Credit: EuroLeague basketball via GettyImages
Credit EuroLeague basketball via GettyImages

If you still want to experience the Final Four in Belgrade, prepare to pony up some cash.

2-pointers this season

53%
19,9
Points made: 19,9
Accuracy: 52,8%
Place in standings: 6
Record max: 28
Record min: 13
Most made 2FGs: Nikola Kalinic

"The prices are even higher than for the New Year's Eve," the Airbnb host told the BasketNews crew during the check-in.

In some particular cases, one night's stay for the standard Saturday night compared to the Final Four weekend could rise from €88 to €647. In most cases, the prices go up 4-7 times.

Most of the hotels offer the last available rooms for this week.

Moreover, the upcoming EuroLeague Final Four in Belgrade affected the ABA League playoffs in a way no one expected.

The pricing alone is not the only problem for ABA League teams - there are simply no physical rooms or hotels left where visiting teams could stay.

That's mainly because the entire Belgrade is packed with EuroLeague representatives and fans who came for the biggest event of the European basketball season.

Buducnost Podgorica and Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana forced ABA League Game 3 against Partizan and Crvena Zvezda in the best of three series.

These do-or-die games are expected to be played after the EuroLeague Final Four, sources say BasketNews.

According to sources, Partizan is expected to host Buducnost Podgorica on Sunday, and Crvena Zvezda should host Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana on Monday.

Belgrade will be colored in red this week. 

According to Giorgos Kyriakidis, Olympiacos Piraeus could see up to 10,000 - or even more- of their fans cheer for them in the Stark Arena, where the allowed capacity will be around 15,500.

Donatas Urbonas
Donatas Urbonas
Senior Staff Writer
Donatas Urbonas is an award-winning Lithuanian basketball journalist, recognized as the best sports journalist in Lithuania in 2016 and the top basketball journalist in 2018. A Vilnius University journalism graduate, Urbonas has reported on major global sports events, including the Rio 2016 and Paris 2024 Olympics, FIBA World Cups, EuroBaskets, NBA Summer League, and NBA Draft.
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