American REacts to Basketball fans and atmosphere USA vs Europe

[@ingobordewick6480]

The thing is, what most Americans don't understand, that these Clubs, Football or Basketball or whatever are a huge part of the identity of the city. They exist for mostly 100 years or something and clubs don't move around from one city to another like in the US sometimes. So the supporters have a totally different level of identification with it.

[@ReijoMustikka]

Yeah, we grow with our club. You get club from your family and then you are in the family forever.

[@jennettesimons2415]

I would use the word tribal to describe our love for a local team no matter what the sport is

[@ricardoxavier827]

A club has the same supporters on several sports the club are in. FCP (Porto - Portugal) has 8 sports on club competitions: Football, Basketball, Biliards, Boxing, Cycling, Handball, Roler Hockey, Swimming. Thats why you see ultras on Basketball as well... Are the same organised group supporters, you see on the football stadium.......,..,,,

[@helgaioannidis9365]

What do you mean Clubs move to another city?! 😲🤯

[@johnsmith-cw3wo]

@@helgaioannidis9365 right wing capitalism baby... if EU would be like US, Real Madrid would move to Paris and become Real Paris if Paris would give more money. that's why Minneapolis Lakers moved to Los Angeles, because they forked more money. (there are not relevant lakes in Los Angeles 😆🤣) there are a lot of other teams in US that moved because more money.

[@MrOrmanley]

Americans: Dabbing, laughing children Europeans: pagan rituals to summon our god of war

[@anxofernandez3344]

Hell yeah!!

[@jakubjandourek2822]

Of course, the opponent's fans summons their own... :-)

[@_Wolfsbane_]

Pretty much - been scientific studies coming to the same conclusion.

[@carkawalakhatulistiwa]

Oh yeah.

[@majapanic329]

Das war partizan (serbija )türkisch airlines go hom

[@mondexponent2126]

And then thez asked Luka if he could sustain the pressure of an NBA Playoff crowd when hes been playing with these crowds since he was just 17 xD

[@Galantus1964]

yuup they simply have no clue LOL

[@rogerk6180]

Some nba players that came over couldn't deal with the mayhem and went back to the nba after a short while as well.

[@bencze465]

These comments are like bots, it's the exact same message with a diffrent user and different wording (but exact same stor and tone) under a different reaction.

[@lorenzsabbaer7725]

so the comment is not correct?@@bencze465

[@xLiTZaRx]

@@bencze465 There is only so many ways to say 1+2=3 lmao

[@thexflowkami5012]

The biggest difference between Europe and USA is the fact that usually in Europe you are supporting your town, village or the place you grew up in. That gives it a sense of "protecting" your place or show everyone your pride. It's more difficult to do that if the team you are supporting could a few hours from where you live. In some cases in the US, there are states without a team. In Europe even the most remote village has at least a football (soccer) team.

[@seelenwinter6662]

for europeans is sport a religion.... for americans only an event... we say in europe: you can change your s*e*x, you can change your name, you can change your religion... but you can never change your team...

[@ChristianeHohn]

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[@ronzonnevijlle7133]

The biggest difference between Europe and USA is the fact that usually in Europe you are supporting your town, village or the place you grew up in.TRU 👏

[@milangrujicic4679]

The 2nd clip is from Belgrade, a Red Star game. In that game, the crowd was louder than an air plane taking off. Still holds the record in decibels in an indoor arena.

[@vladastojkovic1071]

Yeah our Fans are top5

[@Nina-l2l1e]

Imas sliku Gavrila Principa, bravo! Ipak mi je tuzno kad se sjetim kako je umro . Nisu mu htjeli lijeciti povrijedjeni prst i umro je u sepsi u mukama. Junak.

[@maciejmusia9680]

These people are probably the same people that make football stadiums so loud. In Europe many clubs are multi-section clubs. This means they have basketball teams as well as football teams and some other sports. In such case you're a fan of your CLUB, so you go to many games regardless if it's football, basketball or whatever.

[@Keren2]

Real Madrid basketball team is as important as the football one in their sport. No lie here, they REALLY are. Another example, FC Barcelona hockey (not-ice) team is the absolute european powehouse.

[@gamingtonight1526]

In Europe, we have sport. In the U.S. They have business.....

[@ChristianSander1969]

In other words, in the U.S. it's entertainment and money, in Europe it's "war" and honour..

[@rthj6446]

I was gonna write: US goes to a show, EU goes to war.

[@UGotSerbed]

Delete this, nephew. Corruption exists through every sports league, everywhere. And so does competition and fandom, whatever it ends up looking like. Watch videos of downtown Denver after the Nuggets won the chip. Look at the lunatics in Philly destroy their own city after every final competition, regardless of outcome.

[@Molloy_der_Eckensteher]

so what about freeking Dubai Basketball Team becoming member of Eurocup / Euroleague Basketball??? You'd better not idealise european sports too much, or you will wake up in a nightmare called capitalistic reality at one day.

[@javierrodriguezgonzalez3426]

K gilipolled😂​@@ChristianSander1969

[@thomashovgaard3134]

Why are americans singing the national anthem in club games. It makes absolutely no sense. Its like calling nba finals the world cup.

[@automation7295]

Probably due to their patriotism, I wouldn't be surprised if Americans sing the national anthem in any sports games.

[@rogerk6180]

Yeah it is pretty weird, they do it at every oppertunity they get. Only international games have national anthems normally anywhere else. USA is a weird country.

[@NameName-ll2yx]

Over compensating for something. Flags everywhere and apparently they pledge allegiance every morning in schools. Nazi/5

[@automation7295]

@@rogerk6180 USA is indeed a weird country, I wouldn't be surprised if some Americans start singing the national anthems before dinner or sleeping.

[@Unwoken_European]

Americans are crazy. They always have the anthem before any national sport. In European countries there are no anthems before sports unless its a nation vs nation thing.

[@ralphbuurman4489]

Basketball in Turkey, Greece and the Balkan is something else!

[@slobodanpuzic3648]

Greece is Balkan,and Turkey technically.

[@nikosbogard2440]

Something dirty yes

[@ObradPopovic-cs8if]

You mean Turkey,Greece and Serbia

[@hugohuysmans9666]

Anything there is something else

[@jablanbukvovski]

@@ObradPopovic-cs8if is serbia country or region there?

[@Miroul25]

What generate this love and dedication of the fan in Europe is that the clubs aren't franchise that can change town whenever it is convenient to them, these clubs are part of the town and will never go anywhere, it creates a bond impossible in US sport system. If you add on top of that the relegation process, the european cups for the better teams of each country ... well you see the result.😅

[@TheCornishCockney]

Can’t get my head around that. Imagine the owners of Real Madrid,Manchester United or Liverpool announcing “ ok,we’re moving the whole club to the other end of the country” or maybe even to another country!! The fans of those clubs would tear the place down and then go after the owners. It happened once among two lower league clubs called Wimbledon and the newly formed Milton Keynes Dons. They moved 80miles away and the whole football nation was disgusted. Hasn’t happened since. Can’t buy tradition.

[@Molloy_der_Eckensteher]

obviously you have absolutely no clue how the Euroleague (top european club championchip in Basketball) works. It is a closed shop. they are dreaming of becoming profitable as the NBA but they are actually burning money like hell and thats why the big clubs as the shareholders of the league are selling the game and their souls... for example for some dirty petro dollars to Dubai. And the fans are only valued due to marketing reasons. you better wake up.

[@Mile2357]

Additional context for Red Star Belgrade, between 8:35 and 10:30. The fans are chanting in order to block out the sound of Euro League anthem as a protest. The speakers are blasting the anthem of Euro League but it's not actually heard. The umpires had to "guess" when the anthem was over before they proceeded with starting the match.

[@Jin.Sensei]

7:55 - When you go to the church and sing along - the same thing , week after week. Now put it for Football / Basketball / Volleyball / Handball ( yes , its popular in Europe ) . From the moment you can talk and remember things - you learn your club chants . Obviously if your parents are fans of any sport.

[@simtekgroup3080]

"It's like a giant heartbeat" - YES. Best way to describe it.

[@raistormrs]

There is a video of a American couple visiting such a game... Their faces.. it's priceless 😂

[@uncle_matula]

there is a similar atmosphere at handball matches, both men's and women's handball are very popular and there is a serious fan base behind the bigger teams

[@Scenario8]

true and don't forget ice-hockey! ;-)

[@ricardoxavier827]

A club has the same supporters on several sports the club are in. FCP (Porto - Portugal) has 8 sports on club competitions: Football, Basketball, Biliards, Boxing, Cycling, Handball, Roler Hockey, Swimming. Thats why you see ultras on Basketball as well... Are the same organised group supporters, you see on the football stadium...-,-,.-,.-,.-,.-,.-,.

[@piffpuffpeng]

@@Scenario8 Ice Hockey can get really crazy (in a good way)!

[@Scenario8]

Ultras are everywhere. My favorites are when they go to the youth games of their beloved club. What an experience it must be for 12-13-14-year-old children to play in front of such fans. It's not just noise. Ultras are on every call, sub, they're watching the bench, timeouts, they're in the game with the players before start until finish. (FYI: the first and second (Europe) clips are from the same match - kudos to Aris fans)

[@eilodingdo8869]

True

[@siryogiwan]

I've watched a few UK shows featuring soccer hooligans and it's kinda weird how hardcore some of them get with the technical/statistical side of sports, I couldn't even tell you the line up from last season at the rugby league club I've supported since 77 lol; I've seen kids football clubs in UK only kept alive by the ultra guys, from doing on the grounds stuff, to funding, on the shows I've seen on them.

[@sirsancti5504]

In my country, the "fans" of one of the "top-3" (national) clubs are known to make a fuss (and send pkayers back home or club headquarters) if they spot them in bars/clubs.

[@monicacarolina6480]

It's so nice to see American people looking behind their border and being interested in Europe. After all Europe is the beginning of USA's laws and most ancestors.❤ In the NBA they often ask European players if they can handle the pressure in the NBA. Luka responded: "I played in Serbia!"😂 You don't have to be nervous, the atmosphere is awesome and violence is not a thing in the arena. That would be very sad. Thank you sir

[@keysersoze4851]

serbia, greece and turkey are known for their fans to be seriously crazy.

[@vladastojkovic1071]

Agreed

[@Nina-l2l1e]

I will say : passionate !

[@kucnimajstor2901]

This happens only in Greece, Serbia, Turkeye and some in Italy, however the loudest ones are in Athens..

[@jeandalmatos610]

in france and England too!! maybe not so loud but more violent!!

[@vaguelyright6833]

@@jeandalmatos610 Nah, not since we've been poisoned by islam.

[@GRFootballTV]

@@jeandalmatos610 saying france or english fans are more violent than greeks is laughable

[@nicoladc89]

I think it happens more when the basketball team and the football team are parts of the same club/society. If you are a fan of Barcelona football team you are probably also a fan of Barcelona basketball team, specially if you are from Barcelona. The teams in this video are all (I think) divisions of a multi sport society that also has a football team.

[@ΚΩΝΣΤΑΝΤΙΝΟΣΓΡΗΓΟΡΙΑΔΗΣ-δ3υ]

....in Thessaloniki.....in the city of the god ARI (ΑΡΗ)

[@paulomoreira425]

In continental Europe many clubs have, in addition to football, other sports, the fans are the same, you don't follow the sport, you follow the club. In each country there are some special preferences, in Greece, Turkey or Serbia basketball is followed intensively, in Portugal, for example, a game of roller hockey, volleyball or futsal has the intensity and rivalry exactly as football since the main clubs are the same

[@GilTheCohen]

Here are things that Gianluca Basile said in an interview after losing in Euroleague's final against Maccabi Tel-Aviv about their fans: "We had a good feeling before the game. We felt that the pressure was on Maccabi, that we were coming in as underdogs and would play more freely. We were in an excellent mental state and ready one hundred percent, but the moment we stepped onto the court everything changed. It was like entering the crater of a volcano. To be honest, on the stairs, Patricio Prato told me we'd never make it out alive, but I told him it always feels that way and after a few minutes, it passes. When the players were introduced and they presented us, there was a sort of chorus of boo. I had never heard anything like it. Our legs were literally shaking. It was an unbelievable situation. I never thought a crowd could have such an impact, but the game was over before it even began. There, I began to think maybe what Prato told me was right. When the game started, everything exploded in our faces, and if I thought we could ignore the crowd and the atmosphere, Maccabi proved us wrong, ending the game within five minutes. In the first timeout, Rafa already said we didn't come here to be Maccabi's doormat, but even he understood. It was a strange timeout, as if we all understood that we wouldn't win here, so at least we'd fight for our dignity. By halftime, we already wanted to be on the plane. To fly away as fast as possible. We felt like Maccabi's playthings and their audience."

[@paulocarvalho6480]

Welcome to the Wonderful World of European Sports, Ian. 😂 All you just saw is nothing compared to when a derby is being played, or European Cups. The rivalry is immense.

[@Matoakas]

You are spot on. Your hypotheses on how it feels to be in such a crowd... you stop being an individual You're dragged into this vibe, that makes all thousands of you to one single ''thing''. Unififed I mean. I've just felt it on Anfield and Liverpool matches. so not been to a basketball game for instance. But in Europe, it's the same fans. Especially if the football team also have other teams in different sprots, it's the same ultras supporting their team or city, no matter what the sport is. Especially Eastern Europe and South-Eastern Europe. The feeling btw, are s o strong the first time, you feel like you're gonna cry, because it is just that beautiful. The sheer roar in your ears, and the adrenaline in your body... It's an out of body experience for sure. Trust me, after such a experience, you do understand more why someone could get pumped up and wants to fight. Not saying I do understand the fighting, but you get a feeling of why it COULD happen. You get really riled up. One thing though; there is a huge difference, where I think you, USA, got it better. I wish we had the same popularity with college sprots, or even high school. Meaning, I wish we also got these HUGE stadiums, and that it was a popular to watch, even when high schoolers and college students played. That differs ofc, from country to country. but college sports I would say pretty sure isn't even close to what you do in America, on a range of sports; Soccer, Football, basketball, track and field, cheerleaders, atheltics... Like, you got SO MUCH you can choose from or do in America, when it comes to schools. Not just sports either. That is really cool.

[@ShaunG73]

There is a fantastic vidoe where US players talk about thier time spent playing in Europe. They give a great insight into what it feels like to be on court while the Ultras are in full flow.

[@uededrac]

Please, copy the link.

[@belosevickris3379]

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[@belosevickris3379]

there is part 2 kzbin.info/www/bejne/lYqkgGODi7ZnepI

[@belosevickris3379]

and part 3 kzbin.info/www/bejne/gWO1aWinppmieKc

[@thomashovgaard3134]

Theres also a video of a us player and his girlfriend sitting on the bench. The wife looks terrified of the crowd

[@Tom-Lahaye]

These fans are also football (soccer) ultras, the clubs of Aris Thessaloniki and Panathinaikos in Greece has both football and basketball teams and the fans attend matches of both sports, often they will clash with fans of other Greece basketball teams. A few other European countries may have the same atmosphere at a basketball game. It's the combination of having football and basketball teams in the same clubs which makes these sporting events so outrageous, you will not find it on this scale in most of Europe I'm afraid, a basketball match between the Dutch top teams is very tame in comparison.

[@dsm1972p]

You can change your friends, wife, job, but you never change club!

[@viktor821]

Agree, being indoors just amplifies the energy from the crowd so much

[@nekane6168]

It's not just basketball or football, It's defending the city. The greek ultras at waterpolo is fun to watch Too 😂

[@ludicrous6380]

There are some videos of actual American basketball players telling stories about the atmosphere and things that happened during of their time playing the European Basketball, They are really fun.

[@t.a.k.palfrey3882]

To provide some context, about 1.4 million fans regularly support professional basketball games across Europe each week during the season. Between just the five biggest markets in Europe (UK, Germany, France, Spain & Italy) the number of regular football supporters is 131 million.

[@dany_b]

I was an hockey fan of the team of my hometown. We always followed our team on every game they played. We always sing along and jump for them and quite often after the match they said to us that we were the +1 player on the ice. They feel us, our energy, our love for the team, it was amazing! Is not just sport, is love and passion.

[@chefjohnwt]

the Greek chant at the start is a classic, and always laugh when I hear it. It goes along the lines of the fans giving it to (I think) the league itself, ie questioning the sexual leanings of someones dad, the league being a prostitute (using the non swear word versions of course)...

[@drigerdranzer7514]

That chant is Aris calling today's PAOK fans out for their fathers and grandfathers that left Aris for PAOK when Aris had financial problems. If your search "Oo poustarades English lyrics" you find it here on KZbin with translations but remember. It's very rude coming directly from the heart of the Aris family.

[@mikkomalinen2641]

Even Darude is European, from Finland. 😀

[@schtreg9140]

And then they say we're the ones consuming their culture lol

[@mikkomalinen2641]

In all fairness has to admit that Film industry is firmly in American hands. And hiphop music, kids love it.@@schtreg9140

[@slickwilly7341]

Lol the American fan atmosphere is a combination of High School Musical and a Nuremberg rally!!😂😂😂

[@BertrandNelson-Paris]

Lol, you find the most right words to express your reaction to the European sport fandom. I'm crying of laughter. 😂👍

[@Crushonius]

well to be fair you got two great clips of some of the craziest fans in all of europe first ARIS Super3 from greece and Crvena Zvezda DELIJE from serbia most who played the euro league will tell you it is nerve wracking and actually terrifying to play against them at their home because the fans are so crazy , a lot of ex nba players that played in europe quit because they could not handle the stress and no that is not a joke

[@biostarstepa]

Serbia, Greece and Turkey are unique in the world of sport-fans on so many levels. What is casual game after working week for others, for us it's like a purpose of life. And even when someone disagrees they change their mind once they come to the game and get infected by the atmosphere. That's true emotion and people really care for a win, celebrate it or getting really mad after loss, and sometimes violent. Mostly it's not a place for kids because it's not rare for things to get out of control. In USA for example, they have security guards around the court, in Europe we have armed forces with big shields and all the equipment usual for street riots. It's not possible for fans of two opposite sides to be close one to another. Not rare situation that police even uses water cannons or rubber bullets to keep things in check but that part mostly applies for games between archrivals (derby games of extreme security risk). Both, love for your team and hate for an opponent are at extreme level in Europe.

[@aleksandarirons]

Journalist to Jokic: How do you handle crowd pressure in NBA play-off? Jokic: Bro, I played in Europe... Pretty much sums it up.

[@dekipet]

Bro, I played in SERBIA...

[@baneyu]

I feel that In USA, they forgot who they are doing the show, the game. They are supposed to be here for the fans, it is all about the fans. yet, nowadays, it is about the players, the fans are barely an inconvenience they must tolerate because of the high price tickets they pay. It is the same as a comedian or singer in a tour, complaining about public talking, in the past the public was always involved in plays. it is up to the entertainer to entertain enough.

[@fabulousaardvark4776]

As most European clubs have football and basketball (and often handball) teams in the same club. Real Madrid is a basketball team as well as a football team quite similar the football ultras support the basketball club also. That's why the atmosphere is quite similar. As others have said , American sports is hotdogs and $$$$$$, European sport is passion (especially in Greece/Turkey/the Balkans).

[@drigerdranzer7514]

It's often same fans that attend football, basketball, volleyball and water polo in Greece, and it's the same mayhem in all 4 sports.

[@mattsmith5421]

If your home crowd doesn't affect the teams you have a serious problem.

[@Fr-ron]

Thats the beauty about it, there is no choregraphie with it. You just know all the songs since you are always there. Than usaully 1 person starts it and everbody joins from there

[@markokrale3137]

In America 🇺🇸 you take the family to get a hotdog maybe get on the kiss cam. In Serbia 🇷🇸 you strap on your armor and kiss the family goodbye.

[@Der.Baldur]

In Europe there are many clubs that often offer several sports. If you love your club, it doesn't matter which sport is being played. For example, we often go to our club's basketball games and support the team, whether I'd rather watch football than basketball ^^

[@airsnipers]

I played for the Euro League in Turkey..... the whole floor shakes, you get thrown stuff and i even got thrown hot coins that they heated with lighters. Its anothe world brother, the intimidation factor is huge, playing at home has another meaning.

[@SHAK.v1]

football ultras are the same group in basketball , same team same ultras

[@RudyCantGame]

Now that is a home advantage. Good luck being the opposing player.

[@chrisfrags8815]

Thank God that first basketball clip didn’t have any subtitles because the lyrics are very offensive towards the opposing team. That first clip is from greek basketball and if you know anything about greek sports fans then you know that almost every other match is full of violent incidents.

[@Reqqles]

Gotta love that mascot acting like an extra in Saving Private Ryan lol

[@zakynthinosellin]

These teams are from Greece Serbia YOU ONLY LIVE ONCE.FUNERALS ARE NBA GAMES 9:51

[@rexhepizhitia]

I love the austrian Graz Numberplate with you number on the back! Gg man! Greets from austria

[@MKitchen75]

they still playing Darude Sandstrom.. that makes me happy as Darude is from Finland

[@biljancanin]

There is one thing that is true with all Ultras. They LIVE the sport and club they support

[@kjetilknyttnev3702]

Clubs are integral for the each city. They move up and down leagues, they don't switch players every year. It's cultural, and a great way to keep old rivalries alive.

[@5magpiesuk]

Our sport is literally a pseudo war Love it.

[@advi2824]

The town I was born in has a handball team. Right now they are back in the first league. They play in a very small very old venue with a capacity of 3000 people. It's so small and cramped, and the crowd is so loud that TV announcers and even coaches of other teams said that it is just madness playing there with a lot of people basically two feet behind the players shouting away for 60+ minutes.

[@Heivang]

Basketball in Europe is a warzone compared to the US lol

[@skywolf8675]

The experience after the match is just as chaotic, you are so full of energy that you cannot sleep, you have no voice for 2-3 days after the match.

[@AIfpv]

Handball packs the biggest punch pound for pound! Handball is the National sport here in Iceland and is huge in Europe.. Don't have any link but searching Handball should suffice 😊

[@christopheb.6121]

We like Handball too in France, and we're pretty good... 😁🇫🇷

[@thomashovgaard3134]

@@christopheb.6121 as a Dane i sadly have to agree 🤣😘

[@riccardocoletta2398]

Minute 13:36 - It depends on the sector of the stadium you buy the ticket for. If you buy the ticket for the "organized ultras" sector, you don't do that to see the game... Sometimes you don't see it because of flags and smoke; you do it to be part of the game, to be the players spirit and energy, to push them. If you want to see the game, you buy a ticket for a "quite" sector of the stadium or you watch the game from home on tv And it works like that in football to (you call it soccer). If you buy the ticket for the ultras sector, you want to be part of those 20.000 people that sream, and dance, and chant... watching the game is secondary

[@ThorLite]

Greek Basketball Derbies.The two rival teams in Thessaloniki Aris-PAOK and in Attika OSFP-PAO.

[@darkprofile]

From Turkey I am a Besiktas fan, and we always support our brother PAOK team everywhere! Go PAOK)))

[@henrychinaski7945]

Look Bro. For example in Greek you are not a fan from aris or panathinaikos football club. You are a fan from all sports in this club. Basketball, volleyball and more. That’s a reason that the atmosphere is like in a football game.

[@gregkoss]

Of course they had to be Greeks..😅 1st (Yellow/Black) and 3rd (Green/White) teams where greek teams.. Just like foodball (soccer 😅) greeks are the best fans to have as a team..

[@paulnorman845]

Luv your comments you can see it is from your heart, thanks for the laughs, London here 63 years old

[@draganazivanovic1406]

The fans who cheers in basketball also cheers in football, handball, waterpolo etc. The red/white fans are from Serbia - Crvena zvezda Beograd (Red star Belgrade) ❤️🤍🔴⚪️

[@acidcrow4051]

There are some KZbin videos of American players who have played in Europe. There are many reasons why the crowd is like this. It is generational, you don't switch teams. And ticket prices are much more affordable, so all socioeconomic groups can go to a game without saving for months. People are loyal to their team no matter what sport it is.

[@Nina-l2l1e]

Let me hear "Delije", my favourits from Belgrade. That is a pure joy.

[@bakersmileyface]

How it happens is basically when a group of lads or a fan club come up with a chant and do it in a stadium, people nearby them will join in until it gets bigger. If the chant happens enough time and it catches on, then all the regulars will know what to say when they hear it. Random people will start the chant and others will join in. Before you know it, everyone who knows the sport knows the chant. If you knew the words to a popular chant, you could literally go into the stadium and start the chant and people would join in. Just make sure you're doing the right chant for the right location.

[@pmendonca10]

These are not casual fans, this is like a culture for them, they live for these moments. They stand during the week organizing things for the matches, choreographies, banner, flags, everything.

[@gguatelli1]

The BBall Ultras are the same as the Football ones. In Europe and SA we support a team whatever the sport is.

[@miafranlund6982]

There are some videos here on YT where American basketplayers discuss their experience playing in Europe. They arre really depicting going to war.😂

[@jasper46985]

You are right. - The crowd have club songs that everyone knows. - There are also random chants, this is mostly on known melody's of famous/popular songs.

[@vaggelismouss7986]

its paok and aris from salonika and a normal day at thw stadiums of greece

[@John-hh8lq]

8:52 Kudos to the stadium maker!!

[@tzmakis]

The Europe videos is Greece and Turkey, and the funny thing is we are louder in football (soccer)

[@shatterfall_hunted8236]

Most if not all of these are not basketball teams but Clubs also known as Sporting Clubs etc. Clubs are the hole name badge and the thing that represents the people, the town etc. Most if not all basketball teams have a football team counterpart under the same club thats why the fans are so driven and passionate here , the same fan who lights flares and gets into fights for the club does that for all sports of the Club sometimes even in volleyball/handball/waterpolo and more . Also as i said most of these Clubs represent towns/cities/suburbs and they have deep roots in their communities.

[@ivanxff]

THE BEST ULTRAS VIDEO EVER (Ultras World 1M Special)

[@nikolak949]

Haha, nice background touch with Škoda Favorit :D

[@spitymaeh]

01:20 IWrocker: It's just a fun, chill family friendly environment you know. 08:15 Girl on bottom right: Eurokid just having a fun, chill day with dad.

[@lordmordred33]

OMG Ian got us... the secret for being slim than any american, go to an sport event once a week, works better than any gym...

[@vladastojkovic1071]

Red Star (Delije) Fan Here Greetings From Serbia

[@7834-m9y]

The fans here are largely the same as the ultras at football games - a lot of european clubs have both a basketball and a football team, among other sports, under the same name

[@kazabubu10]

As far as Greece is concerned (the game where they through paper in the court at the start) each team's ultras has a collection of chants that everyone knows. One part of the stadium start singing a chant and the rest know at what tempo they should join in...its not choreographed per se but everyone knows it and the effect is mind blowing...at 10:40 for example are Panathinaikos fans...same guys in football and basketball really but in closed roof courts the atmosphere gives you goosebumps...in open stadiums you need more 40000 people to achieve something close to a decent atmosphere....

[@nikolaosdiamantopoulos4386]

The teams 1 - 2 - end 4 is from Greece. the 3.. is from servia.

[@antenaboume]

The first one 04:40 is from Greece, Thessaloniki, Aris team (the name is literally taken from the Greek God of War, so you're right about "preparing for war"). You really do not want to know what they are chanting about the other team's fans ("your daddy is a fan of Aris"). There are tamer ones, like "I got a paper from a shrink for you, I will always go where you go". Generally it is a crazy experience, but it's just people being passionate, without all the sterile discipline and censorship used in other places. So, yes, people in Europe party, dance, drink, go to bars, go to sports, blow off steam and then go back to their life peacefully and don't come at each other with guns on the street. It's healthy to just let go for a bit.

[@antoniosvidakis]

No matter how many times I see this, I will always laugh with the Aris Mascot reaction. 😂

[@kiaj5723]

Its funny you said ”is that aloud?” 😂 we really dont care ifrån aloud or not 😂❤🎉🎉🎉

[@swisheseverday2638]

There's going to be an NRL football match in vegas on 2 march

[@yiannispalm7486]

The home team at this game (first clip from European basketball) is Aris (yellow black) and the opponent is PAOK (black white). Both from Thessaloniki, Greece. PAOK just a few days ago signed Kevin Porter jr. You should see KD's face at a game in Athens between Olympiacos and Monaco for Euroleague semifinals two years ago.

[@Kenza69420]

I work on a stadium, Epet Arena in Prague and the stuff you see happen is crazy. For example, fights between fans and dozens on police cars are completely normal in every game, some stuff is even much worse.

[@mats7492]

A lot of the clubs in europe have different sports within the club.. the clubs are usually NOT business but member owned football, basketball, athletics etc.. so many of the fans/ultras will support not only the football team but the teams of the other sports within their club as well..

[@domi393]

In Europe ,if you are a fan of a football team ,usually the football clubs ,have also a basketball team or a handball team ,so the fans are going to all the clubs teams games ,no matter which sport it is.Saturday are going to the football game and sunday are going to the basketball game,or sometimes the games are in the same day.The reason is that the fans love the entire club,which can have numerous teams in different sports.

[@TonyRodrigues63]

On the football front, the World cup finals, are a good platform to admire the fans input into the match's, with the different choreographies from the different cultures, different continents, is fabulous.

[@ErisstheGoddessofmanhwas]

We Greek fans love our clubs

[@kazkorianor]

In Europe we lost our tribal nations just to get them back that way . Paint your self in your Teams Color get a bit Flagg and then yell loudly till the opposition side runs away … yeah we are still caveman after all

[@M.S1860]

some clubs have a football part basketball etc the ultras are the same ...... 11:00

[@johnny5k]

In Europe, you have to be in shape to be a FAN! Imagine the calves on all those "jumpers"! 🦵😶

[@vanjapetrovic6641]

U should definitely check out Partizan vs Fulenbrada preseason friendly game they played last year it was played on an outside court the atmosphere was fantastic! Love from Serbia ❤

[@drigerdranzer7514]

7:53 It's pretty easy to do it in line. Usually it's just to follow the drum.