Marius Grigonis commented on the preparatorion game of his country, and how Lithuania beat Slovenia without Luka Doncic.
Grigonis was the most effective in the win of the Baltic team by 92:86. He scored 17 points and confirmed that he is in a great mood after winning the EuroLeague title. After the game, his attention was also drawn to the fact that the opponent’s guard Klemen Prepelic shot 15/16 from the free throw line.
“Okay, the referees also took some time off (laughs). Prepelic has always been such a player, but if you treat it all as a foul, he can shoot 20. However, this is a friendly duel, there is no room for criticism in that sense. There is no need to get into statistics, at least from my side”, said Grigonis.
He was also asked if he congratulated Lorenzo Brown on his arrival at Panathinaikos, which has not yet been disclosed by the club.
“Maybe unofficially (laughs). It will be interesting to see what happens there, we will need a few more balls in the game. In general, it’s good that Panathinaikos’ goals are high.”
Mindaugas Kuzminskas became the captain of Lithuania, which is another topic that Grigonis joked about.
“I don’t understand why he was chosen. I did not participate in the process. Joking aside, we listen to him, we follow him, he is the one we will turn to”, underlined the great shooter.
Lithuania will play against Mexico and Ivory Coast in the qualifying tournament in Puerto Rico, and will then face a group that includes Italy, Bahrain and Puerto Rico. Only the winner will find a place in Paris, in a group with USA, Serbia and South Sudan.
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