During Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade's Game 5 at Real Madrid in the 2023 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Playoffs, Kevin Punter broke a record that had stood for 15 years by taking his streak without missing a free throw to 61. The American, who came into Game 5 in second place all-time with 56 consecutive made free throws, overtook Igor Rakocevic, who hit 58 without missing during the 2007-08 and 2008-09 seasons with Cazoo Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz. He tied the record with 2 free throws late in the first quarter and went ahead with a free throw with 8:24 left in the second quarter.
Punter did not play in Games 3 or 4 due to suspension, but he reached that mark of 56 with a 2-for-2 trip to the charity stripe in Partizan's 80-95 win at Real in Game 2, which pushed him above Marius Grigonis (2018-19) and Kyle Kuric (2020-21), who saw 55 straight free throws drop while playing for Zalgiris Kaunas and FC Barcelona, respectively. The Partizan team captain made all 9 of his free throws in Game 1 against Real before adding 2 in Game 2 and 5 in Game 5.