{"id":498035,"date":"2026-05-23T10:45:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T08:45:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=498035"},"modified":"2026-05-23T10:45:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T08:45:20","slug":"jasikevicius-speaks-out-on-euroleague-ticket-chaos-an-extremely-sad-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/jasikevicius-speaks-out-on-euroleague-ticket-chaos-an-extremely-sad-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Jasikevicius Speaks Out on EuroLeague Ticket Chaos: &#8220;An Extremely Sad Story&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-path-to-node=\"1\">Following Fenerbahce&#8217;s defeat against Olympiacos in the EuroLeague semifinal, head coach <b data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"89\">Saras Jasikevicius<\/b> didn&#8217;t just talk about what happened on the court.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"2\">In fact, he dedicated part of his interview to a group of Fenerbahce fans who, despite having regularly purchased tickets for the match, were <b data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"142\">unable to enter the OAKA arena<\/b>. 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