Virtus owner: ‘I found Hackett crying outside the locker room because of Scariolo’

They reached a complete rupture Virtus Bologna by Sergio Scariolowith both sides leading to a divorce that can only be described as… plush.

During the press conference for the presentation of the team’s new coach, Luca BankiVirtus owner Massimo Zanetti “cleared” Scariolo by referring to various incidents that led to the decision to fire him.

One of them also concerned him Daniel Hackett, former Olympiakos guard. According to Zanetti, the Italian coach considered the player “finished”, as well as them Teodosic, Belinelli, not wanting to let them play. This seems to have particularly bothered Hackett, who according to the Virtus owner was crying outside the locker room.

In detail what he said:

“For Lundberg? Scariolo said we wanted to send him away. He didn’t let him play and wanted to kick him out last year. How can you say we wanted to kick him out? He wanted a group of young people to drive out all the old ones. Like Weems, my favorite. But not only. I found Daniel Hackett outside the locker room crying. He didn’t want to let him play, for him it was over. Teodosic finished. Belinelli is finished.”