Lefteris Mantzoukas was the one who represented his teammates in Panathinaikosspeaking at the standard press conference and giving his position on the match with Zalgiris Kaunas.
«In every game we strive for the best, first of all for our world but also for us and for all those who support us. As we do in all matches, so in tomorrow we will give everything for the best“, Initially stated the Greek forward.
Regarding the time of his participation in the previous game but also the positive presence of both himself and Vassilis Kavvadas in it, he commented that: “Definitely, I do what I can every day in training and I try to seize every opportunity given to me. Vassilis did extremely well against the Red Star and proved a lot of things, to himself above all. Each game is treated separately. We will have many absences again but we will try hard».
Asked about the “keys” of tomorrow’s match, he replied: “Zalgiris is a team with many experienced players. We will try to run, put some baskets in the surprise and limit the game five against five as much as possible».
Finally, he was asked to comment on the war in Ukraine and the consequences it has in the Euroleague on Russian teams with the departure of athletes and the postponement of matches, he said: “It is a terrible event for the whole world, we are all saddened by what is happening. In such cases, basketball is completely secondary. Every player, every person has the choice to do what he wants. It’s definitely something sad and I hope it stops as soon as possible with as few victims as possible».
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