Lithuanian coach: Valan and Jokubatis are all & national heroes in Lithuanian basketball

Basketball 7:51am, 30 August 2025 111
In the group stage of the men's basketball team in the European Championship, Lithuania defeated Montenegro 94-67. After the game, Lithuanian coach Rimas Kurtinaitis was interviewed.

Speaking of Valanciunas and Jokubatis, Kurtinaitis said: "He (Varanciunas) is a Lithuanian hero, just like Jokubatis. To be a hero, you must achieve some achievements in your life, and both of them have achieved  —  One (Joranciunas) is younger and the other (Varanciunas) is older, but both of them have paid too much for Lithuanian basketball. At present, they are everything about Lithuanian basketball."

In this game, Jokubatis scored 21 points, 12 assists and 3 interruptions, and Valanciunas scored 19 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 hat.

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