Riga, Latvia – After helping Turkiye qualify for the Final of EuroBasket 2025 , Alperen Sengun opened up on motivation from head coach Ergin Ataman and a team effort to limit the superstar of Greece, Giannis Antetokounmpo.

“Just go over there and fight. We have really talented players on our team. Everybody can score. Everybody can defend in our team. We play with our hearts. Everybody loves each other. Everybody plays for each other. We have a great coach, who gives us the confidence before the games,” he noted on preparations and execution in the Semifinals on Friday.

“He said, “We are a better team. I know this’. He said, ‘I’ve been coaching for 30 years. If I say something, that’s true’. So, he gave us the confidence,” he also shared the pregame message by 59-year-old Ataman to

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