He opened his mouth and closed his eyes! Shocking words from Ergin Ataman to FIBA.

He opened his mouth and closed his eyes! Shocking words from Ergin Ataman to FIBA.

06.09.2025 16:38

Our national basketball team, which defeated Sweden 85-79 in the Round of 16 of EuroBasket 2025, has advanced to the quarter-finals. Head coach Ergin Ataman expressed his frustration with FIBA after the match, saying, "There is something called body rhythm! If you schedule the match of the team that finished first in the group for 12:00 in the morning, we will start poorly! I was expecting this. This is the second nonsense that FIBA has done to us! You bring the players here for a match at the crack of dawn."

In the round of 16 match of the 2025 European Basketball Championship, Turkey defeated Sweden 85-79 and advanced to the quarter-finals. Head coach Ergin Ataman made statements after the match.

"THEY DID NOT ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS"

After the struggle, Ataman expressed his dissatisfaction with FIBA, saying, "There is something called body rhythm! If you schedule the match of the team that is first in the group at 12:00 in the morning, we will start poorly! I was expecting this.

This is the second nonsense that FIBA has done to us! You bring players here for a match at the crack of dawn. I regret FIBA! Anyway, they did not achieve their goals!"

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