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Patrick Anderson has been described as the Michael Jordan of wheelchair basketball.

PARIS, France — After six Paralympic appearances, three gold medals and 27 years of wheelchair basketball, Patrick Anderson is almost ready to move on.

But as he made clear in Canada’s first match at the Paralympics, he plans to go out on his own terms.

Anderson, 45, helped lead Canada to an 83-68 victory over France in the first round of men’s wheelchair basketball pool play, scoring 31 points on Friday.

The Canadian star didn’t face a friendly crowd. French fans showed up to Bercy Arena in droves to cheer on their men’s team, who are playing in the Games for the first time since 2004. Every Canadian point was met with a chorus of boos and every missed basket was answered with a collective jab of the French flag.

But the victory helped Canada get closer to …

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