American First time reacting to Basketball fans and atmosphere USA vs Europe|Reaction

[@panonimous91]

That's why European players feel totally relaxed and emotionless in the NBA (Jokic, Luka, Rubio...)

[@Fridaydude]

8:07. This is what Jokic meant by, "I have played in Serbia brother" 🙂

[@EpicCinima]

facts

[@79Testarossi]

Ps: not the support from the country, support from a city 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻😎

[@AnteGV1950]

Serbia is behind Crvena Zvezda!!!whole country!!!Aleksandar Vučić je iza Zvezde

[@AnteGV1950]

@@stantiberiu1526 Kosovo was Serbia!!!I'm sorry to say but they gave Kosovo away and now they are crying for it!!!never again

[@milangrujicic4679]

Veća carstva su lomila zube na Kosovu polju. I opet će zajedno sa svim poltronima. Do sada ste trebali naučiti da bez obzira na žrtvu, Srbi se ne slamaju i ne predaju.@@AnteGV1950

[@christianlenik5307]

​@@AnteGV1950Kosovo is Jugoslawia is Serbia! You stupid Americans Ruined Yugoslavia! 🇷🇸🤝🇷🇺

[@Bayard1503]

Not even, a neighborhood of that city...

[@felipecarrera9127]

Liké Nikola said when one reporter asked "Are you worried about Miami atmosphère" "Brother I played in Serbia" USA has customers not fans. Has players not clubs, not teams.

[@TheDreday1993]

In Europe its about team and not about players,you can be the best player in the league,you make two or three stupid mistakes,sometimes maybe even one,youll be benched. Also while yes,in Europe you have bandwagon fans,its a smaller precentage compared to USA,whether youre born into it,or you chose it randomly as a kid,you usually stick with one team for the rest of your life,no matter the sport

[@gol4695]

100% correct No one will ever respect you If you change your team 🇬🇧

[@frederikanby2634]

addendum: You can be a shit individual player, but if your work makes the team work, you will be revered

[@gandalf_thegrey]

"I had a first league mind with forth league talent" - Jürgen Klopp wrong sport, but thats exactly the kind of guy you mean, right? :D@@frederikanby2634

[@Shlongclock]

I think relegation has a lot to do with this. its hard to care for a team that doesn't play for anything for a decade or longer

[@freedexony]

In Europe, you are born with a team for the rest of your life

[@akselikotti9887]

This is why it is funny hear some nba fans say that newcomers from europe will crumble under pressure. Luka played infront of these crowds when he was 16 against grown men, who sure as hell tried to hurt him during the game cause he was one of the best players in opposition team. I really don´t think he will feel as much pressure in his basket balling life ever again.

[@emps8992]

You should watch American basketball players talking about their experiences playing in Europe. Trust me they have some craaazy stories. Definitely a must watch video man

[@warlonranger666]

And KD watched Piraeus game

[@TheGame18211]

American fans are spectators of the game European fans are the PART of the game That's the difference

[@peaceandlovebob7835]

12:47 Yes it is non-stop. We start to sing before the game when we still are outside the stadium or arena, during the game and after the game. No speakers playing music. We make the music for the game.

[@MGWA6891]

This is why Luca isn't fazed by the NBA. Dude played in this atmosphere at 16 years old and m'fuckers think the pressure of playing in the USA might have been too much when he was drafted. 😂😂😂😂

[@Moflight23]

9:34 in europe we dngaf about players. They come and go but the club is forever. You mostly are born into a family who has a prefered club and get your first team gear as an infant or just grow attached to your local club because you fell in love with it despite your parents not having any affection for it. It‘s not about the quality of the players or the trophies. Just unconditional support no matter what.

[@attk177]

The thing about European club culture is this - The clubs aren't franchises, but deeply rooted into the cities history. A club doesn't only have one team, but many teams for many different sports. The last video is from Panathinaikos Athens, which has a football and basketball team among other sports. So the ultra fans of the football team show up to basketball games of their clubs basketball team as well. That's why they have this kind of atmosphere at basketball games, the Balkans are known for that. Watch waterball games of Balkan teams, they are just as insane

[@BboyCorrosive]

We should also clarify for our American friends, that when we say history, we mean 1000-2000 years or more 😌

[@liamfitzdrums]

Hence why Wimbledon F.C and Wimbledon A.F.C fans despise MK Dons.

[@shaulin3000]

Basically in the US players got the power cause it's really a show, in Europe fans hold the power and it's always war...

[@1robis1]

exactly.....for americans it,s a show...for us it,s fight till death ....i mean win :)

[@Szandor9X]

Most of them are Football fans, but in europe you dont only Support your Team, you Support your Club, your colours and your City and the Most big Clubs have more Sport Teams in different Sports( Basketball, Handball , Sometimes Hockey) and you will Always Support all of them, because they represent your City -Colours. You Life and you die for your Club. Greetings from Germany.

[@DanielaMassonne]

Genau so sieht's aus👌🏻 Gruß aus🇩🇪

[@captrick7105]

‘I didn’t think European basketball was like this’ That’s the problem of America, they think they the greatest and best in all.. especially in sports… but they don’t look further then outside their country border… no offence to you bro

[@mattpryokra2245]

So true and I’m from UK

[@shaulin3000]

Europe atmosphere is crazy! Being there you can literally feel the ground shake and your body vibrating...

[@1robis1]

indeed you feel a lot of vibration and ground shaking

[@Zentron]

The fans turn up hours before the event starts and according to American players that have spoken of their experience, the place can be so loud they couldn't hear the music they were playing through their headphones!

[@pechismaxis1082]

Im from Barcelona and i can say that going to play the Euroleague against all the east europe teams like Olympiakos, Panathinaikos, Zagreb, Belgrado, Partizan, Cska Moscú....is always a WAR

[@madsmadsen1206]

It’s not about the level of the player or the level of the club it’s about tradition and loyalty

[@fabianstriebeck8054]

something their young country still has to develop - tradition & loyality.

[@dm5319]

I lived in Greece from 2001 to 2005 in Athens - and went to one basketball game. It's nuts. My ears rang for two days. Non-stop chants and standing/jumping. I actually would not go to a football (soccer) game - too dangerous. Really. I lived near/10 blocks from the Panathinaikos football stadium, and whenever I stepped outside, I knew when there was a home game: I smelled tear gas. Fans would (overnight, when there was no one there, thankfully) Molotov cocktail opposing fans' club houses around the dates of important matches. It's all part of the club system: for example Aris, AEK, Olympiakos all have a football team, basketball team, volleyball team, etc. Men's and women's in many sports. As for the craziest places to see a game? Greece, Turkey, Israel, the Balkans. There is a fun article (maybe 4 years old, from SI?) where a reporter was interviewing Luka, Ntilikina, and some other foreign rookies, and he asked them if they were intimidated playing at the Forum, MSG, Boston Garden, etc., and they just about laughed at him - as in, are you kidding us. Look for some of the videos of ex Panathinaikos and AEK Greece players from America, talking about playing there. (Here is one - kzbin.info/www/bejne/pp-oZqaLYtZ3l7s .) Soldiers escorting their buses to the arenas, having cell phones and "D" batteries chucked at them, et. al. It is DIFFERENT. (But I confess, I am looking to retire in Greece in a few years - a great lifestyle despite the quirks.)

[@Dannyboy314]

Europe = passion. America = kids' birthday.

[@karlirl8331]

Ok so a couple of things about european basketball. One team was practicing for the next game against Crvena Zvezda and coach was like "ok we gonna do all the practices while blasting our opponent's fans singing through the speakers on full volume, so we can get somewhat used to not hearing each other during the game". I read that and was like "damn, good idea". Another thing is I happened to go to euroleague final four and got seats in Olympiacos (greek powerhouse) fan sector. I was supporting another team, but whenever Olympiacos was not playing against us, I couldn't help but ask the guys next to me what are the lyrics (yes, lyrics, not chants, they sing for the whole game) and join them. The atmosphere is so surreal it's crazy. Not to mention I witnessed how fans of one team, which I'm not mentioning, chased fans of the other with bats, metal pipes and whatever could be used for beating the living sht out of someone for a solid 15 minutes.

[@santiprix2227]

bro in Europe we don't support players, we support CLUBS, we don't care for the players, the clubs are our religion

[@GabosTV-17]

🤣🤣🤣

[@CodeStatus.Br0ken]

In Europe local fans' job is to intimidate the rival so that their team has more chances to win. In the USA everyone's friendly and happy, it looks like there is no competitiveness from the grandstands

[@Dreamdancer11]

Being a fan of a certain club in europe is basically a way of life and the fans are uber dedicated to it so if the club is lets say Olympiakos the fan are following it whether its football or basketaball(those are usually the main ones) but they can just as well support womens volleyball just cause the name of the club is still Olympiakos...the loyalty and dedication to the club is unparallel to anything you have there in the US.Actual lives are frequently lost for this type of dedication...the best way to describe it to a non european is that the club for them is like a religion.....

[@kragth]

US fans are Customers. Europe fans are passionate to support the Club. In football, basketball, esport or chess. It doesnt matter. The Club is the identity of your city or often just Part of the City. And you will give everything to support and defend your Home. Thats what it means to be a Fan in europe. Not just buying stuff and sing the national anthem with the Enemy.

[@nenadf124]

Its about passion and love, loyalty to the team!!! This is how loud is our handball audience even louder. Its a party. The songs are specifically made with lyrics about the team. Also hear the supporters of HC Vardar too. We from the Balkans are that way, super passionate and supportive. When we won several title in the european handball league we partied for 3 days, the city was under lockdown hahah

[@shaulin3000]

BTW love your reactions fam 🤙

[@GabosTV-17]

Thanks 💯

[@Alpehuedk]

Your forgetting that fan/club loyalty in the states is insanely low, proberly due to people moving around so much, it results in there being no real fan base for anything... in europe you support the town you, your parents, your grandparents etc are from, for life, it allows for a MUCH stronger fanbase buildup.

[@1robis1]

This is real fans...this is real support.i have no idea how those players feeling in that moment but feeling is amazing.....10 k peoples shouting screaming and suporting you...this is a spirit that America doesnt have...Yes we are crazy...Yes we are europeans... yes we love this game...and this is what it looks like to be in a game....

[@holbeckmax]

There are a number of vids where US players talk about their experience of playing basketball in Europe and the difference from the US.

[@MrPoseidonbcn]

One needs to have a longer history as a nation to bring out that sort of passion.

[@Orniej]

money vs. passion

[@peaceandlovebob7835]

Yes you are right. In Europe our team is our religion, our family. It is a way of life.

[@da_flore3746]

In europe it's not about beeing fan of the best players or the best team, you're fan of your club. You're supporting your club your hole life. It doesn't matter how good they are. My team is a german 3rd division team. Me and my wife both have tattoos of our club, and of course, if we go to the stadium, we're supporting our club the whole game. And if it's a away game we're over 1000 people traveling to the city our team is playing. And this is 3rd division, in 1 division the teams of corse have more fans. Eintracht Frankfurt played europa league quarter final against barcelona 2 years ago. They had 30.000 supporters at the away game 800 miles away from their home city! I love the NFL and NBA because of the good sports you can watch, but atmosphere in america is not worth to call it atmosphere compared with europe or south america

[@stevequackels3016]

From Liverpool. Its a song dedicated to the casualtys from a big fire that happend wile a game was one. So they singing " yull never walk alone" .

[@peaceandlovebob7835]

9:00 It is Red Star Belgrade (Serbia) vs CSKA Moscow (Russia). The fans that are screaming are the Red Star one.

[@NeverNotHoopin]

At around 9:00 you asked what team that is. It´s Red Star Belgrade. You can literally feel the floor shaking. We are always louder than the Euroleague Anthem they play before the Euroleague games. In Europe you live for your club if you are not a casual. You are born into it and even in families you fight. For example my cousin is a Partizan Belgrade fan thanks to his mom and I am a Red Star fan. We can´t watch the games together when we play against each other. We even didn´t talk for weeks after some games.

[@szoxsrobert8979]

in Europe we support the colours,the badge,if the players wear it with pride and fight for it,they have our unconditional support

[@riccardocoletta2398]

Minute 9:49 - It's not the support of an entire country. It's the support of an entire city. Every city support its team like this, sometimes more, sometimes less, but that's around the standard

[@rudeone4life]

I live in Europe and this is what the NBA needs!

[@BadgerOfTheSea]

He hits the nail on the head without realising it when talking about how much he loves American fans by saying "we are all fans of an organization". In the US teams are organizations. In rest of the world a team is the heart of a community. It is like the difference between the deli counter at a wallmart, and the local mom and pop deli down the street from your building.

[@riccardocoletta2398]

I try to explain why it is like that in Europe Most of the teams (no matter if we talk about football or as you call it soccer, basket or volley or whatever) was usually founded and played by someone of the worker class more than 100 years ago (except some "luxury" teams that usually doen't have so passionate fans). All these teams were representative of the lower class of our cities and we supported them for generations and generations (and in Europe teams NEVER change city, it's impossible). The love for those "colors and flag" passed from parent to children for 100+ years. It's more than "sport", it's tradition... it's the stories your grand dad tell you when you go to the stadium with him and your dad for the first time.

[@addictedonhiphop]

I have sang the chant at 11:30 on OAKA in January Vs Partizan and some other chants means I was with sore throat for around a week shouting Chants for 2 hours. It's the most well known Panathinaikos Chant. Fans Sing the chant CERTAINLY During the end of the game at win. Crazy atmosphere and it is once of a lifetime experience. I assume Serbians specially Partizan and Red star fans are also Very wild,Turks , Lithuanians (Big Basketball European Powerhouses countries) and during Euroleague Casts you can hear the buzz even at your speakers on Broadcast. In Greece which Panathinaikos is based There is also Olympiacos (Panathinaikos Arch Enemy at Pireaus) and On Thessaloniki There is Aris (They have big fanbase due to they had 2 of the Greatest Greek Basketball players of all time: Nick Galis and Panagiotis Giannakis) and Aris Arch Rival Paok.

[@alinpacurar8691]

Well , if you're not ready to go to war for your team.. you cannot call yourself a support.

[@GabosTV-17]

🤣🤣🤣 naw u dragging it.

[@fpxy00]

What you guys should understand, is that Ultras/Hools do not care about the game. They have their own game, their own sport. Football, basketball... who wins or lose is irrelevant to them. We do not hava street gangs such as Bloods & Crips, Hells Angels etc. We have "firms" who support the colors of their own fan club, have alliances protect their districts, control drug traficking etc... usually its connected to football, but when their football club is emberasing bad, they move to basketball or some other sport... but overall for them it doesn't matter...

[@stronkveak5917]

Big European clubs are multisport, the same people that go to basketball, go to football, go to water polo, go to girls U-15 volleyball games. They are not franchises, they came into existence at the start of the last century, by a few people and their fans.

[@TekWolfie]

If it's a game between two rivals it's quite often that the arena is full an hour before the game. Not only that the fans have the atmosphere going all the time and is so loud that the players preparing for the game don't bother using headphones to listen to music. In some cases the fans of the visiting team are not allowed into the arena. It's just too crazy and dangerous.

[@powerviolentnightmare5026]

The whole idea of performing the national anthem before the game is so foreign to me. I never heard my own national anthem outside of singing it once in elementary school.

[@vaggelismouss7986]

hey there from greece we love basket and to song for ur team loud and all the time

[@dejancadjo8043]

8 minutes in, that is what Jokic meant by ”I played in Serbia brother” when being asked how hit felt getting booed in Miami 😂

[@sergiok6980]

You have to realize that in Europe there's no mixed fans sitting together watching their teams. You step in the wrong gate with the wrong colors, you simply die quick. There's no haha and chit chat with other fans. The only chit chat u'll ever have with other team fans is when an appointment is made for war.

[@BigBankMeli]

Keep them coming!! 🎉

[@milosstefanovic6603]

Yes you know, you know Jokic, when you asked this question the video was in Serbia

[@HH-hd7nd]

It's not just basketball. Most team sports (well, the popular ones) are supported like this - football, basketball, handball, even (on a much lower level because of the miniature fan base) american football, you name it.

[@SK-nw4ig]

4:50 Finnish hit song, Sandstorm by Darude :D

[@methos4866]

What you were saying at 7:11 is definitely one of the reasons why they go so wild. It's about intimidating the other team and hyping up their own. That's how we do out here.

[@marcusfranconium3392]

Pasion in europe is supporting your local team , rivalries with neighbouring cities towns neighbourhoods that go back for centuries some times thousands of years . Adn doesnt matter what sport it is . Compare it to city states of old , that fought others , political , social spectrums as well . a bleucolour club or a white colour mony bag club funded area club . Catholic and protestant clubs . There is a lote of suport , and hatred towards their rivals.

[@davidevans152]

100 years of entertainment v 1000 years of war

[@Sebbos]

its typically for clubs in europe to have multiple sports their compete in, like football, basket, handball etc. So it is the football fans who also attends the clubs other teams, why you see crowds like this in europe

[@startledhamster]

Team in the second half is Red Star (Crvena Zvezda) from Serbia :D It's no national chant or team, it's just one of two biggest teams in the country, but still not a national team :D

[@diargashi8191]

React to American basketball players taking about Europe basketball fans

[@micheleportatadino5919]

US: funny, entertaining show, popcorns and drinks, colorful ads, "defense, defense". Europe: "COME HOME WITH YOUR SHIELD OR ON IT!"

[@anastasioshatziklitiu8576]

in europe, a national anthem is never played during normal games. we have our songs so nobody needs a national anthem. it's so annoying to always hear this anthem in the usa.

[@MrTiti]

So if the players from USA, thats not meant any respectless, would come into such an upheated arena. how would that impair their play? would they not hear commands of their team members? what would happen? or would they simply laugh it off and play on?

[@Santos043]

Never did I heard the national anthem beside our national team playing. I live in Maastricht city (province Limburg) in The Netherlands we support MVV (2nd Division) we sing our own city anthem played before every football match, tommorow we play awaygame derby against our biggest rival Roda JC that’s only 30min away before their game they sing the anthem of the province which we are against.

[@niels4478]

Bro, im a european who loves nba and college basketball but honestly the atmosphere its nothing compared to european football (soccer) fans. Like the college basketball fans just seem silly (no hating) if you have watched european football fans

[@peaceandlovebob7835]

10:20 Panathīnaïkos (Greece) vs Barcelona (Spain). You are hearing the Panathīnaïkos fans.

[@sweeeeeeezy]

there are plenty of now NBA players that played in these environments and still american journalist question if they can withstand the pressure and atmosphere of an NBA playoff game

[@Sputim28]

Nothing beats college students coming together for supporting their Team. first video from europe might changed his opinion haha.

[@benjammin9471]

I almost fell asleep during that American national anthem

[@Isleofskye]

I have just Subscribed, my friend. On May 19th of next year, I enter my 8th decade, in London, so we thought we would give you a nice, gentle start in experiencing European(and South American, African, and some Asian) Sports fans. You are ready for "Ultras Greatest Chants. Volumes 1 and then 2,3,4". This will show you European Football atmospheres:)

[@Isleofskye]

" World's Greatest Football Fans/Ultras:Europe" is THE one to experience. lol

[@mattpryokra2245]

In America you love your ‘entertainment’… Here we pour our passion into it to the point it truly becomes a way of life, even European basketball teams have Ultras like football ⚽️ 🏀😂

[@daflux7]

Wow Greece is crazy crazy,best baskeball fans of the world

[@riccardocoletta2398]

Minute 9:05 . Not a national chant. It's a chant of the city. We don't chant anthems or things like that in Europe except when national rapresentatives meat each other (like France vs Italy) not when normal championships match betwenn city teams met US is the only democratic country that do that and chant anthem eveywhere in every occations, even when two teams of your own country meet up. Only US and some dictatorship countries do that

[@stefannikolic4272]

8:01 the song is soo loud that you can't hear the Euroleague anthem

[@rasiel957]

Luka Doncic, Jokic, Giannis and many other European players had to deal with that for years, which is why they are never fazed in away games, especially Luka who had to deal with it at 18 years old. You literally have Swat teams ready for worst case scenarios.

[@gedeuchnixan3830]

Europens aren´t fans for entertainment, we love the club with all heart and would never even concider becoming a fan of another team in that sport, it´s like true love.

[@Rblock777]

u can take a look at Latvian hockey fans as well :D

[@Garruk_80]

i know americans are impressed by the atmophere but that atmophere comes at a very high cost last year in greece a 19 year old kid was stabbed to death with a freaking scythe! , there is a lot of violence you don't go to a game with a "lets go to enjoy the game" mentality , you go to a game with a "we're going to war" mentality , it's not worth it really i wish we were more like the nba

[@semechkimcblyat9777]

American fans: Music....awkward dancing men(I mean what the fuck is this: 3:48) ...pretty lights for entertaining the customers. Europeans fans: WE ARE THE ENTERTAINMENT

[@TheDarkstormy]

Gabos, The Super3 Vids. Aris the ones who posted them, once brought 25000+ fans to an away game for football. You think having homeground means anything?

[@GabosTV-17]

🤣🤣🤣

[@saschaaah]

the 2 best basketball players in the world arent even from the US they are from serbia and slovenia

[@henriquefaustino8526]

In Europe local fans job is to intimidate the rival so that their team has more chances to win, and you go there to "defend" your club, which represents your city or the part of the city where you grow up. It'ls like going to a "Show" in the US, while in Europe some games feel like going to War. In terms of quality, it is not as good as NBA, and will probably never be. Players follow the money. They pay a lot Less in Europe, then you add up 4 periods of 10' minutes instead of 12', lower 3point shooting percentage and a lot more defensive tactics. Games normally have only around 160pt. You have to be there to enjoy it

[@ravanpee1325]

He saw real fans for the first time in his life

[@AutomanicJack]

4:54 "what is this?" good question its Darude - Sandstorm

[@And-ml5wm]

Does "its the quiet kid in the corner you have to watch out for" still stand...just saying lol

[@GoogleISdiarrhea]

Got a lot of friends in the ultra scene (Germany) for football clubs. I mean in the US you have a event made from. Money for people with money. It’s a family event some pop music and stufff, little kids can smile… I mean it’s cute and all but I am used to football crowds here and in comparison, it’s kinda cute what they do in the US.

[@godra051]

Theme of song is Red Star belgrade

[@kojotouray372]

When it comes to sports no one can ever beat european fans

[@rydiavalentine]

The North Americans are more chill while the Europeans look like a bunch of soldiers marching to some war 😂I find this is the main difference between the two.

[@yossikataby3942]

Nice reaction If you liked it you should react to American basketball players that played in Europe talking about their experience. It's nice to see it through American eyes There are 5 clips of it, something like that.

[@rupertmurdock6783]

In Europe you are fan of Club(emblem) and Club have more teams, like in football, handball, basketball, florball, cyklist even womens teams in these sports. Like a fan you are Ultras your duty, your job and your love is to go on the weekend for as much match as you can to support your Club.

[@andrepereira5237]

No pyro, no party my friend 🤣

[@OhNoNotFrank]

"We're told we have some of the greatest athletes in the world..." you do. But then again, you also name a national championship "The World Series". 😉

[@andreassfaelos]

And most of the time during the game they are not rooting for their team but are cursing out their cross town rivals

[@enlathxaind178]

10:15 The European champions of 2024 for 7th time in history. PANATHINAIKOS BC / ATHENS, GREECE / BEST BASKETBALL FANS IN THE WORLD. ☘⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@viorel-flaviuradu9757]

Ussually the soccer/football fans are the same ones that go to basketball games as we have multiple sport clubs here in Europe

[@YltiSlayer]

You should definitely watch the video where Americans talk about playing in Europe and the atmosphere.

[@chrisspertos9784]

The most fanatic fans in Europe are Greece, Serbia, Turkey. This happens in big rivalries and mostly in Euroleague. It's the true meaning of home court. The idea is to scare the visiting team. I've been to one of these games. Women and small kids don't usually attend. A lot of vulgarity in the chants. Your legs go numb and you can actually faint. It not for mild people. Remember all European clubs have professional fans.