Sarunas Jasikevicius emotional after facing Zalgiris

Sarunas Jasikevicius admitted that facing Zalgiris Kaunas carried extra emotion for him because of his strong personal connection to the organization and its coaching staff.

Jasikevicius explained that the situation was difficult on a personal level, especially considering the respect and affection he still has for the club where he spent important years of his career.

“It’s actually worse because of Zalgiris. Because I love this team so much, I love their head coach so much. He’s like a family to me.”

Despite those emotions, the veteran coach emphasized that professional responsibilities came first and that he had to stay focused on helping his own team succeed.

“But, destiny brought us here. We had to do our job. I did the best job possible for my team.”

Sarunas Jasikevicius:

"It's actually worse because of Zalgiris. Because I love this team so much, I love their head coach so much. He's like a family to me.

But, destiny brought us here. We had to do our job. I did the best job possible for my team" pic.twitter.com/KhcTxpqnaV

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