French player called out for padding stats against Luka Doncic

The ending of Saturday’s EuroBasket game between Slovenia and France featured some unexpected controversy after a French player broke one of basketball’s unwritten rules.

France was leading 101-92 and had possession with the shot clock turned off as the final seconds of the game ticked away. Luka Doncic and Slovenia had admitted defeat, so Doncic shook hands with French point guard Sylvain Francisco before the final buzzer sounded.

Francisco could have — and probably should have — dribbled out the remaining seconds. But as Doncic turned to find other opposing players to shake hands with, Francisco decided to pad his stats by making an easy layup with roughly 2 seconds left in the game.

As you might expect, Slovenian players were not pleased.