Walter Tavares with a violent swat to deny Kendrick Nunn!

MOTOROLA MAGIC MOMENT: Sargeant SWAT!

 Walter Tavares with a violent swat to deny Kendrick Nunn!

Real Madrid v Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens (2024-02-29T19:45:00.000Z)

 Louis Olinde chases down Bonzie Colson for an amazing block from behind

 MOTOROLA MAGIC MOMENT: Olinde’s chasedown block 

  Louis Olinde chases down Bonzie Colson for an amazing block from behind

ALBA Berlin v Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv (2024-02-29T19:00:00.000Z)

Mickey receives the ball inside, spins with a wonderful move and dunks!

 MOTOROLA MAGIC MOMENT: Jordan Mickey with a one-handed slam! 

 Mickey receives the ball inside, spins with a wonderful move and dunks!

Virtus Segafredo Bologna v Valencia Basket (2024-02-29T19:30:00.000Z)

Jones with a huge dunk after a sublime pass from Thompson!

 MOTOROLA MAGIC MOMENT: Jones dunks with authority! 

 Jones with a huge dunk after a sublime pass from Thompson!

Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade v Anadolu Efes Istanbul (2024-02-29T19:30:00.000Z)

Jake Cohen’s tough pass tees up Josh Nebo for a slam

 MOTOROLA MAGIC MOMENT: Cohen tees up Nebo 

Jake Cohen’s tough pass tees up Josh Nebo for a slam 

Mike James and Monaco aim to make history in Barcelona

Mike James can write Turkish Airlines EuroLeague history in golden letters when his team AS Monaco (16-10) visits FC Barcelona (18-8) at Palau Blaugrana in Round 27.



Spaghetti Bolognese or a poke bowl? Classic rock or trap? A best-of-five series or the Final Four? Well, those are just some of the questions that AS Monaco duo Matthew Strazel and Jordan Loyd had to answer. The 21-year-old Strazel and the 30-year-old Loyd may be nine years apart in age, but was that reflected in the New School vs. Old School test? Watch the video to find out.

New School vs. Old School: Monaco's Matthew Strazel and Jordan Loyd

Round 26 of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague regular season for 2023-24 will always be in the history books because one man, Codi Miller-McIntyre, led his team - Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz - to a home win over LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne by setting a new assists record in the league - 20 - and becoming the third player ever in the competition to get a triple-double.

Codi Miller-MacIntyre, The Record-Breaker

Round 26 of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague regular season for 2023-24 will always be in the history books because one man, [Codi Miller-McIntyre](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/codi-miller-mcintyre/009048/), led his team - Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz - to a home win over LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne by setting a new assists record in the league - 20 - and becoming the third player ever in the competition to get a triple-double.

Before Miller-Mcintyre, only two players had managed to get a triple-double (double digits in three stats categories in the same game) in the EuroLeague: legendary Nikola Vujcic, who managed to do it twice, and Nick Calathes, when playing with Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens. Miller-McIntyre scored 11 points, pulled 11 rebounds and dished an astounding 20 assists, which set a new EuroLeague record. Ann all this in just his EuroLeague debut season.

Basketball history made in nothern Spain by Codi Miller-McIntyre.

Codi Miller-McIntyre, The Record-Breaker

FC Barcelona stars Alex Abrines and Rokas Jokubaitis sit down and try to get the most basketball knowledge possible from Chat GPT, the AI tool that has taken the world by storm.

Barcelona stars take the GPT Challenge

FC Barcelona stars take the GPT Challenge

Kemba Walker: 'Letter to my younger self'

AS Monaco guard Kemba Walker addresses his younger self from a distance of years, telling himself about what new things will the future bring, and how to embrace them, while also to stay humble and face adversity.

Panathinaikos B.C. duo Mathias Lessort and Ioannis Papapetrou are the latest EuroLeague players to take part in the ChatGPT challenge.

Ioannis Papapetrou, Mathias Lessort feature in the ChatGPT challenge

The arrival of surprisingly reliable AI tools has seen ChatGPT become a major product in the market, so it was only right that a couple of Turkish Airlines EuroLeague players were put to the test: Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens duo [Ioannis Papapetrou](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/ioannis-papapetrou/005161/) and [Mathias Lessort](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/mathias-lessort/003842/).

Given that the first question about improving a player’s defense, it was only right that Lessort, an All-EuroLeague First Team selection in 2022-23 and a standout defender in the competition, was on hand to offer his thoughts.

“You want to read it? Because you need to improve your defense…” Lessort jokingly says to Papapetrou.

“God, I cannot believe you said that,” Papapetrou responds.

“Mathias can tell you more about it, actually; he was a top five defender in the league,” Papapetrou adds.

“You have to first of all take it personally to want to stop your opponent,” Lessort explains. “And like you say, you’ve got to move your feet, be in the right position at the right time, be focused, know your opponent, who you’re playing against, their strengths and their weaknesses…”

### Best player in the EuroLeague

It is an age-old question, but who is the best player in the EuroLeague? There are so many elite players in the league, but for Lessort, there’s two that stand out in particular.

“They don’t know that it’s you,” Lessort tells Papapetrou with a wry smile.

“They don’t know that it’s me, it’s crazy,” Papapetrou replies.

“I would say the most influential is \[Walter\] Tavares; best player, Kevin Punter,” Lessort states.

### EuroLeague poem

ChatGPT put together a EuroLeague poem, which was rather impressive, but Papapetrou reading it out led to a funny comment by Lessort.

“You could be a Greek rapper. I can see \[it\],” Lessort comments.

Panathinaikos stars Ioannis Papapetrou and Mathias Lessort sit down and try to get the most basketball knowledge possible from Chat GPT, the AI tool that has taken the world by storm.

Panathinaikos stars take the GPT Challenge

The Panathinaikos duo had some interesting answers

Sergio Rodriguez of Real Madrid Baloncesto reflects on his EuroLeague career, which has seen him lift three titles and earn MVP honors once.

Sergio Rodriguez's career album: 'A lot of memories'

One of the most senior players in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague is Real Madrid's Sergio 'El Chacho' Rodriguez, who has enjoyed a fantastic career to date. 

After making his debut with Estudiantes Madrid back in the 2004-05 season, he has since appeared in 14 EuroLeague campaigns with Real Madrid, CSKA Moscow and EA7 Emporio Armani Milan. He's also a three-time EuroLeague champion, having lifted the trophy in 2015, 2019 and 2023, and was the season MVP in 2013-14.

### A wonderful ride

It's been a long and eventful ride for Rodriguez, who sat down to take a trip down memory lane by revisiting some of his most touching moments thanks to the photos that make his career album.

"I was very fortunate to start my career playing in such a competition as the EuroLeague," Rodriguez says when looking at a picture of him with Estudiantes. He started in five of his 14 appearances that season and it would open the doors to the NBA for him.

Rodriguez went on to spend a few seasons in the NBA with the Portland Trail Blazers, Sacramento Kings and New York Knicks before returning to the Spanish capital with Real Madrid for the 2010-11 season. That year, he helped *Los Blancos* make their return to the EuroLeague Final Four for the first time since 1995.

### Starring at Real Madrid

Following that season, coach Pablo Laso started his tenure at Real Madrid. In 2013-14 Rodriguez was named MVP of the season, but it would take yet another year before the most successful club in European basketball history could lift the title again; that was in 2015 and, coincidentally, the Final Four was played in Madrid.

"After three seasons chasing it, we finally lifted the trophy," Rodriguez remembers. "The two previous seasons, we lost in the final. After you lose your first final, it is in your head every night."

After that, Rodriguez went on to have a successful career with Real. His first European experience outside Spain came when he signed for CSKA Moscow, with which he lifted his second EuroLeague Trophy in 2019. He then went on to play for Milan and he was one of the leaders that took the team to the 2021 Final Four in Cologne.

In 2022, Rodriguez returned to Madrid to play for Real again, joining former teammates Rudy Fernandez and Sergio Llull and becoming another fundamental part of a team that won the EuroLeague, once again, in 2023.

"It was a long career — a lot of experience and a lot of memories," Rodriguez concludes.

More Real Madrid News

One of the senior-most players in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague is Real Madrid's Sergio 'El Chacho' Rodriguez. He debuted with Estudiantes Madrid back in the 2004-05 season and has since appeared in 14 EuroLeague campaigns with Real Madrid, CSKA Moscow and EA7 Emporio Armani Milan. he lifted the trophy in 2015, 2019 and 2023 and was the season MVP in 2013-14.
 
It's been a long and eventful ride for Rodriguez, who sat down to take a trip down memory lane by revisiting some of his most touching moments thanks to the photos that make his career album.

The Real Madrid playmaker opens up about his EuroLeague journey

A truly historical perfomance in a winning effort allowed Codi Miller McIntyre of Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz to claim Regular Season Round 26 MVP honors with a PIR of 42! 

 Codi Miller-McIntyre | RS Round 26 MVP | 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague 

A truly historical perfomance in a winning effort allowed Codi Miller McIntyre of Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz to claim Regular Season Round 26 MVP honors with a PIR of 42!

Codi Miller-McIntyre | RS Round 26 MVP | 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague

Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz v LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne (2024-02-08T19:30:00.000Z)

The Turkish Airlines EuroLeague was full of vicious stops so far this season! Check out the best blocks of January!

Top 10 Blocks | January | 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague 

The Turkish Airlines EuroLeague has been full of vicious stops so far this season! Check out the best blocks from January!

Top 10 Blocks | January | 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague

Have you seen these wizards of passing at work? Here are the top 10 assists in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague from the month of January. 


Top 10 Assists | January | 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague

The desire to get to the rim and score no matter what inspired some high-flying heroics from EuroLeague players. Here's a look at the 10 best dunks of January!

Top 10 Dunks | January | 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague 

Be sure to take a look at the best ten plays of the 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Round 26!

Top 10 Plays | Round 26 | 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague 

Be sure to take a look at the best ten plays of the 2023 24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Round 24!

Top 10 Plays | Round 26 | 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague

Round 26 of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season had something for everyone. Take a look at the best plays and who had the best of them.

Marius Grigonis connects with Mathias Lessort for a wild one-handed slam!

MOTOROLA MAGIC MOMENT OF THE NIGHT: Lessort's one-handed slam! 

Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens v Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul (2024-02-09T19:15:00.000Z)