LAST TEAM IN: Playoff picture was completed when Zenit made history, clinching its first-ever playoff berth last Monday. Zenit’s qualification meant Valencia was eliminated, and the Spanish club showed true class.
Playoffs let’s get it!!! https://t.co/guGeR44utR
— Billy Baron (@Billy_Baron) April 12, 2021
Amazing squad pic.twitter.com/BphU82WaCI
— M.M.Ponitka (@1Ponitka0) April 12, 2021
?? So what’s up, folks? pic.twitter.com/igtJfsn6Bs
— Basketball club Zenit (@zenitbasket) April 12, 2021
that rival was for the ages. Thanks, amigos! https://t.co/IlnHDHqYXd
— Basketball club Zenit (@zenitbasket) April 13, 2021
NEW COMPANY: 7DAYS EuroCup also got to its final stage, with two teams, AS Monaco and UNICS Kazan, becoming eligible to play in the 2021-22 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season, and Jamar Smith chosen as the MVP, which caught attentions of several EuroLeague players.
.@ASMonaco_Basket, @unicsbasket see you next season
Best of luck to both in the @EuroCup Final
— Turkish Airlines EuroLeague (@EuroLeague) April 14, 2021
Thats big time! Congrats bro! https://t.co/tw9yfPDHlj
— Nemanja Nedovic (@nedovic1624) April 23, 2021
that’s my dog! Well deserved! https://t.co/d3chaxIEbk
— Errick McCollum (@ErrickM3) April 23, 2021
309!! https://t.co/UmaB5GvNBk
— Alec Peters (@petersalec) April 23, 2021
BUILD-UP: Two teams that have never been to the EuroLeague Playoffs before enjoyed the pre-playoff feeling. Milan waited seven years to return to the playoffs, and got a new jersey ready for the occasion, while CSKA was studying hard in the film room.
This is the start of a big Road Trip. Milano, here we come! #FCBB #FCBBTogether #EuroLeague #AXMBAY @MUC_Airport pic.twitter.com/toHo4AIvQS
— FC Bayern Basketball (@FCBBTogether) April 19, 2021
Smells like @EuroLeague play-off spirit. pic.twitter.com/Zs8W8L3ee1
— Basketball club Zenit (@zenitbasket) April 21, 2021
#CSKAbasket pic.twitter.com/eSuNpfonbl
— CSKA Moscow (@cskabasket) April 23, 2021
NEW ROUND. NEW JERSEYS. ??#insieme #EuroLeague @EuroLeague pic.twitter.com/qjwwWG1fRc
— Olimpia Milano (@OlimpiaMI1936) April 19, 2021
Meanwhile, different players were boosting their playoff confidence in different ways.
Lets do it guys. We built for it PLAYOFF TIME #insieme #EuroLeague pic.twitter.com/HnugEEsrsr
— Riccardo Moraschini (@morasca9) April 19, 2021
Wheels up!!! On the way to Barcelona
— K.C. Rivers (@kcriv3rs) April 20, 2021
Ready for the playoff! pic.twitter.com/KxH9Se1wk4
— Alex Abrines (@alexabrines) April 20, 2021
GREAT STUFF: Many current and former EuroLeague players took to social media as they enjoyed the opening week of the playoffs, especially all the drama in Milan and Barcelona.
These Euroleague playoff games give me life. Every game has the intensity of NBA game 7s!
— Dylan Ennis (@canadiankidDJE) April 23, 2021
That’s a hell of S.O.B play by Milan @EuroLeague and pass by @foe23
— Peyton Siva Jr (@PeypeySiva3) April 20, 2021
Wow just wow good game @OlimpiaMI1936 just got it done @foe23 @KPJunior_ @ZachLeDay32 @JeremyEvans40
— Briante Weber (@Sir_deuce2) April 20, 2021
Pangos C’est fort !
— Matthew STRAZEL (@mtwbucket32) April 21, 2021
This game right now
— Jordan Loyd (@mrjloyd) April 21, 2021
This Barca/zenit series a tough one. A lot of big shots
— malcolm delaney (@foe23) April 23, 2021
WINNERS’ CORNER: Milan, CSKA and Efes have 2-0 leads, while Barcelona and Zenit are tied at 1-1.
Wow! Ma è “solo” 1-0.
Martedì un’altra battaglia! @OlimpiaMI1936 #insieme— Gigi Datome (@GigiDatome) April 20, 2021
ZAAAAAAAAAAACH LEDAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!
GARA 1 E’ NOSTRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!! ??#insieme #EuroLeague #AXMBAY #RISETOGLORY #ForzaOlimpia @EuroLeague pic.twitter.com/jmwLncoENy
— Olimpia Milano (@OlimpiaMI1936) April 20, 2021
Got my first career @EuroLeague playoff win last night ?. There’s no time to relax, another battle tomorrow evening . pic.twitter.com/opncowonWO
— Gabriel Iffe Lundberg (@IffeLundberg) April 22, 2021
No matter whats being said on the outside….. We must stay the course. Stay humble and stay grounded. Mental toughness and preparation is a big key here. Don’t go beyond what got us here. Trust and believe in each other
— K.C. Rivers (@kcriv3rs) April 22, 2021
2nd Step Done ?
Ready To Fly Madrid! #BenimYerimBuras? #Yar?mKalanGörev pic.twitter.com/GqlSPLbLFp— Sertac Sanli (@SanliSertac) April 23, 2021
On the next !! @EuroLeague Playoffs.#insieme @OlimpiaMI1936 pic.twitter.com/PapMCAtnnZ
— Sergio Rodriguez (@SergioRodriguez) April 23, 2021
2-0
Job ain’t done… another war for game 3… trench work 1 more to go @ Milan, Italy https://t.co/2et3sbUbvr— malcolm delaney (@foe23) April 23, 2021
Ningú ens va dir que seria fàcil, però ja tenim la primera!
Gran feina de tot l’equip! Som-hiiiiiii pic.twitter.com/LZAluN1mnP— Alex Abrines (@alexabrines) April 23, 2021
?? Volem veure una mica d’amor per l’heroi de la pròrroga / Some love for our OT hero pic.twitter.com/JjU2k74uGX
— Barça Basket (@FCBbasket) April 23, 2021
Seen at: Euroleague.net
With the marks of top Spanish National teams and figures such as Rafael Nadal who just won the Wimbledon after a 44 year drought for Spanish Players and the Spanish Soccer team who also won the Euro2008 after not winning in the 40s. The national teams for Spain both women and men are hoping to follow in those footsteps in Pekin during the Olympic Summer Basketball Games!