By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net
David Blatt wrote an open letter published by Olympiacos that addresses his health condition and the basketball world stood in support of the 60-year-old coach from the moment it was made public.
From EuroLeague, Maccabi Tel Aviv and Anadolu Efes, to EuroLeague Chairman and CEO Jordi Bertomeu and the EuroLeague Head Coaches Board a tidal wave of support awaited Blatt, who spoke about suffering from PPMS.
And the messages keep coming in.
Russian Basketball Federation President and former player of Blatt in the Russian NT Andrei Kirilenko stated:
“I read his open letter and, of course, if David needs any help either from the Federation or myself, we will offer it gladly. He knows he is forever welcome in every basketball corner, especially in Russia”.
At the same time, Russian internationals, also formerly coached by Blatt, sent their best wishes.
“In his open letter, he said everything right, with words that motivate in order to work hard and get over this disease. This shows once again the strength of Blatt’s character”, said Sergei Bykov to Izvestia.
Anton Ponkrashov mentioned: “Blatt is a special person for me and the history of Russian basketball in general. Back in the day, he taught us to be a team, to communicate and win as a team. And now comes the time when we have to stand next to him and his family. I will pray for him. I’m sure he will go through this with humility and everything will be fine. We trust in him.
Russian national team practicing with #staystrongDavid stickers on uniform supporting David Blatt@russiabasket @olympiacosbc pic.twitter.com/wNZF1C9rdi
— Andrey Kartashov (@LeDr0n) August 21, 2019
Baskonia and Tornike Shengelia also sent their wishes to Olympiacos‘ coach:
Get weel soon, Coach Blatt!!
Best wishes from Baskonia family ?? @olympiacosbc pic.twitter.com/R6FcI2tJDM— Saski Baskonia (@Baskonia) August 21, 2019
AEK and UNICS posted the following tweets:
You are not alone in this game. Be strong Coach! @olympiacosbc pic.twitter.com/cV1YGaW8pW
— AEK B.C. (@aekbcgr) August 21, 2019
.@olympiacosbc head coach David Blatt speaks about his health condition for the first time after being diagnosed with PPMS, through an open letter published by the Greek team.
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On behalf of the UNICS we express our sincere support to David Blatt. We believe in you! pic.twitter.com/eexZKdaCN2— BC UNICS Kazan (@unicsbasket) August 21, 2019
On a more cheerful tone, Maccabi Tel Aviv fans also sent out their own message:
Maccabi fans supporting David Blatt ?@olympiacosbc @EuroLeague pic.twitter.com/NBuV413l5Q
— Maccabi Tel Aviv BC (@MaccabitlvBC) August 20, 2019