BarcelonaBaxi Manresa used the game against Valencia Basket to celebrate 25 years of league titles, one of the most unlikely achievements in the history of the sport. The Heroes of 1998 celebrated their title at Manresa City Hall. “It’s the best thing I’ve seen in European basketball, the most amazing and incredible title. The Cup and the Manresa Basketball League should be held every year,” affirmed Pedro Martínez.
A 16-year-old boy takes off at the Palau Blaugrana
Barça celebrated qualifying for the competition with an easy game against Carplus Fuenlabrada last four the Euroleague. Sarunas Jasikevicius, resting Nikola Mirotic, Àlex Abrines and Jan Vesely, enjoyed Dame Sarr’s minutes. The young Italian, just 16 years old, scored 8 points against an opponent who will play in LEB Or next season. The bad news was knowing Cory Higgins had to go through the operating room again.
La Penya apologizes to the fans
El Joventut lost at Casademont Zaragoza and have already suffered four defeats in a row. La Penya failed to complete a comeback he had hinted at and both Carles Duran and his players eventually apologized to the Green and Black fans. “We apologize for the image we showed the fans, we have to criticize ourselves and stand up quickly,” said Joel Parra.
Girona, without two of his references
Básquet Girona failed to surprise Lenovo Tenerife in Fontajau, where the difference in shooting accuracy unbalanced the game. Marc Gasol could only play five minutes and Kameron Taylor was out. “It’s clear that we played poorly and that Tenerife are a very good team, that’s why they’re at the top of the classification. We played without energy,” concluded Aíto García Reneses, who asked for more concentration.
