{"id":438991,"date":"2025-04-22T11:44:25","date_gmt":"2025-04-22T09:44:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=438991"},"modified":"2025-04-22T11:44:25","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T09:44:25","slug":"ergin-ataman-i-respect-efes-but-ill-do-everything-to-reach-the-final-four","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/ergin-ataman-i-respect-efes-but-ill-do-everything-to-reach-the-final-four\/","title":{"rendered":"Ergin Ataman: I respect Efes, but I\u2019ll do everything to reach the Final Four"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\" data-start=\"948\" data-end=\"1282\"><strong data-start=\"948\" data-end=\"964\">Ergin Ataman<\/strong> spoke before the <strong data-start=\"982\" data-end=\"1011\">EuroLeague playoff series<\/strong> between <strong data-start=\"1020\" data-end=\"1037\">Panathinaikos<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"1042\" data-end=\"1058\">Anadolu Efes<\/strong>: \u201cI have huge respect for Efes\u2014one of Europe\u2019s top clubs. 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