Edgaras Ulanovas called for an immediate suspension after a Zalgiris fan suffered a heart attack in the stands, emphasizing that "nothing is more important than a person's life."
During the EuroLeague Round 7 game between Zalgiris Kaunas and AS Monaco on Friday, something scary happened in the stands. A fan suffered a heart attack and needed help for over 20 minutes.
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Thankfully, the medical team managed to revive him, and now the spectator is in stable condition.
Everything happened during halftime and the third quarter.
Zalgiris captain Edgaras Ulanovas was unaware of the situation as he entered the third period of the game. The atmosphere in the packed arena shifted dramatically, with the focus moving away from basketball.
"I noticed fans were pointing fingers, and the mood was different, there was chaos," Ulanovas told Lukas Malinauskas of BasketNews. "I saw that an area of the arena was covered with a black cloth, and I started