Just Sasha❤️
“I would like to start by saying that what is happening in Greece is sad, and I believe that each of us, from the position we hold, has a responsibility to speak up. Because how long will innocent lives keep being lost just because someone doesn’t like the jersey another person is wearing or the team they support?
Then we go to the stadiums and everyone says “let this be the last time,” we all hold a minute of silence, and then it happens again—why? We have experienced this many times in recent years. A mother waits at home for her child to return, and he never comes back. A mother loses her child because he simply went to do this.
Until when will it be a problem what jersey someone wears, which team someone supports, where someone can walk, and what they are allowed to say? We live in the most beautiful country in the world. All of us have a responsibility, each from our own position, to protect sport.
Sport is for these children you see here. It is meant to unite people, to fill stadiums and arenas so that we can all enjoy ourselves. The reality is that one team will win and another will lose. One year someone will be doing well, the next year they may not be. Not everyone can win. But the issue is not victory or defeat—the issue is understanding how long young people will continue to lose their lives in the name of the team they support.
I don’t know who needs to intervene. I don’t know what needs to be done. I am not the person responsible. I simply felt that I had to say this because we truly play basketball for the people. We want people in the arenas, we want them full—fans of our team and of the others as well. But it is sad and unfair, and everyone needs to reflect on their responsibilities.
How much longer? We are in 2026, and this has been happening for 40 years, from what I have read and what I know. At some point, all of this must stop. I wanted to say it because it is truly sad and unfair.“
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