# How France Took Over Basketball > HelixNews · Web page: https://helixnews.one/story/9185 · All pages for agents: https://helixnews.one/llms.txt 1 outlet covering · First listed: The New Yorker, Nov 7, 2026, 5:00 AM · Read it: The country spent decades building a development system to cultivate the tallest and most talented kids. Now the best player in the world is French, and its national team poses a serious threat to U.S. Olympic dominance. ## Who's covering it In the order they published: - Nov 7, 2026, 5:00 AM: [How France Took Over Basketball]() — The New Yorker (Magazine, United States) The country spent decades building a development system to cultivate the tallest and most talented kids. Now the best player in the world is French, and its national team poses a serious threat to U.S. Olympic dominance.