Euroleague CEO awards MVP trophy to Sabonis

MVP trophy

At a press conference in Kaunas, Lithuania to mark the awarding of 
the regular season MVP trophy, Euroleague CEO Jordi Bertomeu on 
Thursday praised this year's deserving recipient, Zalgiris center 
Arvydas Sabonis, as one of the best European players ever. Sabonis, 
the center of attention as Zalgiris hosts Maccabi Tel Aviv in 
Kaunas tonight, returned home to Kaunas this season after 14 
years abroad in Spain and the NBA. "Sabonis is giving basketball 
back everything that basketball has given him, and he is  doing it 
in the best possible way: with the youth and his people, in his own 
country." Bertomeu said, making reference to the Sabonis Basketbal 
School, where almost 700 kids are currently enrolled, and also to 
Sabonis's effort to build a new arena for the city of Kaunas. 
Bertomeu also made reference to the interesting fact that "in a 
recent study we made in the Euroleague about the visitors of our 
web page, during January and February, Lithuania leads all the 
rankings". He also thanked also another Lithuanian club, Lietuvos 
Rytas, for its fine role in the ULEB Cup, where it reached the 
quarterfinals before being eliminated this week. 

Kaunas, Lithuania