The MVP award of this year’s Intercontinental Cup to Lucas Martines, after Flamengo’s victory over Burgos in the final in Cairo, was handed over by Vassilis Spanoulis.
On the sidelines of this event, the legend of world basketball made statements, making special mention of the fact that the… time crew came for him. At the same time, she stood by her work FIBA guided by the development of the sport.
Details of what Spanoulis stated:
For the fact that while once receiving awards, he now delivered one: “The time has come for that to happen. “I feel happy that I gave it to Martinez because he deserved it and it was a very nice moment.”
For the differences of the Intercontinental Cup since he won it with Olympiakos in 2013: “Teams from all over the world take part in this event, teams that have different styles of basketball. Other teams from Europe, from Brazil. It is very interesting to see teams with different cultures playing basketball. It is something very beautiful and interesting “.
About how much basketball has changed since 2013 when it won the Intercontinental with Olympiakos: “Basketball is changing, becoming faster, more athletic and more dynamic. It is reasonable. “Everyone is changing, so it makes sense for basketball to change.”
On the importance of the development of basketball around the world and not only in Europe and the USA: “It’s very important to develop basketball everywhere, all over the world. And that is the goal of FIBA, to bring basketball to the whole planet. “It’s very good for people to watch these matches.”
For the development of the Intercontinental Cup: “I see it, because I know the people who run it and I’m sure this event will get better every year.”
The man who’s seen it all and won it all! ??
After handing over the #IntercontinentalCup trophy, we had a chat with the living legend, Vasilis Spanoulis! ???? pic.twitter.com/hQV9s9jrjQ
– FIBA Intercontinental Cup (@FIBAIC) February 13, 2022
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