but not.

Not only that, but it is still believed that the referees' victim in that final was not the Greek team, but Barcelona.

“How do I remember Frankovic's block in Monteiro? I remember that the referee was cheating and that we won the game with the tackle at the end of the game. That's what I remember,” said Wilkins, who answered the question with grace despite his urgency.

“The ban was definitely legal!” The attacker stated forcefully before leaving.

Wilkins, present Vice President of Basketball Operations From Atlanta, he reaffirmed his opinion after asserting in 2013 that the block occurred before the ball even touched the rim or backboard. However, after an official protest from FC Barcelona,… International Basketball Federation He realized the referee's mistake without it helping to change the result or ease the pain of the blows.

Despite a highly polished résumé that includes nine All-Star appearances, two dunk slam titles and an all-time leading scorer title, Dominique Wilkins has never won an NBA title. However, the former Hawks, Clippers, Celtics, Spurs And Charm He largely removed his sting with the 1996 EuroLeague, in which he was also named Final Four MVP.

Aito Garcia Renesis He was a coach of Barca with other brilliant players like Arturas Karnisovas, Ferran Martinez and Dan Godfried against Panathinaikos with other historical players in his team like Fragiskos Alvertis. bozirar maljković, The former coach of the Catalan team, who won the second final match of the most prestigious continental competition after winning it in 1990 with the Catalan team. Gogoplastica. To make matters worse, Barcelona also lost the 1991 final to the Croatian national team and the Balkan coach was on the bench.

Still 28 years In retrospect, the Barcelona diocese does not like to remember the shock of 1996 at a time when Barcelona, ​​as with football before, had to deal with the anxiety of being European champions for the first time. but Dominic Wilkins He continues to taste it, and despite his good humor, he flaunts that painful lump that Montero had.

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