a toll on him heading into the next season.
“After the Euro, it’s always harder, that’s when you feel the backlash. And you don’t recover the same at 33 years old than at 23,” Gobert, who turns 33 years old on June 26, said in February.
France is also uncertain if Victor Wembanyama will suit up for EuroBasket or not. The San Antonio Spurs star is still recovering from deep vein thrombosis in his right shoulder.
EuroBasket 2025 runs from August 27 through September 14.