THE George Papagiannis will play for the first time after years of career in Euroleaguein a Final Fourwhile the Fenerbahce will face him in the semi-final Panathinaikos ACTOR (24/05, 19:00).
The former player of the “greens” spoke to the cameras about his feelings to compete for the first time in top event of European basketball, while referring to the fact that he will face his former team for a place in the final.
In detail what he said:
On his feelings about being in the Final Four: “I’m very happy, after years of progress in the Euroleague the time has come for me to enjoy the journey.”
If there is pressure: “Certainly in every Final Four game there’s pressure, good pressure. But we have to enjoy it, because if the pressure prevails we won’t win anything.”
Regarding the fact that his first game will be against Panathinaikos: “I think it’s fate. The first time I leave Panathinaikos, I succeed him in the Final Four and I am waiting for the match. I met the people once again at OAKA, I don’t know if they will be against me but they will come to support Panathinaikos. From there, I want to play my game and my team win”.
On the presence of Dorsey and Calathes in the team: “It’s definitely a huge advantage, especially with regard to Nick who I’ve known for years, but also with Tyler we were together in the small Nationals. Nick is definitely my support.”
On where Saras focuses: “The most important thing is defense, he wants us to be tough, run the court and play modern basketball.”
@sporfm946 Giorgos Papagiannis on the SPOR FM camera ahead of the Euroleague Final 4 semi-finals, between Panathinaikos and Fener #panathinaikos #fener #sporfm #euroleague #fyp #fyp??viral #fypage ? original sound – sporfm946
Source: Sport Fm
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