Vezhenkov: “It was like a dream that I played against LeBron James”

Sasha Vezhenkov is increasingly showing the extent of his talent and played a key role in helping the Sacramento Kings win over the Los Angeles Lakers. After the game, the left forward spoke about adapting to the new conditions, but also about meeting the “King” of the NBA.

In detail what he said:

To the duel with the Los Angeles Lakers: “When I go home and realize I played against LeBron James, it will be like a dream. But like I said, we won the game. We know who we are. It was a very intense game with a lot of contact. “But I think in the second half and especially in the fourth third we managed to limit their good points and get the win.”

For the play the Sacramento Kings made for him as he entered the floor: “Every time we worked in training, this was a play where we waited for the opponent to make a mistake. They did it, Domantas saw me and we made the basket. Basketball is a game of mistakes, so we took advantage of that.”

For the commitment of his teammates: “I have been playing in Europe for ten or twelve years and have never seen a player come back with an injury in the third game of the season. That shows how much this guy wants to help us win because “Winning is a habit. So he has to get off to a good start. Every player did their part tonight. Malik (Brown)? How about him, he put up 11 points in overtime, relieved DeAaron (Fox) and made big shots. All. I don’t want him to name names, everyone did their best.

For the world of the Sacramento Kings: “We want the audience to defend our home stadium with us in every game. Today they made a lot of noise and that’s what we want. We have to get as many wins as possible. We want the audience to make a noise. Of course there will be ups and downs, but the people are by our side.”

For his own adaptation: “It’s a different pace, the game is different. First you have to adapt mentally. Of course there will be games that are worse than others or, if you will, less good than some others, but I’m here and I work every day. I try to learn from everyone, any help is useful and important.”