Eurocupbasketball: “After starting the season with narrow losses in their first three games, Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius comes off its maiden 7DAYS EuroCup victory in the first of four straight games in the Lithuanian capital. One of the players at the heart of the team’s push is power forward Drew Gordon, who leads the EuroCup in rebounding with 13 rebounds per game and is second in performance index rating with 23 per game. Gordon, 26, is playing his third EuroCup campaign for as many teams and despite his team’s rough start is optimistic about what Rytas can do. In an interview with Javier Gancedo of EuroCupbasketball .com, Gordon discussed his team and its fans, the art of rebounding and how grateful he is for the opportunity to play in the EuroCup. ‘If you asked me as a kid if I’d ever see myself being able to travel the world, play basketball, play the sport that I love, I wouldn’t believe you,” Gordon said. “Honestly, to be able to play basketball and do what I love, while being able to travel the world is special. Not too many people get the opportunity to do that.'” More..
