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50 CONTRIBUTORS, HONORED IN MADRID
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| One of the highlights not only of the 2008 Euroleague Basketball Final Four, but perhaps in the history of European basketball took place on Friday evening at the Community of Madrid Sports Palace between the two semifinal games as 50 legends of the past 50 years of European club basketball were honored on center court.
The historic season-long celebration of 50 Years of European Club Basketball peaked as a sell-out crowd wildly cheered 38 of the most important personalities in the history of the game as they took the floor for a once-in-a-lifetime event. The honorees were welcomed to the floor one by one as photos and videos of their great pasts played on the arena screens in the background. SEE LEGENDS PHOTOS |
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· Interview: Bob Morse
· 50 Years memories: Varese
· 50 Years memories: Jugoplastika Split
· Interview: Zoran Sretenovic
· February 22, 1958: The day it all started
· Experts decide European Club Basketball's 50 greatest contributors
· Interview: Walter Szczerbiak, Real Madrid
· Interview: Tal Brody, Maccabi Elite
· Interview: Rodrigo de la Fuente, Barcelona
· Interview: Zoran Cutura, Cibona
· 50 Years memories: Cantu
· 50 Years memories: Joventut
· 50 Years memories: Limoges
· 50 Years memories: KK Bosna
· 50 Years memories: Dinamo Tbilisi
· Interview: Jiri Zidek, Zalgiris
· Interview: Dino Meneghin, Milano
· Interview: Larry Wright, Roma
· Interview: Sergey Belov, CSKA
· Interview: Sasha Djordjevic, Partizan
· Interview: Valdis Muiznieks, ASK Riga
· Interview: Johnny Rogers, Panathinaikos
· Honoring a half-century of heroes
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EUROLEAGUE HISTORY THROUGH THE DECADES
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50 GREATEST CONTRIBUTORS LIST
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PLAYERS
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COACHES
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REFEREES
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Artenik Arabadjian
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Mikhail Davidov
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Lubomir Kotleba
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Yvan Mainini
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Costas Rigas
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50 CONTRIBUTORS VIDEOS
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50 Years video: Arvydas Sabonis
One of the best European players ever, Arvydas Sabonis, talks about his memories in this 50 Years video. See video!
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HISTORIC PHOTO
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Pierluigi Marzorati, Squibb Cantu
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COMMEMORATIVE EVENTS
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Athens, Honoring Panathinaikos
Riga, Honoring ASK
Belgrade, Honoring Partizan
Moscow, Honoring CSKA
Rome, Honoring Roma
Milan, Honoring Milano
Kaunas, Honoring Zalgiris
Zagreb, Honoring Cibona
Barcelona, Honoring FC Barcelona
Tel Aviv, Honoring Maccabi Elite
Madrid, Honoring Real Madrid
Athens, Honoring Olympiacos
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