In the 27th week of THY Euroleague, Anadolu Efes Sinan Erdem Sports Hall defeated the Israeli team Maccabi Tel Aviv with a different score of 109-77 and achieved their 13th victory of the season. Speaking at the press conference after the match, Anadolu Efes Head Coach Ergin Ataman started his speech by saying, “Stop the war, it is unacceptable that innocent people and children are dying” and said, “We played very well in the match. They said the last of the match, 22 three-pointers, the most three-pointers in a game in Euroelague. We were the team that scored. We played very well in defense. We stopped the opposing team’s quarterbacks very well. We turned the ball very well on offense. We played with our full percentage tonight. I want to thank our fans. They believed in us. We’ve started to show it on the field for the last 40-45 days. Today we played sold-out. “We want to continue on our way by continuing this game. We recently won the Turkish Cup. There are 9 finals. We want to continue on our way by winning these matches,” he said.
“I think sports should be a unifying force”
Reminding that some Euroleague teams do not want to go to the games in Russia, Ataman said, “We played all our games in Russia. We don’t have a match against them. I think that sports should be a unifying force. I expect the Euroleague to find a solution in its high-level meeting tomorrow. Politically. “Economic measures can be taken, do not forget that sports are a unifying force in the world. We, as a country, are a country that defends peace. I think a solution will be found. But it is necessary to respect the teams that do not want to play matches in Russia. It is necessary to show respect to the teams that will play on the pitches of Russian teams until the blood pressure drops. “I think boycotting all matches of Russian teams is against the spirit of the sport,” he said.
