Secretary-General of Latvian Basketball Association: In order to invite Doncic to play, we have borne their travel expenses

Recently, Kaspass Cyporus, Secretary-General of the Latvian Basketball Association, accepted an interview with the media and talked about the previous match between the Latvian Men's Basketball Team and the Slovenian Men's Basketball Team led by Luka Doncic.

It is reported that if Latvia had not borne all the travel expenses of the Slovenian men's basketball team, the showdown would have almost failed to happen. Cyphorus said they took all the expenses to ensure Doncic could play, thereby increasing the importance of the game.

Cyphorus said: "Yes, we paid for the Slovenian men's basketball team's flight to Riga (the capital of Latvia). I remember that it did not include the fees for their return to Slovenia. This is the only way to get the Slovenian men's basketball team to agree to come to Latvia to play. It is our marketing strategy. And so Luka Doncic played in Riga but did not go to the (Lithuanian city) Sioria.

"If Doncic hadn't, we might have only sold 60-70% of the tickets." But now, tickets are being sold out. People were waiting near the hotel for autographs, and the scene was also very crazy. This situation has never happened in Latvia.

"I don't know how much we paid for the Slovenian men's basketball ticket, but in the end, we invited one of the world's top and most popular athletes. We certainly want to. It's a business decision. If you want to invite the best players, you have to invest in it."

In this game, Doncic scored 26 points in the first half, but in the end, the Latvian men's basketball team won 100-88.

source:7m cl