FIRST IMPRESSION: Tai Webster joined Zalgiris this past week and made his Turkish Airlines EuroLeague debut. What was his first impression in the basketball-loving city of Kaunas?
everybody like 6’5 in Lithuania.. even the shorties. proper Meg the stallions out here
— Tai Jack Webster I. (@Tjawtherula) November 10, 2021
ONE TEAM BIRTHDAY: The 2021-22 season marks the 10th anniversary of One Team, Euroleague Basketball’s corporate social responsibility program, which was launched back in February 2012.
Happy Birthday @OTEuroleague !!! https://t.co/GhgOXRhHVp
— Kyle Hines (@SirHines) November 10, 2021
DADDY TIME: “Love energy is the best energy” is the message from Monaco’s Yakubba Outtara. Pictures like these speak thousands of words.
HOMECOMING: Luigi Datome and Nicolo Melli returned to Istanbul, to face their old team Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul.
Welcome back @GigiDatome #EveryGameMatters pic.twitter.com/zMEiq2JU5m
— Turkish Airlines EuroLeague (@EuroLeague) November 12, 2021
Champs!@GigiDatome @JanVesely24 #EveryGameMatters pic.twitter.com/dlr39k3Eem
— Turkish Airlines EuroLeague (@EuroLeague) November 12, 2021
— Melih Mahmutoğlu (@melihmahmutoglu) November 12, 2021
EUROLEAGUE CONNECTIONS: Lithuanians Barca’s Rokas Jokubaitis and Baskonia’s Tadas Sedekerskis before their game on Thursday, while Real point guard Nigel Williams-Goss caught up with his former teammates Janis Strelnieks and Mantas Kalnietis who are now both with Zalgiris..
CUT YOUR NAILS: Vincent Poirier played with a big cut on his neck on Friday, and revealed how he got it.
Les gars ont des ongles incroyables pour jouer au basket aussi @DTP_Mario https://t.co/EYhlzz1PGw
— Vincent Poirier (@viinze_17P) November 12, 2021
ISSUING A CHALLENGE: One of the best shot-blockers in EuroLeague this century, Walter Tavares had a subtle little message for opponents trying to get to the rim.
Keep trying … https://t.co/CwZm3wycIm
— Edy Tavares (@waltertavares22) November 13, 2021
WINNERS’ CORNER: All three Russia sides, CSKA, UNICS and Zenit won in Round 9, and so did Barcelona and Real to remain one step behind the league leader Milan.
Zvezdaši, hvala na velikoj podršci! ⚪️
Vidimo se u nedelju i obojimo halu u crveno! #kkcz #TogetherWeCan #WeAreTheTeam pic.twitter.com/p8pYJstqwz
— KK Crvena zvezda mts (@kkcrvenazvezda) November 11, 2021
Back to winning ways! #ForçaBarça #RAMB0 @FCBbasket @EuroLeague pic.twitter.com/wuYqwove7G
— Brandon Davies (@Brandon_Davies0) November 11, 2021
A MUCH needed W yesterday! @cskabasket @EuroLeague pic.twitter.com/seyDYTUvG7
— Gabriel Ifeanyi Lundberg (@IffeLundberg) November 12, 2021
Tough times do not last, tough people do.
— Mario Hezonja (@mariohezonja) November 12, 2021
Big Win @zenitbasket On to the next
— Jordan Loyd (@mrjloyd) November 12, 2021
Young Legs https://t.co/vwHVaq2laX
— Kyle Hines (@SirHines) November 13, 2021
Sumamos otra victoria!! Seguimos✅ #HalaMadrid pic.twitter.com/bm6n57ACxw
— Alberto Abalde Díaz (@albertoabalde6) November 12, 2021
