Riga, Latvia – Shane Larkin dreamed of nights like this, hoping to have his name cemented in the history books. While he previously managed to do it with the club, he’s also one of Türkiye’s heroes now.

Ergin Ataman’s team qualified for the gold-medal game at FIBA RuroBasket 2025 by destroying Greece, and Anadolu Efes ‘ point guard stepped up with 14 points and 5 assists.

“I’m extremely proud. When I signed on to be on the national team five years ago, this was the only goal that I had in mind: to bring a medal to the country,” he said after the win.

“I know there had been a drought for quite some time when I joined the team. So to be here right now, guaranteed a medal is a great feeling. But I would really love for that medal to be gold.”

“So we’re going to go out here in the next

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