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To one of the leaders of the ALBA club in Berlin Luke’ui Sikmai The Euroleague match stay in Kaunas with the team ended in failure, but the unpleasant thoughts of losing were quenched by the rendezvous with two good friends on the other side of the barricades: Marius Grigonis and Thomas Walkup.
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 and M. Grigonis spent 2017-2018 in the ranks of ALBA. season, and T.Walkup met Žalgiris while still competing for the MHP team from Ludwigsburg in Germany. It turns out that in their spare time, L. Sikma and T. Walkupas go online to play the brutally popular computer game “Call of Duty: Warzone.” L.Sikma competed alongside another Lithuanian, Rokas Giedraičius, in the Euroleague last season.
“These were the first Lithuanians I had to play with. It was fun getting to know Lithuania up close, the American told “Grigonis and R. Giedraitis” subscribers “Žalgiris Insider”. – 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, L. Sikma, speaking about 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 “, – L. Sikma smiled.
When M. Grigonis in 2017. In the summer he was still considering joining the Berlin club, L. Sikma had already crossed his arms with the ALBA leadership. The leaders of the new team offered the American to persuade M. Grigonis to join the promising composition of ALBA.
“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 to write a message to Marius – said L. Sikma. – I asked him if he did not want to win, why did he hesitate and not he signed 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.”
During the entire interview, which can already be seen on the Žalgiris Insider platform, L. Sikma talked about his versatility, triple-doubles, M. Grigonis’s skills in training, this season’s Žalgiris and the most surprising team in the Euroleague. .
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