Sofoklis Schortsanitis "Big Sofo" Went Ballistic On The Crowd In Israel

[Euroleague]

In the Israeli League game between rivals Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Tel Aviv, Sofoklis Schortsanitis went into the crowd after some fans in the stands supposedly used a racial taunt against him........

Here is a link with video of him being escorted out by security:

http://sports.walla.co.il/?w=%2F151%2F2736176


Here is a story in English:

http://www.eurohoops.net/2014/04/flopping/46139

Sofo attacked the stands of Hapoel

The 83-80 road win of Maccabi Tel Aviv over Hapoel Tel Aviv, for the domestic Israeli League, was marked by the unprofessional behavior of Greek center Sofoklis Shortsanitis. After the end of the game, Big Sofo attacked the stands of the home fans, as you can see in this report and video. According to Maccabi Tel Aviv’s sources, their player was provoked by racist chants, however, this kind of outburst is unacceptable, especially when among the fans there are children, like in this case, the four year old son of Hapoel’s coach, Erez Edelshtein. Sofo was escorted by his teammates to the locker room, while Hapoel is asking for his banishment from the league, until the end of the season.

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YouTube clip:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34DMqLupg_c


Some pics:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BkpBTonCYAA19qh.jpg
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BkpFy7qCYAAeawm.jpg
http://www.eurohoops.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/1650728-5.jpg
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bko9utoIIAAfJVM.jpg
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BkpJ_67CIAAKlry.jpg


UPDATE:

http://www.eurohoops.net/2014/04/dribbling/46161

“I will rape your daughter and son”

Maccabi Tel Aviv issued an official press release about the Sofo incident, and as it was expected, the club supports the Greek center. As it’s explained, Schortanitis was provoked by a particular fan, still the player is expected to be fined and punished with missing a number of games in the Israeli League.

The text of the press release is the following: “Maccabi Tel Aviv basketball club rejects and condemns any kind of violence – both physical and verbal, which is often severe and no less harmful – and makes it clear that it has no place on the sports court. We expect the players, even in the most severe cases, to find the strength of mind to hold back.

Maccabi will conduct a comprehensive investigation of a disciplinary issue, and will learn in depth the details of the event, and the club will take a decision on the matter, which will be published later.

As it’s already known, the incident occurred after the final buzzer of the game against Hapoel Tel Aviv, when Sofoklis Schortsanitis was heading to the locker rooms – and even though this is an area that should be sterile and the players protected in a hostile environment – a Hapoel Tel Aviv basketball fan from the stands, hung on the tunnel, leaning on the end of it, spat on him, and cursed at him, using terrible and racist slurs. Among other things, the fan shouted: “I will rape your daughter and your son “. Αfter that, he started to run.

Contrary to the reports about injuries, those accusations are groundless. The player did not hit and hurt anyone. Contrary to reports that the player “trampled over children,” it can be clearly seen in the video of the incident that the none of the children were hurt, and the fans in the stands are the people who provoked the incident. The player was blocked by security guards and did not hit anyone”.

[KobesFinger]

What does this have to do with the NBA?

[AirTupac]

Sidenote, many Euroleague stadiums have been cited for shouting racial things. Disgusting :facepalm

[Trollsmasher]

wrong forum, reported

I also don't think something so fat could ever set out on a ballistic trajectory. You would need a technology we do not possess to launch so much fat.

[LoneyROY7]

Jeff, this is your second non-nba topic you've posted today. Seems like a bannable offense.

[Psileas]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34DMqLupg_c

[Euroleague]

Sidenote, many Euroleague stadiums have been cited for shouting racial things. Disgusting :facepalm

That's not a Euroleague arena genius. It's an Israeli League arena. Anyway, the guy with the glasses and the little kid.......I'm not sure if that's the assistant coach of the team and the 4 year old son mentioned in the article or not, but whomever they were, they learned their lesson......

Don't shout racist chants at Sofo. This is why I just laughed at that ridiculous thread here in this forum about Shaq punking on Sofo and that Sofo would just take it........you clowns have no clue what kind of guy Sofo is. He's big as hell, strong as hell, tough as hell, and mean as hell.

There has never been anything like him in the NBA. Nothing even close. Shaq would be put to the floor in a second if he tried to punk him. This is a 355 pound version of Artest.

NBA fans really have no clue how mean and huge this guy really is. I think it's the real reason he's never been allowed in the NBA. They are absolutely terrified of him because of stuff like this and the stuff he did at the Greece and Serbia brawl in 2010. The NBA wants no part of this kind of stuff.

That's the real reason Sofo isn't in the NBA. American NBA only fan clowns imagine the other reasons out of their own delsuions.

[red1]

just saw the jerusalem scene in world war Z man dat shit was cray. if only that dumb bitch didnt pick up the mic in the first place

[KyrieTheFuture]

What a ****ing beast. Damn.

[JGXEN]

Euro scrub

[JohnMax]

Didn't Amare Stoudemire say he was Jewish?

[CavaliersFTW]

Once again Euroleague lying about Racism, somebody called him out for being a fatass, that is what started this. Fat pro athlete (pathetic when you think about it) couldn't handle being called fat and tried to chase after a paying fan (also pathetic). To be expected from the bush Euroleague and it's bushleague players though, you get what you pay for.

[Trollsmasher]

Wait, so was he going after that kid? Soft Euro

[Im Still Ballin]

big sofo goin mofo

[Euroleague]

Didn't Amare Stoudemire say he was Jewish?

Yeah. I believe he's a part owner of the Israeli League club Hapoel Jerusalem.

[ZenMaster]

Reported. This guy wouldn't make my highschool JV team.

So the two of you got something in common.

[Euroleague]

Once again Euroleague lying about Racism, somebody called him out for being a fatass, that is what started this. Fat pro athlete (pathetic when you think about it) couldn't handle being called fat and tried to chase after a paying fan (also pathetic). To be expected from the bush Euroleague and it's bushleague players though, you get what you pay for.

That wasn't a Euroleague game, as was already explained more than once in this thread. Of course, since your IQ is about 60, you can't grasp that.

[HomieWeMajor]

Apparently the fan said that his level of play belongs in the Euroleague

[Trollsmasher]

So the two of you got something in common.
:lebronamazed:

[ZenMaster]

:lebronamazed:

:yaohappy:

[Euroleague]

What does this have to do with the NBA?

He's an NBA draft pick genius. The Atlanta Hawks own his draft rights.

It IS NBA related.

[CavaliersFTW]

If that fat slob tried to pull the stunt of attacking a child fan in an NBA arena he would be shot by security and his family would be put on trial.

[Euroleague]

If that fat slob tried to pull the stunt of attacking a child fan in an NBA arena he would be shot by security and his family would be put on trial.

He didn't attack a child you moron. He was going after the guy in the white shirt and then the guy with glasses.

My god................there is no end to the level of your retardation.

And yes we know, in the "land of the free", the charges would be much worse than in any other country on the planet.

USA is the world's #1 police state. WTF is your point moron?

[Brokenbeat]

He didn't attack a child you moron. He was going after the guy in the white shirt and then the guy with glasses.

My god................there is no end to the level of your retardation.

And yes we know, in the "land of the free" the charges would be much worse than in any other country on the planet.


Why is the Euroleague so violent?

[HomieWeMajor]

Apparently he is going on trial and if found guilty can be sentenced to death. And the crazy thing is that the Euroloeague sanctioned him being arrested in return for 250000 Euros.

[Euroleague]

Why is the Euroleague so violent?

That wasn't the Euroleague. How many times does it have to be explained to you idiots that was not a Euroleague game?

Why are unable to grasp such simple concepts?

Could it be that your retarded?

[Andrew Wiggins]

euroleague, do you think israeli crowds are racist?

[HomieWeMajor]

That wasn't the Euroleague. How many times does it have to be explained to you idiots that was not a Euroleague game?

Why are unable to grasp such simple concepts?
Will the Euroleague commission be disciplining Sofo as well as the Israeli police ?

[Euroleague]

Will the Euroleague commission be disciplining Sofo as well as the Israeli police ?

That wasn't a Euroleague game. It has nothing to do with the Euroleague. The Euroleague can't do anything to him.

[CavaliersFTW]

Will the Euroleague commission be disciplining Sofo as well as the Israeli police ?
The Israeli police should sentence him to death by firing squad at dawn for attempting to devour a child.

[Euroleague]

euroleague, do you think israeli crowds are racist?

Do you?

[Andrew Wiggins]

Do you?

i asked you first

[Euroleague]

The Israeli police should sentence him to death by firing squad at dawn for attempting to devour a child.

The kid was white. Sofo is black. I detect racism.................

[JUDGE WITNESS]

he is sick and tired of playing in the euroleague, obviously

[HomieWeMajor]

The Israeli police should sentence him to death by firing squad at dawn for attempting to devour a child.
Or they can sentence him to be sent back to Euroleague a fate worse than death.

[Euroleague]

i asked you first

So? Do you think they are?

[CelticBaller]

what a fatass

[Andrew Wiggins]

So? Do you think they are?

answer the question and i'll answer the question asked in response to the original question.

[CavaliersFTW]

The kid was white. Sofo is black. I detect racism.................
The kid is Israeli, Sofo is Sub-Saharan African. The world isn't black and white scumbag. Reported to racism. :no:

[Euroleague]

The kid is Israeli, Sofo is Sub-Saharan African. The world isn't black and white scumbag. Reported to racism. :no:

And you just confirmed that your IQ is no higher than 60.

[Brokenbeat]

That wasn't the Euroleague. How many times does it have to be explained to you idiots that was not a Euroleague game?

Why are unable to grasp such simple concepts?

Could it be that your retarded?


Last time I checked the Euroleage was in Europe.

This is fun...

[JimmyMcAdocious]

***** ass fan. If you are going to talk shit, don't run like a bitch. :facepalm

Fans need to shut the **** up anyway. I'm with that Euro scrub and Marcus Smart.

[Euroleague]

Last time I checked the Euroleage was in Europe.

1. It's spelled Euroleague.

2. Israel isn't in Europe. It's a part of Europe in geopolitical terms. But it's not "in Europe".

3. The Israeli League isn't the Euroleague. They are two different leagues. Hapoel Tel Aviv isn't even in the Euroleague idiot.

http://www.euroleague.net/

There is no such team called Hapoel Tel Aviv in the Euroleague you moron.

4. You are clearly a mental midget.

[HomieWeMajor]

How come Sofo was marketed as the Euroleague Shaq but his career high is 12ppg ?

[Euroleague]

answer the question and i'll answer the question asked in response to the original question.

Seriously? You still haven't figured out yet that I'm not a moron?

[Andrew Wiggins]

Seriously? You still haven't figured out yet that I'm not a moron?

can't figure out something that isn't true :coleman:

[Euroleague]

How come Sofo was marketed as the Euroleague Shaq but his career high is 12ppg ?

First of all, he was never marketed as any such thing. Unless some stupid NBA bullshit came up with it. ALL such nonsense ALWAYS comes from NBA in case you never grasped that.

Secondly, 12 points per game in the Euroleague for a center that gets double teamed or tripled teamed every single time he touches the ball, and there is no defensive 3 seconds rule, meaning that they can stay on you as long as they want, without the ball...........is pretty damn good.

So I'm not sure what the hell you are implying there. That's actually unbelievably dominant, considering the rules and the minutes played. That's almost impossible really, and I would guess he would never ever come close to those numbers again.

I mean he is basically triple teamed the whole game, and there is no defense 3 seconds rule. And he can only play limited minutes because of his size and foul trouble.

So 12 points a game is actually unbelievable, also considering he's a terrible foul shooter.

Yeah, I mean WTF.........if he averages like 8-10 a game that's a hell of a freaking lot of production considering his circumstance. So I'm not sure what you are implying there.

And it's not like you can use him much in pick and roll, or at all in pick and pop or something.

[YouGotServed]

First of all, he was never marketed as any such thing. Unless some stupid NBA bullshit came up with it. ALL such nonsense ALWAYS comes from NBA in case you never grasped that.

Secondly, 12 points per game in the Euroleague for a center that gets double teamed or tripled teamed every single time he touches the ball, and there is no defensive 3 seconds rule, meaning that they can stay on you as long as they want, without the ball...........is pretty damn good.

So I'm not sure what the hell you are implying there. That's actually unbelievably dominant, considering the rules and the minutes played. That's almost impossible really, and I would guess he would never ever come close to those numbers again.

I mean he is basically triple teamed the whole game, and there is no defense 3 seconds rule. And he can only play limited minutes because of his size and foul trouble.

So 12 points a game is actually unbelievable, also considering he's a terrible foul shooter.

Yeah, I mean WTF.........if he averages like 8-10 a game that's a hell of a freaking lot of production considering his circumstance. So I'm not sure what you are implying there.

And it's not like you can use him much in pick and roll, or at all in pick and pop or something.

tl;dr

couldn't even make the clippers team when they were garbage. sofoscrub is trash

[ballup]

12 PPG. So amazing. It's amazing.

[Brokenbeat]

1. It's spelled Euroleague.

2. Israel isn't in Europe. It's a part of Europe in geopolitical terms. But it's not "in Europe".

3. The Israeli League isn't the Euroleague. They are two different leagues. Hapoel Tel Aviv isn't even in the Euroleague idiot.

http://www.euroleague.net/

There is no such team called Hapoel Tel Aviv in the Euroleague you moron.

4. You are clearly a mental midget.

Are you sure though?

[Jameerthefear]

Dwight Howard would average 50/20 in the Euroleague.

[Dizzle-2k7]

sofo looks huge. i would love to see him in the NBA, this is a quality thread idk why theres so many haters and negative people. i like seeing stuff like this in basketball..

LMAO @ that pu55y fan running away

[Andrei89]

Dwight Howard would average 50/20 in the Euroleague.

Not 50,but 40/25 is not out of reach.

Euroleague is for scrubs.

[AintNoSunshine]

listen to yourself you sound like an 6 y.o. telling us how powerful a cartoon character is...
That's not a Euroleague arena genius. It's an Israeli League arena. Anyway, the guy with the glasses and the little kid.......I'm not sure if that's the assistant coach of the team and the 4 year old son mentioned in the article or not, but whomever they were, they learned their lesson......

Don't shout racist chants at Sofo. This is why I just laughed at that ridiculous thread here in this forum about Shaq punking on Sofo and that Sofo would just take it........you clowns have no clue what kind of guy Sofo is. He's big as hell, strong as hell, tough as hell, and mean as hell.

There has never been anything like him in the NBA. Nothing even close. Shaq would be put to the floor in a second if he tried to punk him. This is a 355 pound version of Artest.

NBA fans really have no clue how mean and huge this guy really is. I think it's the real reason he's never been allowed in the NBA. They are absolutely terrified of him because of stuff like this and the stuff he did at the Greece and Serbia brawl in 2010. The NBA wants no part of this kind of stuff.

That's the real reason Sofo isn't in the NBA. American NBA only fan clowns imagine the other reasons out of their own delsuions.

[gabepizza]

That's not a Euroleague arena genius. It's an Israeli League arena. Anyway, the guy with the glasses and the little kid.......I'm not sure if that's the assistant coach of the team and the 4 year old son mentioned in the article or not, but whomever they were, they learned their lesson......

Don't shout racist chants at Sofo. This is why I just laughed at that ridiculous thread here in this forum about Shaq punking on Sofo and that Sofo would just take it........you clowns have no clue what kind of guy Sofo is. He's big as hell, strong as hell, tough as hell, and mean as hell.

There has never been anything like him in the NBA. Nothing even close. Shaq would be put to the floor in a second if he tried to punk him. This is a 355 pound version of Artest.

NBA fans really have no clue how mean and huge this guy really is. I think it's the real reason he's never been allowed in the NBA. They are absolutely terrified of him because of stuff like this and the stuff he did at the Greece and Serbia brawl in 2010. The NBA wants no part of this kind of stuff.

That's the real reason Sofo isn't in the NBA. American NBA only fan clowns imagine the other reasons out of their own delsuions.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ft0fBZwRvy8

He looks like a little boy going against a grown man.

How many points did Olympiacos lose that game by again?
http://www.nba.com/games/20091012/OLPCLE/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore

Oh yeah. At least they fared better than Panathinaikos when they bought their minor league team to the US for some good NBA beatdowns.

[chocolatethunder]

My friend plays on Tel Aviv w Sofo. Im gonna ask him what happened.

[SHAQisGOAT]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ft0fBZwRvy8

He looks like a little boy going against a grown man.

How many points did Olympiacos lose that game by again?
http://www.nba.com/games/20091012/OLPCLE/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore

Oh yeah. At least they fared better than Panathinaikos when they bought their minor league team to the US for some good NBA beatdowns.


:lol Imagine prime Shaq against "baby Shaq" :lol

[sportjames23]

[QUOTE=Euroleague]In the Israeli League game between rivals Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Tel Aviv, Sofoklis Schortsanitis went into the crowd after some fans in the stands supposedly used a racial taunt against him........

Here is a link with video of him being escorted out by security:

http://sports.walla.co.il/?w=%2F151%2F2736176


Here is a story in English:

http://www.eurohoops.net/2014/04/flopping/46139

Sofo attacked the stands of Hapoel

The 83-80 road win of Maccabi Tel Aviv over Hapoel Tel Aviv, for the domestic Israeli league, was marked by the unprofessional behavior of Greek center Sofoklis Shortsanitis. After the end of the game, Big Sofo attacked the stands of the home fans, as you can see in this report and video. According to Maccabi Tel Aviv

[ProfessorMurder]

How come Sofo was marketed as the Euroleague Shaq but his career high is 12ppg ?

Because he's fat and black.

[Mrofir]

That wasn't a Euroleague game. It has nothing to do with the Euroleague. The Euroleague can't do anything to him.


I don't understand why there is so much hostility in this thread, but I just have to ask why we are talking about Euroleague games, and also I would ask, can the Euroleague do anything to Sofo?

[iznogood]

He's a Greek and they are known for having a short fuse...

[KobesFinger]

He's an NBA draft pick genius. The Atlanta Hawks own his draft rights.

It IS NBA related.

From his Wiki:


Schortsanitis drew interest from the Los Angeles Clippers in the summer of 2006, after having been selected in the 2nd round (34th overall) of the 2003 NBA Draft; however, because he was still under contract with Olympiacos at the time, he did not make the leap to the NBA.[6] In 2010, his contract with Olympiacos expired and he elected to participate in the NBA Summer League with the Clippers, with an eye towards joining the team; this time, however, the Clippers were unimpressed, and he failed to secure a contract with the team. On July 30, 2012, the Los Angeles Clippers traded the rights of Schortsanitis, to the Atlanta Hawks, in a sign-and-trade deal for Willie Green.[7]

And nobody has or will edit the wiki page of some Israeli League bum

He was drafted 11 years ago and hasn't played a second in the NBA, it isn't NBA related

[Milbuck]

So is this the new Euroleague GOAT that Euroleague (the poster) has been pushing for these days? What a ****ing joke. Dude looks like he's 600 pounds and couldn't get an inch off the ground.

[tomtucker]

hate that ugly kid in the last pic.......... i wanna beat him so badly that my dick

[dunksby]

If he was indeed provoked by racist chants those fools had it coming to them, didn't expect this from a Euroleague game though. :applause:

[KobesFinger]

[QUOTE=tomtucker]hate that ugly kid in the last pic.......... i wanna beat him so badly that my dick

[Euroleague]

I don't understand why there is so much hostility in this thread, but I just have to ask why we are talking about Euroleague games, and also I would ask, can the Euroleague do anything to Sofo?

I'm not talking about the Euroleague. A bunch of morons keep claiming this happened in a Euroleague game. I am simply getting the facts right. It did not happen in a Euroleague game.

To answer your question, no, the Euroleague cannot do anything to him. This was not a Euroleague game. The Euroleague and the Israeli League are two completely different and separate leagues. The Euroleague has no authority over the Israeli League.

The reason there is so much hostility in this thread is because this forum is full of jerks.

[Euroleague]

From his Wiki:



And nobody has or will edit the wiki page of some Israeli League bum

He was drafted 11 years ago and hasn't played a second in the NBA, it isn't NBA related

That thing on Wikipedia is false made up bullshit. Probably added by gabepizza or qrich or some other lying scumbag. He was offered a contract by the Clippers, but it was a very insulting offer and their owner was very rude to him and his agent.

So he did not accept the offer.

That is the true story. What is posted at Wikipedia is bullshit and anything else from US sports media that claims the same is an outright lie.

None of this even relevant or pertinent, as the Euroleague is a higher level league than the NBA is.

It IS NBA related.

[Andrew Wiggins]

euroleague is known anti semite. he's trying to get people to bash israel in this thread.

reported

[Euroleague]

If he was indeed provoked by racist chants those fools had it coming to them, didn't expect this from a Euroleague game though. :applause:

They don't even have Euroleague games on Mondays.

[Euroleague]

euroleague is known anti semite. he's trying to get people to bash israel in this thread.

reported

I just reported you to the AIPAC and the ADL.

[Andrew Wiggins]

I just reported you to the AIPAC and the ADL.

prove it yo

reported to abuse

[CavaliersFTW]

According to Euroleague.net, Euroleague has still yet to make any motions for punishing Sofo after attacking that child fan :facepalm

[Brokenbeat]

I'm not talking about the Euroleague. A bunch of morons keep claiming this happened in a Euroleague game. I am simply getting the facts right. It did not happen in a Euroleague game.

To answer your question, no, the Euroleague cannot do anything to him. This was not a Euroleague game. The Euroleague and the Israeli League are two completely different and separate leagues. The Euroleague has no authority over the Israeli League.

The reason there is so much hostility in this thread is because this forum is full of jerks.

no way dude. my friend said the israeli conference is in the euroleague.

[Euroleague]

http://www.eurohoops.net/2014/04/dribbling/46161

“I will rape your daughter and son”

Maccabi Tel Aviv issued an official press release about the Sofo incident, and as it was expected, the club supports the Greek center. As it’s explained, Schortanitis was provoked by a particular fan, still the player is expected to be fined and punished with missing a number of games in the Israeli League.

The text of the press release is the following: “Maccabi Tel Aviv basketball club rejects and condemns any kind of violence – both physical and verbal, which is often severe and no less harmful – and makes it clear that it has no place on the sports court. We expect the players, even in the most severe cases, to find the strength of mind to hold back.

Maccabi will conduct a comprehensive investigation of a disciplinary issue, and will learn in depth the details of the event, and the club will take a decision on the matter, which will be published later.

As it’s already known, the incident occurred after the final buzzer of the game against Hapoel Tel Aviv, when Sofoklis Schortsanitis was heading to the locker rooms – and even though this is an area that should be sterile and the players protected in a hostile environment – a Hapoel Tel Aviv basketball fan from the stands, hung on the tunnel, leaning on the end of it, spat on him, and cursed at him, using terrible and racist slurs. Among other things, the fan shouted: “I will rape your daughter and your son “. Αfter that, he started to run.

Contrary to the reports about injuries, those accusations are groundless. The player did not hit and hurt anyone. Contrary to reports that the player “trampled over children,” it can be clearly seen in the video of the incident that the none of the children were hurt, and the fans in the stands are the people who provoked the incident. The player was blocked by security guards and did not hit anyone”.

[Euroleague]

no way dude. my friend said the israeli conference is in the euroleague.

Your friend is a moron then.

[Euroleague]

According to Euroleague.net, Euroleague has still yet to make any motions for punishing Sofo after attacking that child fan :facepalm

According to insidehoops.com, the authorities still have not decided how much jail time you will serve for digging up Wilt's corpse and having sex with it.

:facepalm

[HomieWeMajor]

According to Euroleague.net, Euroleague has still yet to make any motions for punishing Sofo after attacking that child fan :facepalm
They haven't even mentioned it on their site :facepalm . Wow I can't believe that a professional league is covering up one of their superstars going into the crowd and beating on a innocent child. This would never happen in the NBA.

[Euroleague]

So is this the new Euroleague GOAT that Euroleague (the poster) has been pushing for these days? What a ****ing joke. Dude looks like he's 600 pounds and couldn't get an inch off the ground.

His current weight is 355 pounds, according to his trainer.

Once again you prove you never ever played basketball. He dunks all the times in games. His vertical has to be at least something near to like 2 feet, to be able to dunk, you colossal mental midget.

[ralph_i_el]

None of this even relevant or pertinent, as the Euroleague is a higher level league than the NBA is.

It IS NBA related.

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**** your thread

[Euroleague]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ft0fBZwRvy8

He looks like a little boy going against a grown man.

How many points did Olympiacos lose that game by again?
http://www.nba.com/games/20091012/OLPCLE/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore

Oh yeah. At least they fared better than Panathinaikos when they bought their minor league team to the US for some good NBA beatdowns.

Oh look, it's the forum's resident mega troll.


Big Sofo throwing Shaq around like a little toy:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwdXDO_99BA


Go crawl back to your little hole.

[CavaliersFTW]

It says a lot about the Euroleague that they would try to sweep this horrific incident under the rug... when a clearly deranged 600lb over the hill slob tries to bulldoze his way into the Euroleague arena stands after fans you'd think security would intervene and league would respond with charges/fines/suspensions. But no, the shady Turkish Airlines aren't even acknowledging it let alone punishing Sofo for it. They must be really struggling to maintain their image if they're resorting to hiding their problems rather than fixing them.

[ralph_i_el]

Oh look, it's the forum's resident mega troll.


Big Sofo throwing Shaq around like a little toy:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwdXDO_99BA


Go crawl back to your little hole.

a charge and a flagrant foul very impressive :applause:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ft0fBZwRvy8shaq owned this punk

[Bodhi]

Oh look, it's the forum's resident mega troll.


Big Sofo throwing Shaq around like a little toy:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwdXDO_99BA


Go crawl back to your little hole.

http://youtu.be/Ft0fBZwRvy8?t=2m54s

Shaq teaching Sofo how to play basketball

[KobesFinger]

That thing on Wikipedia is false made up bullshit. Probably added by gabepizza or qrich or some other lying scumbag. He was offered a contract by the Clippers, but it was a very insulting offer and their owner was very rude to him and his agent.

So he did not accept the offer.

That is the true story. What is posted at Wikipedia is bullshit and anything else from US sports media that claims the same is an outright lie.

None of this even relevant or pertinent, as the Euroleague is a higher level league than the NBA is.

It IS NBA related.

Where is your proof that the Clippers' offer was an insult?

And @ the notion that EL>NBA
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http://stream1.gifsoup.com/view5/1934694/charlie-murphy-laugh-o.gif

[r0drig0lac]

So the two of you got something in common.
http://replygif.net/i/1049.gif

[scott0326]

EUROLEAGUE SUCKS. no one cares lol

[iznogood]

The offer probably contained provisions regarding his weight and bf%. I don't see how this could be offending, since he had big problems controlling his weight. He had to go to a clinic in Switzerland to loose weight. I remember seeing a post on this forum back in the 2008 (?) his bf% was 8% and I remember how he looked in 2008/09. This was an insult to anyone who knows how an 8% bf athlete should look like.

[outbreak]

You guys are all trolls. Isn't it obvious that the best players on the planet would prefer to play in Europe? How could they pass up the substantially lower pay, the lower publicity world wide and playing in the odd warzone or substandard stadium. There's LITERALLY zero reasons why they would prefer to play in the NBA. The euroleague is better in every single way which is why the best athletes and most talented basketballers on the planet choose to play there over the NBA. Deal with it.

[Le Shaqtus]

Mods

[SHAQisGOAT]

Oh look, it's the forum's resident mega troll.


Big Sofo throwing Shaq around like a little toy:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwdXDO_99BA


Go crawl back to your little hole.


Cool :rolleyes: Why don't you post the whole thing?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ft0fBZwRvy8

Shaq majorly outplaying him, making him look bad out there :oldlol: Not prime Shaq even... Think all you need is to be really fat and really strong? :rolleyes: Shaq was a great athlete, while being pretty skilled and smart, oh and also a really big guy.

[ralph_i_el]

I know he's just a troll and looking to get a rise out of us, but I really just want to get Euroleague on a blacktop and absolutely stomp a mudhole in his ass. Hopefully they teach you how to take an elbow down in Arkansas :roll:

[3243]

They haven't even mentioned it on their site :facepalm . Wow I can't believe that a professional league is covering up one of their superstars going into the crowd and beating on a innocent child. This would never happen in the NBA.

According to former CBS NBA reporter Pat O'Brien, some of the NBA's higher-ups did not want fights to be shown on TV during NBA telecasts. And this was in the early '80s. And the NFL certainly used to censor fights and injured players lying on the field from their TV broadcasts during the 1950s and most of the '60s.

[Brokenbeat]

It says a lot about the Euroleague that they would try to sweep this horrific incident under the rug... when a clearly deranged 600lb over the hill slob tries to bulldoze his way into the Euroleague arena stands after fans you'd think security would intervene and league would respond with charges/fines/suspensions. But no, the shady Turkish Airlines aren't even acknowledging it let alone punishing Sofo for it. They must be really struggling to maintain their image if they're resorting to hiding their problems rather than fixing them.

Crazy, right? You'd think the Euroleague would suspend Big Stamos for at least a game or two. :facepalm

[Maga_1]

I don't know which is worst:
- guys not giving a flying **** about an incident that was pretty relevant and could creat some problems for Sofo.
- guys trying to troll Euroleague all the time, it isn't even funny anymore.

[Mrofir]

I'm not talking about the Euroleague. A bunch of morons keep claiming this happened in a Euroleague game. I am simply getting the facts right. It did not happen in a Euroleague game.

To answer your question, no, the Euroleague cannot do anything to him. This was not a Euroleague game. The Euroleague and the Israeli League are two completely different and separate leagues. The Euroleague has no authority over the Israeli League.

The reason there is so much hostility in this thread is because this forum is full of jerks.


I'm sorry -- I was trolling you. I even thought twice about it and decided to go with it.

The fact that you didn't recognize this and get mad at me, but instead answered my idiotic question, makes me feel bad.

I sorry :cheers:

[Euroleague]

I don't know which is worst:
- guys not giving a flying **** about an incident that was pretty relevant and could creat some problems for Sofo.
- guys trying to troll Euroleague all the time, it isn't even funny anymore.

And now the butt hurt mods moved the thread................

Let's open up a thread about Sergio and I bet you 95+% of the responses say he would be the worst player in the NBA.

[ballup]

I think this thread fits well in the international thread

[Andrew Wiggins]

finally the mods moved it to the proper forum :lol

[CavaliersFTW]

finally the mods moved it to the proper forum :lol
:roll: :applause:

[Euroleague]

I have ON RECORD, and NBA front office executive saying that Vassilis Spanoulis is "definitely an NBA player" and that "Jeff Van Gundy would never play him. After that he got mad and left".

This CONFIRMS EVERY SINGLE THING I HAVE SAID HERE.

This is from a MAJOR AND WELL RESPECTED USA media source and in English.

http://www.jsonline.com/sports/racine-guard-matt-lojeski-has-found-home-in-greek-league-b99251251z1-255954251.html

"There's a slew of guys in Europe that could be on NBA teams," said Milwaukee Bucks vice president of player personnel Dave Babcock. "But a lot of times, they get to a point where they're making so much money over there, that they can't afford to come to the NBA."

Babcock goes to Europe two to four times a year to scout games and look for draft-eligible players — perhaps the next Ersan Ilyasova — and at free agents such as Lojeski. There is NBA talent there.

"Matt's [Lojeski's] team has a starting point guard, Vassilis Spanoulis, who was drafted by Houston," said Babcock. "He signed with Houston, but Jeff Van Gundy would never play him. After that he got mad and left. He's definitely an NBA player."

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[CavaliersFTW]

[QUOTE=Euroleague]I have ON RECORD, and NBA front office executive saying that Vassilis Spanoulis is "definitely an NBA player" and that "Jeff Van Gundy would never play him. After that he got mad and left".

This CONFIRMS EVERY SINGLE THING I HAVE SAID HERE.

This is from a MAJOR AND WELL RESPECTED USA media source and in English.

http://www.jsonline.com/sports/racine-guard-matt-lojeski-has-found-home-in-greek-league-b99251251z1-255954251.html

"There's a slew of guys in Europe that could be on NBA teams," said Milwaukee Bucks vice president of player personnel Dave Babcock. "But a lot of times, they get to a point where they're making so much money over there, that they can't afford to come to the NBA."

Babcock goes to Europe two to four times a year to scout games and look for draft-eligible players

[Euroleague]

Spanoullis is not an NBA caliber player, he averaged 2.7ppg on 30% (18% from three) on garbage time and told his coach that he was the "Tmac of Euroleague" and the coach swiftly responded with "Well Tmac is Tmac here" and cut the whiny son of a bitch after 31 games. Honestly he was trash in the NBA, he tried and failed. Meanwhile NBA scrubs like Sonny Weems and Anthony Parker have gone over to Euroleague and etched themselves onto Euroleague's Mount Rushmore. So it's quite clear which league is superior.

Yeah, the Euroleague. Just like Rubio said it. Euroleague is much harder than the NBA is. He said it flat out. Of course the NBA and USA sports media has covered up those comments ever since he made them.

[CavaliersFTW]

Yeah, the Euroleague. Just like Rubio said it. Euroleague is much harder than the NBA is. He said it flat out. Of course the NBA and USA sports media has covered up those comments ever since he made them.
Let me guess, you can't cite this can you?

[Euroleague]

All of the endless NBA only fan trolling, and all of the endless patriotic zealotry from Americans can stop, and you can all STFU.


http://fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/news/lateNews/p/newsid/72948/arti.html


FIBA.com: One of the important modifications of the new governance is that the NBA and the athletes will have a representative in the FIBA Central Board. What will that change concretely?

Baumann: Both things are very important. If you take the athletes, it's very easy to forget about them and to leave them on the side when we take decisions. I think they need to have a voice in this. It's actually the athletes who are putting on a show and that's why everyone else is sitting on the board, not the other way around.

As it relates to the NBA, I think it's a crucial part of basketball's future development, as much as it has been for the past 20 years. It's been a blessing to have the NBA within the international environment for the game of basketball. The work Mr. Stankovic and Mr. (David) Stern did to bring all the world together in 1992 has been a game-changer for basketball. But we see also that sitting together formally will help us in giving a new and much-needed impulse to the growth of the game worldwide. It's also going to be an important piece of perception of the rest of the world to basketball. We're often asked: "What's the NBA? Is it part of you?". With the NBA participating in the Central Board, we are telling the rest of the world that basketball is united. We aim at the same objective, which is to grow the game of basketball in the world and to make sure the FIBA Basketball World Cup is the best sport property in the world.


http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/FIBA/fibaStru/p/openNodeIDs/963/selNodeID/963/fibaCentBoar.html


FIBA Central Board


The FIBA Central Board is currently composed of 23 members (22 have the right to vote) and meets twice yearly.

The FIBA Central Board has, among other competences, the power to establish the FIBA Internal Regulations. It also assigns the organisation of all FIBA Basketball World Cup.


The current Central Board members are:

Mr. Yvan Mainini (France) President
Mr. Horacio Muratore (Argentina) Vice President
Mr. Patrick Baumann (Switzerland) Secretary General
Mr. Borislav Stankovic (Serbia) Secretary General Emeritus
Mr. Manfred Str