Bismack Biyombo (Charlotte Hornets pivot) : “Despite the defeat, we will bring back great memories to Charlotte. It was a really separate game, we couldn’t tell ourselves that it was a regular season meeting, it was almost like an All-Star Game, in fact. We were on vacation … But we had a good time, that’s the most important. Nico (Batum) was super touched to play in front of his family and friends. We tried to live up to it. We were lucky to be able to bring our owner Michael Jordan with us to Paris. I hope we can have it even more often with us on the road. “
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Malik Monk (back of the Hornets, top scorer of the match with 31 points) : “I tried to be as aggressive as possible, it was not obvious, we were all a little rusty with the trip, the jet lag, all this somewhat special context. I feel the team needs me right now and I’m glad I was able to fulfill my role tonight against the best team in the league. The atmosphere here (in Paris) was incredible, I had never seen that, the audience was full. It was crazy to see how much the French love Tony Parker, Nicolas Batum … People were much nicer than I imagined. I am super happy to have been able to be part of this event. I put a 10/10 to our trip here. “
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