Bourousis: “I wanted to repay what AEK did for me, I never mocked Olympiacos”

THE Yannis Bourousis he was hosted on Cosmote TV’s “Pick and Roll” show and talked about his great career.

The 39-year-old former centre, referred to his passage from AEKin his relationship with Dusan Ivkovicto her with his followers Olympiakoubut also in the opportunity he had to compete in NBA.

In detail what Yannis Bourousis said:



“I was a tall kid for my age, but in Karditsa there were other more developing players, so they gave them a base. I believe that many talents have been lost. If I played in the team then there would be a problem in getting my card. The whole process of going to AEK was particularly lucky. Duda was impressed by my shooting, regardless of the fact that in the following years he wouldn’t let me shoot. The people in that group are like gospel to me.

I am sensitive and I want those who help me to reciprocate. So when I came back from my surgery I wanted to repay what the administration did for me. I didn’t know I would make it this far, but I was stubborn and fearless when given the opportunities. I believe that the feeling and experience of those who made the decisions brought me to AEK. They took a risk and it worked out for them.”



About the Duda chapter: “Since he is not alive, we don’t need to talk about him. From the first moment I have told the truth about what happened. He is a great coach and it shows in his career. I’m still bitter with him.”

About his relationship with the world of Olympiakos: “I went to SEF to the Karditsa game against Olympiakos. A part of the world holds a grudge against me because I went to Panathinaikos. In my 5 years in the team I definitely became better known and a better player. I never made fun of Olympiakos.”

On the “no” to Popovich: “I have no regrets about my decision not to go to San Antonio because of the problems I had with my knees. The contacts had been made and we had found them, if I went there and was rejected for those reasons I think it would have affected me negatively. After the season with Baskonia I had contacts with the Atlanta Hawks and the Golden State Warriors. I would go to the Hawks if Splitter left, which in the end he didn’t. I said no to the Warriors because the money wasn’t good, so I went to Panathinaikos.”

About his relationship with Giorgos Printezis: “I met Printezis for the first time at Limanakia in Vouliagmeni. He is brilliant and we share the same passions. Although I have not seen him in person for quite some time, we talk almost every day and in the end that is what remains. Unfortunately I will not be able to be at AegeanBall this year, I will be in Las Vegas to see players from the NBA Summer League. Christos Stavropoulos will also be there.”

{“@context”:”http://schema.org”,”@type”:”VideoObject”,”name”:”Γ. Μπουρούσης: «Ποτέ δεν κορόιδεψα τον Ολυμπιακό, οι άνθρωποι της ΑΕΚ ήταν σαν ευαγγέλιο για μένα» “,”description”:”Γ. Μπουρούσης: «Ποτέ δεν κορόιδεψα τον Ολυμπιακό, οι άνθρωποι της ΑΕΚ ήταν σαν ευαγγέλιο για μένα» “,”thumbnailUrl”:”https://imageservicethumbs.glomex.com/dC1icnltcWgyYzByMHgvMjAyMy8wNS8xMS8xMC8yNl8zNF82NDVjYzJkYTMyNWY3LmpwZw==/profile:player-960×540″,”duration”:”PT13M29S”,”uploadDate”:”2023-05-11T10:25:16.000Z”,”embedUrl”:”https://player.glomex.com/integration/1/iframe-player.html?integrationId=eexbs13jtbwtdve&playlistId=v-csjddxv3q6kh”,”provider”:{“@type”:”Organization”,”name”:”glomex GmbH”,”logo”:{“@type”:”ImageObject”,”url”:”https://player.glomex.com/[email protected]”,”width”:136,”height”:146}},”regionsAllowed”:”GR”}