#TimeOutZalgiris enjoys EuroLeague Playoffs 1

Tuesday evening painted the whole Zalgirio Arena green for a EuroLeague Playoffs game against Fenerbahce. The fans witnessed an incredible battle and an atmosphere to match, which was all well documented in the latest episode of #TimeOutZalgiris.

Zalgiris TV’s Dalia Belickaite was there to talk to Memphis Grizzlies big man Jonas Valanciunas, who was there to root for the Lithuanian side.

„The shirt’s a little bit tight now… Memphis is known for it, so you could find some great ribs. I missed Lithuanian food in USA. That was probably the largest drawback. No cepelinai…”

One of Lithuania’s greatest athletes, Valanciunas talked about Zalgiris’ achievements in the EuroLeague regular season and their battle for a ticket to the play-offs.

“What they did at the end of the regular season was something that you can only dream of. It’s a pleasure being here, watching great basketball.”

During the halftime of the game, Zalgiris honored the club’s legends who brought home a EuroLeague championship in 1999 and raised the jersey of head coach Jonas Kazlauskas to the rafters of Zalgirio Arena. All the coaches and players on the roster were awarded copies of the 1999 EuroLeague trophy, that were masterfully created by the jewelers of Alpera.

“There are some things I’ve saved from that year. I have a basketball with all the signatures… I’ve got a jersey with all the signatures. It’s not down to one recipe of success, but I think that team spirit, same as we see in Zalgiris today, was the key to victory in 1999.”

The president of the Lithuanian basketball federation, Arvydas Sabonis looked back at the 1998-1999 season and shared that he was very close to joining forces with Zalgiris that season.

“I think I had already gone to Belgrade. That’s just how it happened. A couple hours before the game, they said that the lockout is over.”

Comments

  1. Yep

    Viskas taip, tik yra ir taisytinu dalyku.

    1. palaikyma grazinti i paskutiniu reg. sezono rungtyniu lygi – pradedant skanduociu laiku, himno tempu, ir baigiant kiekvieno, turincio bilieta i ziurovo vieta, isitraukimu. Ne plepialiojimu, ne sarkastavimu – o TIKRU PALAIKYMU. (ar bent perpus tokiu, kokiu turkai savo namu komanda palaike…)

    2. Uzteks to bajerio apie teisinga palaikyma kube, jau isaugta. Vakar juodai sutrukde palaikyti, ismuse is veziu svelniai tariant. Tarsi dvyliktoka oka mokinti daugybos lenteles pries abituros egzaminus.

    Kad komanda su treneriu priesaky ras sprendimus, tuo neabejoju