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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.😅

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.

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

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.

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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."

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

Even Darude is European, from Finland. 😀

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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)...

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 ^^

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.

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.

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).

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

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

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

Our sport is literally a pseudo war Love it.

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.

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

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

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 😊

Basketball in Europe is a warzone compared to the US lol

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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.

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.

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.

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

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) ❤️🤍🔴⚪️

8:52 Kudos to the stadium maker!!

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.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

In Europe, it doesnt matter what type of "sport" it is, be it football/soccer, basketball, rugby, shooting sports or else. You cheer for your hometown club, nothing more, nothing less. "Ultras" are also often cross sport related aslong its THEIR hometown club.

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War songs are song in unity … it comes easy when you know the songs and love your colors

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.

There are some KZfaq 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.

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.

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..

The fanatics or ultras have clubs where they meet up and make new chants and bring in flares and even bombs, weapons. I've been to games like this, no women or kids attend. If you are not used to this kind of atmosphere your in for a shock. These fans are the same that go to the soccer games too. In Europe all clubs have soccer, basketball, water polo, volleyball, even ping pong teams.

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.

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

In Greece and in the east Europe (balkan nations over all like Serbia) the crowd at Basket matches is simply over the top, crazy, passionate,.. like for football (european meaning of the word ;-) ) all over the continent or ice hockey in central-northern europe (including Russia of course). For us being a fan is not just "loving" and supporting our team: it's pure passion. And it's fun, and it's having a beer watching a match, chanting, jumping,.. like 5 yo's boys in a kindergarten playground 😀

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

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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.

I hope you can someday have a nice travel to EU and enjoy some nice football/soccer crowds ! great videos

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 ❤

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.

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.

well i been at greece many times for summer vacations.i can only say that those people are totally crazy but very nice people,warmhearting,and very very funny people at same time. i dont even got surprised by this video lol greece is a country who the people there knows how to live

I was expecting this reaction 😁😁

also a lot of these basketball clubs if not all of them are extensions of the football clubs -- the passion carries over

In europe is all about passion, it’s a way of life for most of them

Welcome to Greece very passionate and love of there teams Go Ultra Greens Pao ole

This is usually in the big games. The true meaning of home court.

That first basketbal game in Europe was in Greece: no wonder it was so crazy and terrible loud. 2nd game was CSKA Moskou against a team from Serbia: they are even more crazy. I bet you won't see such a spectacle in Scandinavia (I even wonder if they play basketball over there). Game 3: I see "Panathinaikos", that's Athens: Greeks again.

Now you have to watch hockey fans in europe aswell. You can see a derby between aik and djurgården video for example.

Been on couple and bit more games and can tell you basketball and handball games get very very crazy crowd and you get your years let's say buzzing, but more appropriate is whistling, till the next morning.

and in Finland that would be so many fines/removed from the game/banned for every person carrying a flare lol.

As many others have pointed before... it's not what you' d expect to see on Europe as a whole, but mainly Italy- Balkans- Greece- Turkey. On the western side of Europe you'll find also noisy fans groups, but not to such level (which, in fact, became a violent outrage in many times. And so when matches occur between teams from this countries and others, it uses to be considered as a dangerous match, specially if played on their stadiums).

Madlad watching the legendary Aris Salonika basketball fans footage.

The Ultras in the Football Stadium and round the Basketball court are often the same people. Being a die hard ultra is close to a full time job. They visit traingings, youth team games, 2nd team / amateur games, the basketball games, prepare Tifos for Match days, sell their own Merch etc. What you see here are the Basketball divisions of major football (soccer) clubs. And that's true for the majority of the top Basketball teams. They are usually a division of a club that covers many sports, with Football usually being the no1 revenue bringer. Often the Basketball teams of clubs in Serbia or Greece for example are top tier in Europe though, while their football divisions are nowhere near even being in contention for winning European trophies.