BASKET - Basket Internazionali - Lithuania v Latvia - FIBA EuroBasket 2025 - Round of 16

BASKET - Basket Internazionali - Lithuania v Latvia - FIBA EuroBasket 2025 - Round of 16

3 Arnas Velicka of Lithuania competes with 6 Kristaps Porzingis of Latvia during the FIBA EuroBasket 2025, round of 16 match between Lithuania and Latvia at Xiaomi Arena on September 6, 2025, in Riga, Latvia.

FIBA Eurobasket 2025

FIBA Eurobasket 2025

Arnas Velicka of Lithuania (left) and Arturs Kurucs of Latvia in action during FIBA Eurobasket quarterfinal match Lithuania vs Latvia in Riga, Latvia on September 6, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Koripallo: Miesten EM-kilpailut (-14.9)

Koripallo: Miesten EM-kilpailut (-14.9)

Arnas Velicka (L) of Lithuania with Tobias Borg of Sweden during the basketball FIBA EuroBasket 2025 group B match between Lithuania and Sweden in Tampere, Finland, on September 3, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Koripallo: Miesten EM-kilpailut (-14.9)

Koripallo: Miesten EM-kilpailut (-14.9)

Kyle Allman of Montenegro and Arnas Velicka of Lithuania during the basketball FIBA EuroBasket 2025 group B match between Lithuania and Montenegro in Tampere, Finland, on August 29, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Koripallo: Miesten EM-kilpailut (-14.9)

Koripallo: Miesten EM-kilpailut (-14.9)

Arnas Velicka of Team Lithuania (left) and Jubrile Belo of Team Great Britain during the basketball FIBA EuroBasket 2025 group B match between Great Britain and Lithuania in Tampere, Finland, on August 27, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

BASKET - Basket Internazionali - FIBA EuroBasket 2025 Qualifiers - Poland vs Lithuania

BASKET - Basket Internazionali - FIBA EuroBasket 2025 Qualifiers - Poland vs Lithuania

Arnas Velicka and Jakub Schenk during the FIBA EuroBasket 2025 Qualifiers match between Poland vs Lithuania, Poland, on February 21, 2025

BASKET - Euroleague - Segafredo Virtus Bologna vs Zalgiris Kaunas

BASKET - Euroleague - Segafredo Virtus Bologna vs Zalgiris Kaunas

Achille Polonara (Virtus Bologna) in action thwarted by Arnas Butkevicius (Zalgiris) during the basketball Turkish Airlines Euroleague match between Virtus Segafredo Bologna and Zalgiris Kaunas at the Unipol Arena, Casalecchio (Bologna), Italy, October 15, 2024 - photo: Michele Nucci

BASKET - Euroleague - Segafredo Virtus Bologna vs Zalgiris Kaunas

BASKET - Euroleague - Segafredo Virtus Bologna vs Zalgiris Kaunas

Achille Polonara (Virtus Bologna) in action thwarted by Arnas Butkevicius (Zalgiris) during the basketball Turkish Airlines Euroleague match between Virtus Segafredo Bologna and Zalgiris Kaunas at the Unipol Arena, Casalecchio (Bologna), Italy, October 15, 2024 - photo: Michele Nucci

Euroleague Basketball - AS Monaco vs Zalgiris Kaunas

Euroleague Basketball - AS Monaco vs Zalgiris Kaunas

Monaco player #55 Mike James and Zalgiris Kaunas #51 Arnas Butkevicius are seen during the Euroleague basketball match between AS Monaco and Zalgiris Kaunas in Monaco's Salle Gaston Medecin on April 04, 2024. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

Euroleague Basketball - AS Monaco vs Zalgiris Kaunas

Euroleague Basketball - AS Monaco vs Zalgiris Kaunas

Arnas Butkevicius is seen during the Euroleague basketball match between AS Monaco and Zalgiris Kaunas in Monaco's Salle Gaston Medecin on April 04, 2024. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

Euroleague Basketball - AS Monaco vs Zalgiris Kaunas

Euroleague Basketball - AS Monaco vs Zalgiris Kaunas

Monaco player #55 Mike James and Zalgiris Kaunas #51 Arnas Butkevicius are seen during the Euroleague basketball match between AS Monaco and Zalgiris Kaunas in Monaco's Salle Gaston Medecin on April 04, 2024. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

(SP)LITHUANIA-KAUNAS-BASKETBALL-EUROLEAGUE-ZALGIRIS KAUNAS VS CRVENA ZVEZDA MERIDIANBET BELGRADE

(SP)LITHUANIA-KAUNAS-BASKETBALL-EUROLEAGUE-ZALGIRIS KAUNAS VS CRVENA ZVEZDA MERIDIANBET BELGRADE

(231014) -- KAUNAS, Oct. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Butkevicius Arnas (L) of Zalgiris Kaunas goes for a layup during the Euroleague basketball regular season match between Lithuania's Zalgiris Kaunas and Serbia's Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade in Kaunas, Lithuania, Oct. 13, 2023. (Photo by Alfredas Pliadis/Xinhua)

(SP)LITHUANIA-KAUNAS-BASKETBALL-EUROLEAGUE-ZALGIRIS KAUNAS VS CRVENA ZVEZDA MERIDIANBET BELGRADE

(SP)LITHUANIA-KAUNAS-BASKETBALL-EUROLEAGUE-ZALGIRIS KAUNAS VS CRVENA ZVEZDA MERIDIANBET BELGRADE

(231014) -- KAUNAS, Oct. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Butkevicius Arnas (C) of Zalgiris Kaunas breaks through during the Euroleague basketball regular season match between Lithuania's Zalgiris Kaunas and Serbia's Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade in Kaunas, Lithuania, Oct. 13, 2023. (Photo by Alfredas Pliadis/Xinhua)

(SP)LITHUANIA-KAUNAS-BASKETBALL-EUROLEAGUE-ZAL VS BER

(SP)LITHUANIA-KAUNAS-BASKETBALL-EUROLEAGUE-ZAL VS BER

(221105) -- KAUNAS, Nov. 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tamir Blatt (C) of Alba Berlin is defended by Arnas Butkevicius (front) and Lukas Lekavicius (1st, R) of Zalgiris Kaunas during the regular season round 6 match at EuroLeague basketball tournament between Lithuania's Zalgiris Kaunas and Germany's Alba Berlin in Kaunas, Lithuania, Nov. 4, 2022. (Photo by Alfredas Pliadis/Xinhua)