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Photo: BasketNews.lt/D. Shell
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One of the ALBA club leaders in Berlin, Luke Sikma, during his Euroleague match in Kaunas with the team ended in failure, but the unpleasant thoughts of losing were to suffocate until he met two good friends on the other side of the barricades. – Marius Grigonis and Thomas Walkup.
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The 31-year-old, 203 cm of universal height, who knows Lithuanian culture well, shared his thoughts on his career and his encounter with Lithuanians and our country in the exclusive interview of the Žalgiris Insider platform, #EuroleagueTalks.
The son of NBA legend Jack Sikma with Grigonis spent 2017-2018 in the ranks of ALBA. season, and Walkup met Žalgiris while still playing for the MHP team in Ludwigsburg, Germany.
It turns out that in his spare time, Sikma connects with Walkup online to play the popular computer game Call of Duty: Warzone. Sikma played alongside another Lithuanian, Rokas Giedraitis, in the Euroleague last season.
“These were the first Lithuanians I had to play with. It was fun getting to know Lithuania up close, an American told Grigonis and Giedraitis to “Žalgiris Insider” subscribers. – Of course, now I am a big fan of Lithuanians and Lithuanians. I saw how much you love basketball. It was fun getting to know more about Lithuanian culture through those two guys. “
During the interview, Sikma, speaking of our country, did not soon demonstrate his knowledge of the Lithuanian language.
“I even know some words of the Lithuanian language:” Good morning “,” good morning “,” good evening “,” thank you “, – Sikma smiled.
When Grigonis 2017 in the summer was still considering joining the Berlin club, Sikma had already crossed his arms with the ALBA leadership. For the American, the leaders of the new team offered to persuade Grigonis to join the promising ALBA lineup.
“When I signed a contract with ALBA, they told me that the club was also trying to sign a contract with Marius Grigonis. They offered me to write a message to Mari”, said Sikma. – I asked him if he did not want to win, why did he hesitate and did not sign the contract. At that time he wrote: “Yes, as if he was ready for it. Everything else is history. We had a great season with him in the ALBA team.”
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