And American reporters ask Jokic if he feels nervous about NBA playoff atmosphere...

To make this one VERY clear, here in Europe, Sports is NOT entertainment... in fact, having it called entertainment will be considered highly offensive in some countries.

NBA have money Europe have passion for the club ❤

My brother, you have to understand that in Europe each sport club have teams in all sports, football, basketball, handball, volleyball, etc.. So when you are a fan of a club you can go and support it no matter what the sport is. Saturdays you watch football and Sundays you go to the basketball game. You support the same club. That's why you get the 'crazy' ultras at any sport.

FUnny thing is actually how some american Basketball commentators have been worried how European basketabll player do in NBA, couse crowd might put some pressure on players. There is Nothing NBA fans can do that scare European player. problem is opposite, European player might get used with no pressure and they might have hard time back in Europe when pressure is higher.

Im from Greece been living in Cleavland Ohio for three years been to a few NBA regular season games its nice to watch the great players doing there thing but the crowds are the worst I have seen, most people dont even care about the team I just dont get it why pay for a ticket if u are not going to cheer for your team ???/ I miss the European atmosphere it makes the game so entertaining win or loose.

To me ; from what i've seen, i never been to any american game ; the difference is "money vs passion" , like in America it's more for the entertainment, in Europe it's really a passion we have for the sport, also the clubs have history behind it that often goes back to beginning of 1800's and sometimes even more, because of our table style league, it don't matter big club our smaller club, every match is important, because of the relegation, because the clubs have a reputation and standards to keep, because a lot of games are derbys or rivalries,...

Because in our europe is tradition, years & years of pation/ love for your club ,and this is tradition from father to son to love your club ,to suport your club. Is legacy. Is love & sweat for your club not fun & sport. In our europe is :" here is your birth certificate ,here the chant for your club " period❤

In Europe we are supporters, not "fans".... We are engaged and fully committed to the team, it's not entertainment.... We can't go to a game and sit around, we got to get up and scream and sing and jump up and down and be there for our team.

isnt it fun how the european side dont need the stadium to start playing music and make the stadium start bouncing xD

When Americans go to a game, they go to a tea party. When Europeans go to a match, they go to a war!!

in the US if the owner of a club disagrees with local authorities he can move the club to another city, so 1 day you have a local club, the next it's finished. In Europe this is not possible. Owner changes but the club does not move out of the city. So, most clubs have been around for 100+ years, this is the club your father brought you as a little kid, he was brought by his father before that, etc.

USA: Money, fame, getting noticed by the media.. EUrope: PASSION, WAR , OUR LIVE!

The big difference between USA and Europe is that in EU you don't really go to the stadium or the arena to actually WATCH the game. You go to support your team!! Your team doesn't need you to be just like you'd be in your living room with your friend, your team needs you to be part of them. That's also the reason why you don't see people walking around, go back and forth or anykind of other activities in the stands DURING the game. You're here to SUPPORT. You're not at the mall, you can drink or eat as much as you want before, after the game or at half time, but DURING THE GAME IS PURE DISREPECT. I'm a big PSG fan, I go to the stadium since 1999 ,back when our team was terrible. In our stand, if you sit, you're out , if you don't sing, you're out, if you're not wearing some blue and red, well.....we'll sent you buy a scarf or a hat immediately. In the US you guys are customers, that doesn"t mean you don't like your team, but you go to the stadium as spectators. Of course you can scream, you can complain about the referee's decision and stuff, but like a spectator would do. I'm telling you, after a game I 'm so tired that it feels like I was on the field, we can spend minutes under a tifo, blocking your view, just so are players, the other team players and their fan can see it. When I go to a game, I know I will barely watch it and that I'll need to watch a recap later on ahahah I hope you guys will ever feel that in your life, I know in the US you consider sports more like a show . NBA, NFL, MLB and NHL are NOT national sport's feds, they're private COMPANIES, that' makes a HUGE difference.

I've been to La once and watched a Playoff game it was clippers vs Warriors and i genuinely think that when going to my brothers handball games with like 500 viewers at max the atmosphere is more hype

American picnic vs European passion!!!!

In European football , the supporters are the 12th man of the team . And can often make a difference in a game . Or force managers to quite of they had enough of poor results.

There is a fundamental difference to be understood between American and European punters. In America, there are two types of people who go out to a game. does stupid dances. In Europe, especially the ultras are looking for the tribal spirit. We belong to a tribe, our team is our champions, and the opponent is actually an enemy that must be defeated. Fortunately, this mostly only happens on the field, but I would not advise anyone to use the opponent's symbols get ready and go into an ultra sector, because there are no riot police who will get you out alive. If there is something that an average ultra hates, it is provocation. Perhaps this is the reason why the majority of people in Europe do not like pretend sports, if they can watch real ones instead. I'm thinking here of pankration, American football, and the like.

Aris Thessaloniki 🟡⚫️

Glad you showed red star serbian basketball team & partizan!

The first Europe part is from Greece, the name of the team is Aris. You can’t imagine how offensive is the song that they are singing 😂. I will be banned if i translate it.

USA: love for the money, EU: Love for sport. Right or Wrong?

Dude, you really dont even want to know what the crowd was chanting in the first European video, coming from a greek who is from that same city 🤣🤣

in Europe sports isn't a "passion" , it's RELIGION .....

man we in europe love sports but without clown national anthem and military bs

Europe.................The home of Basketball

Aris Salonika insane brat❤❤❤❤❤

It's a simple thing - in europe sport is about passion in the us sport is about money. easy.

Proud American you are❤...sadly is declining fast in the USA

money vs passion 😀 Also that everything must be 100% safe in the USA. After all, you get millions of dollars if the coffee is too hot and you spill it. In Europe you could be sued if the coffee was too cold. 😀

2011 Athens I was there... fantastic atmosphere once again...now it's even better...

IN SO MANY WAYS EUROPE IS JUST MORE MATURED THAN THE USA. THESE RIVALRIES GO BACK A LONG WAY AND ARE MORE THAN THE GAME ITSELF. IT DOES NOT MATTER THE SPORT. THE ENTERTAINMENT IS THE RIVALRY MORE SO THAN THE GAME. AS BILL SHANKLY SAID........"SOME PEOPLE SAY FOOTBALL IS A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH, BUT I CAN ASSURE YOU IT IS MUCH MORE IMPORTANT THAN THAT". HE WAS RIGHT.

Over here in Europe, Football (and in some parts basketball) is our religion

The real deal on Balkan stands r when all your body hair starts tremoring from the decibels produced by the singing..... unique feeling

American fans is for entertainment...Europe literally sometimes life or dead❤❤❤❤

The Ultras question...Many European basketball clubs are connected to football (soccer) clubs.... So fans will follow both, and that includes the ultra elements. Of course some will prefer one sport over another..

Es ist pure Leidenschaft. Viele Grüße aus Deutschland 🇩🇪

often in europe the very big club a several section (basket, socer, handball...) and many supporters support multiple sports. The passion is ecerywhere. It's the same in rugby in some countries!!

Land of the free? Hhahaha! Number 60 on the world's freedom index. You're not even top 50!

If you are going to such a game in Europe, just make sure to wear the right colours or it could get ugly. Have fun :)

The NBA's "MAKE SOME NOISE!" signs says everything!! very "authentic" noise.. 😅

Come here to Europe to feel it for yourself! You can make an YT-video out it, you know?

Americans sing about freedom but in europe they have freedom

American Patriotism is pretty....tame. "show us your patriotism" the speaker said😂😂😂 Anthem's must be sung loud and with the heart!!!❤ USA....you sound like the batteries are gone

There's some cool videos on YT with American pros talking about their experiences in the EuroLeagues and it warms the heart.

Man respect for your opinion. US fans go instagram stories. European fans go to scream and for their team or country Literally

As an european allow me to say this, „you“ (Americans this is) go into stadiums/ arenas to get entertained especially for the major leagues. „Us“ Europeans living our teams, we’re a part of them LITERALLY the 6th/ 7th/ 12s men. We’re supporting our colors not just at home, we’re traveling to away games and show our flags and sing our songs. On the NCAA level the difference is much smaller at least via home games. Edit to answer your question, no iam not heading to ALL games but for hockey, yes mostly all i attend 45+ games of the 52 sheduled regular season games + EVERY playoff game of my team ;)

We in Europe support our club so all the sports the club provides and in all category men women boys and girls

In Europe it's been a long time since it taken a form of hooliganism, even fascism ('we all as one' true sense of word fascism). These games in Europe - 20 years ago, people were murdering opposite teams fans. In Serbia one bum put a lit totch into the policemen's mouth, the cop barely survived, scarred for life. The fan was prosecuted but there are graffitis on buildings in urban areas saying stupid stuff like "justice for Uros (the name of the bum)". It's a gang subculture. Similar stuff happened in other European countries, stabbings, massive fights after the match, led by fan groups (gangs) etc.. USA games are family safe. In Europe, nowadays it gets there, but still gets hectic. What you see are relicts of these dangerous times. Indeed it was i tended to intimidate the visiting team or simply the other team (if fans were from the same city like Partizan and Red Star in Belgrade) or Olympiakos and Panathenaikos in Athens, etc...bloody rivalries.

Yes, people fly out to away games to do this

it's time in the nba to have 100 breaks for advertisement, yeahh don't worry we have time to sweep the floors from the paper

one real player he wish to play in europe because all this feeling

You should check out: "American Basketball Players Talking About European Basketball Atmosphere" vod.

The first European game you showed was in Greece and the game was in the late 80s early 90s. And btw. you don’t want to know what they were chanting

in Europe it'S not just a game that entertains you for a good 2 hours, it means everything to the fans.

Imagine getthing this atmosphere in NBA.... fucking lit

Sport is passion for Europe. We are cheering for team not for a single player. All players are equal and all fans are equal that is big difference

passion vs money, supporting team vs being entertained, arena vs theater

We gonna have a voice in the morning, just a few shots of "rakija" heals all voice cords :D

Ultras as the name suggests are "ultra fans" of their CLUB... not the teams, not the players but the club itself. if their Club has a football team they go and support, if they have a basketball team they go, hockey-curling-ruby-cricket-waterpolo whatever sports their Club has active teams they go and support them this way... ofcourse we also do have favourite sports, players and everything in between but the bottom line is we are in love with our clubs.

In Europe we go to games to see our team play and win. Americans go to watch a show. Passion is the difference

As you can see two of the three examples from Europe were the same fans/team from Greece, where the Ultras are insane anyway. It' ain't like that all over Europe, especially not for basketball. Whoever made that comparison was probably European, maybe even from Greece, and picked those examples to prove his point.

The music to your national anthem is from an English drinking song,you have sport$$$$$ and we have passion!

This is ARIS club. The best of the best. ARIS SALONICO

Nobody gets hurt because if you try nonsense you are OUT.Its very self driven and I attended my first at 10 yrs old.Its family generations thing...❤❤❤

Hi can you ract to we were revolutionaries by copa 90 Is a video about ultras fans of inter an italian team and tell what ultras are and what they do

Yes Utras got to football and basketball matches

"Some people go to the game just to say they went to the game" We have the other side. Some people will go to games they do NOT care for the outcome or the teams, but just to experience the fan energy. My cousin never missed to see a certain team rivalry live for over 15 years. He is a fan of one of those teams rivals. He literally doesn't care what happens on the field, he is there to sing with the fans and vibe with em.

This should be a sightseeing attraction for tourists 😂😂

Difference is in USA it's like you came on concert, good atmosfere but like yeee goo .... whatever team, but in Europe you get it, it's not a concert it's more sirius thing where passion for clubs run deep, we live and die with our clubs, my father and grandfather were for my hometown team and I am, and my son will be, it's not something that you choose you are born into it.

I played in Serbia, brother 😂😂😂

in america it's all about making money. anything you can see was just built to make profit. in europe things were made by passion

"we're gonna break the leg, break the leg"

Europe as Balkan part of Europe.

there is no wonder about it why american players trying to reacht our teams, simply its a fact we love our team's with all heart and voice :D

depends on the european country in my country its all about the football, hockey and futsal

Makes you proud of Europe

We Europeans are just on an other level

The US national anthem is lovely, it really is, but have a listen to the French. It is pure emotion.

Kevin Durant, a top guy in OKC left to join the Warriors, the team who beat him. Fans in OKC were displeased, sure. If he played in a basketball country in Europe he would think twice before he left the team to join a bitter opponent. He would have to consider the fans of the team he team he left would not be just displeased. They would cut his balls off.

For me 10:15 Aris Thessalonike 🇬🇷 from Greece The best fans👍

do you think he's crazy? Well, you have to see how they cheer in hockey or football in Europe and how they do in the USA 😄

The US crowd looks staged, choreographed, it feels fake, unauthentic. The European crowd looks and feels organic, passionate. And the results speak for themselves

In the NBA players feel distracted by a mascot while on the ft line. Meanwhile in Europe, in an away game 15k ppl gonna whistle so you can´t even hear your thoughts

in europe its a lifestyle in usa its more about money

My man LilJit.. u should go to Belgrade, Serbia for C.Zvezda vs Partizan game. And then u make a video about european basketball fans. 😉

It's so beautiful to see somebody being proud of their national anthem.

In Europe we dont go to a game, WE GO TO WAR.

Sport to emocje a nie hot dog i cola

In Balkans is your family your religion and your team!!!

The best derby in der World..Red Star vs Partizan - Belgrade Serbia!

Salut, tu ne peux pas imaginer la puissance des supporters, même au jeu de fléchettes c'est le feu!!! Pour réconcilier, j'ai une vidéo des meilleurs amis américains 3273

And than US comentators and pundits say how Celtics have hostile atmosphere 😂😂😂. Its a library comparing to crowd in Europe.

See the difference between sport and supporters vs entertainment and fans ?

US = entertainment Europe = passion

God...that woman iin the frst clip! Why is it that whenever someone says "I don't eat meat", they have the kind of piercing voice that you can hear over a crowd of thousands, and they're screeching it somewhere where it's not remotely relevant? Normal people are not talking about ther diet at a basketball game.

They are the same clubs. They have teams in football and basketball so they are probably the same people. These guys dont care what sport they care for the club. Their mindset is literally "everything for the club, everything for the win". They spend thousands of € for travelling to away games, the flags, the pyro and the merch and the home games of course. Sometimes you can find generations of fans in a european fanclub and some people are born into being a fan. If you go to games with youur father and see all the ultras every other weekend you may consider joining an ultra club yourself. You cant buy tickets for those games either cause they are sold only to club members. This can also turn into violence pretty quick, the ultras are fanatics in a way and they are certainly not willing to back down they will defend the honour of the club.

The anthem part was cool though

Relegation makes it more passionate

European fanbases will be different from a country to another..by far the hottest are in Greece, Serbia, Turkey, Croatia, and then you have long term rivalries in Europe that can light the crew anywhere from Spain, Italy, even Germany these days. But if you ask Jokic, Doncic, Giannis, or whoever played Euroleague, how can NBA crew even impress them a bit? they will never be impressed. Imagine 20 years ago when you were playing a Euroleague game in Saloniki or Pana, you should take a shield to avoid receiving coins or seats on your head, and you'd better run fast at the end of the game if you happen to beat a greek team on their floors..in NBA games, you can sleep well, nothing will wake you up, plus it is often that public gets "mad"only when the camera is on you, then back to sleep