Euro League
Nikola Vujicic becomes the 11th EuroLeague legend
One of the outstanding figures in European basketball, Nikola Vujicic becomes the 11th EuroLeague legend. The Croatian center will be honored before the game Maccabi – Valencia (December 8th, 9:05 p.m.) on the 12th day of the competition.
He’s on the world’s radar, now he’s officially becoming a EuroLeague legend. The reason for Nikola Vučić, who has won two cups (2004 and 2005) with Maccabi Tel Aviv and been named a member of the top five of Europe’s leading club competition five times.
The experienced center of Villeurbanne, Maccabi, Olympiakos and Efes, who made 192 appearances in 11 seasons, averaging 12.7 points (56% 2 points, 34.5% 3 points, 69.5% shots), 5.4 rebounds and 2.7 assists is one of the most distinctive personalities in the history of the EuroLeague and will be honored accordingly on December 8th before the start of the national team’s game on matchday 12 against Valencia (08/12, 21:05).
This makes Vujicic the eleventh EuroLeague legend after Theodoris Papaloukas, Juan Carlos Navarro, Ramunas Siskauskas, Sarunas Jasikevicius, Dimitris Diamantidis, Mirsad Turksan, Felipe Reyes, Vasilis Spanoulis, Dusan Ivkovic and Simon Mizrahi.
It is worth noting that although more than 10 years have passed since the Croatian center last played in the EuroLeague, he is still one of the two players in the history of the competition with 2,000+ points, 1,000+ rebounds and 500+ assists. The other person who has achieved something similar is Nick Calathes. The two also share another standout feat as they are the only ones to record a triple-double.
Source: sport 24
I am a writer at Sportish, where I mainly cover sports news. I’ve also written for The Guardian and ESPN Brasil, and my work has been featured on NBC Sports, SI.com and more. Before working in journalism, I was an athlete: I played football for Colgate University and competed in the US Open Cross Country Championships.
The illness of Carlos Peruga’s son prompted the EuroLeague to launch a campaign to support children fighting leukemia.
EuroLeague and EuroCup referees will officiate this week’s games with gold laces in a special move to support children battling leukaemia.
Gold has been dubbed the color of childhood cancer, with EuroLeague Basketball wanting to focus on efforts to improve treatments and outcomes for victims of the disease.
Referee Carlos Peruga’s son Lucas is one of 350 diagnosed each year in Spain with acute myeloid or acute lymphoblastic leukemia, a type of cancer that attacks the immune system.
The Golden Cords symbolize the efforts of the Spanish foundation Unoentrecienmil, which launched the ALLTogether program in Spain, a treatment protocol aimed at improving the quality of life of sick children.
The EuroLeague encourages people to donate to togetheragainstleukemia.org
Source: sport 24
I am a writer at Sportish, where I mainly cover sports news. I’ve also written for The Guardian and ESPN Brasil, and my work has been featured on NBC Sports, SI.com and more. Before working in journalism, I was an athlete: I played football for Colgate University and competed in the US Open Cross Country Championships.
Euro League
Thomas: “I try to control everything I can and to be professional, I take things from day to day”
Matt Thomas said of his suspension from the Basketball League in favor of Marius Grigonis that he takes things day by day, stressing that he’s learned to only control what he can and be a pro.
Matt Thomas spoke publicly for the first time after Panathinaikos decided to pick Marius Grigonis for the Basketball League roster in his place, and he was – as Giorgos Serelis pointed out – the absolute pro in his ranking.
The American guard admitted he would like to play but stressed that he accepted the situation as it couldn’t happen due to restrictions on foreign transfers as he learned to only control what he could control.
The American guard spoke at length before the game against Barcelona (23/3, 20:30, Novasports 4 And LIVE from Sportish) for the 30th matchday EuroLeague:
For the game against the Catalans: “They are a very good team with a wealth of talent. We have to prepare properly. We have the momentum, we’ve been playing well and in the right direction for a long time and we’re hoping to win, we’re giving everything.”.
For the keys to the game: “They are talented and we have to match their intensity. But we’re playing at home and we have to lay the foundations for the game early in the first half. Let’s play like we’ve shown over the past few weeks.”.
For being left out of the Greece squad: “It’s important, but I take things as they happen, day by day. I try to control everything I can and be professional. To be the best player I can be and a good teammate for the team. I’m concentrating on training and tomorrow we have an important game against Barcelona.”
About the fact that the season ends for him when the EuroLeague is over: “I’m competitive and I want to play. I came here with that thought and to do what I love. But at the same time things happened that I have no control over. What I’ve learned in my career is to control what I can. I do everything I can to take advantage of every opportunity that comes my way and I think since I’ve been here I’ve managed to do that.”.
Source: sport 24
I am a writer at Sportish, where I mainly cover sports news. I’ve also written for The Guardian and ESPN Brasil, and my work has been featured on NBC Sports, SI.com and more. Before working in journalism, I was an athlete: I played football for Colgate University and competed in the US Open Cross Country Championships.
Panathinaikos will play tomorrow (March 23) against Barcelona (8.30 p.m., Novasports 4 and LIVE from Sportish) without Dwayne Bacon and Mateus Ponitka, as the two strikers have not recovered from their injuries.
Dwayne Bacon and Mateus Ponitka will not be available for Christos Serelis in tomorrow’s (March 23) Panathinaikos game against Barcelona (8.30 p.m., Novasports 4 and LIVE from Sportish) on matchday 30 of the EuroLeague.
Both are still on the mend and have been extremely difficult to play after spraining, with Ponitka racing to catch Olympiakos (31/3) for the EuroLeague.
With the two guards/forwards out of action, the responsibilities of the team’s other peripherals are expected to increase.
Source: sport 24
I am a writer at Sportish, where I mainly cover sports news. I’ve also written for The Guardian and ESPN Brasil, and my work has been featured on NBC Sports, SI.com and more. Before working in journalism, I was an athlete: I played football for Colgate University and competed in the US Open Cross Country Championships.
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