“The two legends, Mathias Lessort and Nadir Hifi! » A few teasing smiles ran through the audience at the start of the evening when the Parisian announcer placed on the same level, in his match presentation, the best pivot in the Euroleague, Olympic vice-champion of Panathinaikos, and the Parisian fullback, local hero but novice in the European elite.
A couple of hours later, the little magician (1.84 m) pulled away, afro in the wind in the middle of the Greek giants, fifty seconds from the buzzer, to grab the rebound completing the first success of the capital club in the queen test, 84-80. ” Me ? Legend ? It’s too early to tell.”he said with a burst of laughter, in the locker room, after an evening which, facing the stars of the European champion (Kostas Sloukas, Kendrick Nunn…), made him take his first step into the big leagues . “It’s funny, when I looked at the scouting report, I realized that I had forgotten Lorenzo Brown! I scratched my head (he laughs). But I like challenges. I’m not afraid of anything. »
“Silencing people has become my job! »
