Thanks to the Walk15 app, Final Four attendees were able to reduce their carbon footprint in Berlin

Basketball fans went the extra mile at the 2024 Final Four

Euroleague Basketball always encourages sustainable modes of transport in and out of the arenas, particularly at the Final Four, as thousands of fans embark upon one city. This year, in Berlin, Germany, Euroleague Basketball united with the Walk15 app once again to help basketball fans track how many steps they have done in the Walking Challenge, while the introduction of the Biking Challenge meant they could track their distance covered .

This was an invitation to basketball fans and citizens to walk to the Final Four facilities and around the world, which further allowed them to get to know the city better at the same time. This helped with ensuring individuals understood the importance to use these sustainable mobility alternatives and take action on achieving healthy habits, which have benefits for both them and the planet.

Over the course of the Final Four, the Final Four volunteers were encouraged to move around Berlin in a sustainable way through a dedicated Walking Challenge organized for them, while they were also provided with public transportation passes to be used during the event, if needed.

There were 11,142 fans from over 45 countries across the world who signed up for the Final Four sustainable mobility challenges. Altogether, they recorded 184,043,130 steps in the Walking Challenge and 11,070km in the Biking Challenge over the course of three days – from Friday, May 24, to Sunday, May 26. 

When you combine those two sets of numbers together – the combined steps from the Walking Challenge and the kilometers from the Biking Challenge – that’s the equivalent of walking and biking around the world five times, which helped save 25,066 kilograms of carbon emissions at this year's EuroLeague Final Four. Across the last two Final Fours, the initiative of One Team and #Walk15 has led to 54,539 kilograms of carbon emissions being avoided.

 Final Four Fans in photos 

The fans had photo opportunities with the trophy at the Fanzone in Kraftwerk

Panathinaikos head coach Ergin Ataman takes a selfie with some young fans!

The Olympiacos proud filled the stands with red

Panathinaikos fans were some of the noisiest and certainly the happiest when it all ended!

Real Madrid fans ready to cheer for their team at the Final Four

More Panathinaikos fans before going inside the Uber Arena

The Real Madrid Berserkers follow the team everywhere it goes

Fenerbahce fans posing proud in front of the Uber Arena

The noisy Panathinaikos crowd doing its thing

Fenerbahce fans making osme noise for their team

A nice gathering of fans from different teams enjoying the Final Four weekend

The support of thousands of Panathinaikos fans was one of the key factors for the Greens to take their seventh European crown

Communion between Panathinaikos fans and players after winning the title!

Just like every year, the absolute protagonists of the Final Four were the fans that flocked to Berlin to cheer for their favorite teams. Here are some of the best images!

The Final Four fans in pictures

Top 10 photos of the ANGT Finals

Egor Demin of U18 Real Madrid was one of the main protagonists in his team's success in Berlin

Jack Kayil of U18 Mega MIS Belgrade flies for the block

Nolan Traore of U18 PFBB INSEP Paris shined throughout the tournament as expected of one of Europe's top prospects

Diego Caravaglia of U18 EA7 Emporio Armani Milan shows his prowess on defense

Meissa Faye of Paris flies for a dunk against U18 ALBA Berlin

Isaac Ellis of U18 Overtime Elite had a monster game against ALBA with 25 points

Ognjen Srzentic of Mega had his best game of the weekend against U18 ratiopharm Ulm

Hugo Gonzalez led Real to the title and he earned tournament MVP honors in the process

Jordan Mueller of Ulm tries to hit the fadeaway shot against the Milan defense

Big man Sayon Keita of U18 FC Barcelona puts one of the 6 blocks he had during his three games

One more year, running parallel to the Final Four, the ANGT Finals took place in Berlin. The Uber Eats Hall, right next door to Uber Arena, hosted the tournament between eight teams that shocased some of the best basketball prospects on the planet.

The ANGT Finals weekend in photos

Like every year, the pregame show at Uber Arena was in charge of setting the stage for the big games

The spectacular pregame shows were, once again, produced by the multiple award-winning Filmmaster

 The “Ritual of Glory” offered an exciting dialogue between the audience gathered inside Berlin’s Uber Arena and the performers

The extraordinary show cast of dancers, music performers and acrobats created a symbolic celebration with the crowd that put basketball at the center.

One of the most spectacular moments was the entrance of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague trophy

As always, the Final Four volunteers played a crucial role in the development of the pregame show

All eyes on the prize!

The EuroLeague trophy descended on the floor and was carried to the sidelines for a new owner at the end of the championship game

Mr. BAGS performed also during the halftime show with a set of cover songs

Another energestic moment during the performance of Italian act Mr. BAGS at halftime

Re-live the magic of the shows that entertained the audience at Uber Arena in Berlin before the games of the Final Four and at halftime!

Final Four entertainment in photos

Go inside the locker room after the championship game to see how Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens celebrated its first EuroLeague title in 13 years.

 The Panathinaikos locker room celebration in photos 

Ergin Ataman was the soul of the party in the lockerooms. This is his third EuroLeague title.

Kostas Sloukas - Final Four MVP - and Ataman were the most iconic duo in this seventh title for the Greens

After the courth photo, the Panathinaikos team gathered together for a new keepsake but this time inside the lockerroom

Coach Ataman celebrates with general manager Sani Becirovic, a former EuroLeague champ with Panathinaikos in 2007

Sloukas poses with his Final Four MVP award

Coach Ataman waits in the lockerrooms corridor with the trophy before going to the press conference

It was champagne hour in the Panathinaikos lockerroom to celebrate the club's first Eur

Jerian Grant and Kostas Antetokounmpo have the time of their lives celebrating thirs first EuroLeague title

Big man Mathias Lessort appears out of nowhere to photobomb coach Ataman with the trophy

The Panathinaikos locker room celebration in photos

For one Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens player, the journey to green glory started when he was born and his father was wearing the same uniform.

No place like home in Ioannis Papapetrou's 'amazing journey' to the EuroLeague title

He was the first of the new champions to cross the Greek divide, leaving Olympiacos Piraeus after five seasons and two runner-up EuroLeague finishes to join Panathinaikos Athens in 2018.

But [Ioannis Papapetrou](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/ioannis-papapetrou/005161/) trading red for green was not quite seen as betrayal. After all, his father Argiris had played a decade for the Greens, so Ioannis grew up around the club. If anything was surprising, it's how long he took to get home.

Alas, from 2018 to 2022, he and the Greens made the EuroLeague Playoffs just once, and in that case were swept. So, when another Panathinaikos legend, Zeljko Obradovic, came calling, Papapetrou left to play for Partizan Belgrade in the summer of 2022, only to lose Game 5 of the playoffs to Real Madrid last season.

If Papapetrou, 30, seemed cursed not to win a EuroLeague title by then, two things changed that narrative. 

First, he was called back to Panathinaikos by new head coach Ergin Ataman. And second, after an injury-plagued season, he played under 3 minutes as the Greens lost home-court advantage with a 87-91 defeat to Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv in Game 1 of the playoffs.

After that game, Papapetrou didn't go home and sulk. He stayed at OAKA, the club's cathedral, and spent time on shooting practice until almost midnight with his older brother, Georgios, feeding him passes.

"I was watching a lot of basketball, so I wanted to play," he explained later of the late-night, post-game, individual practice. "I went out to practice because I didn't play. You know, that's my philosophy all my career. Obviously, through ups and downs, I want to stay ready as much as I can, and I want to help."

To say that Papapetrou helped the Greens become champions is an understatement. He would average 12.5 over the last four games of that series, making 11 of 18 three-pointers – only Kendrick Nunn made more – at a rate of 61.1% – only Luca Vildoza was more accurate. He averaged 28 minutes as the Greens won three of the next four games to reach their first Final Four in 12 years. 

Although he played somewhat less in the Final Four, having started the last two playoff games, Papapetrou would start both at the Final Four, too. Indeed, they were his only four starts of the entire season, but they were all do-or-die games that the Greens swept to lift the title. 

For Papapetrou, the long-awaited moment of victory was the culmination of a lifetime of Panathinaikos pride, from the fans he joined in the stands as  a kid, to the older brother still supporting him, to their father who wore green longer than the new champ.

"Fans know that my father, obviously, played for the club and they know my love for the club. My father didn't get one of these," he said, looking down at the player's individual replica of the EuroLeague trophy in his hand, "and I'm happy I'm bringing one home."

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Panathinaikos BC guard Kostas Sloukas made history at the EuroLeague Final Four by coming away with his fourth trophy, which have come with three teams.

Kostas Sloukas added to his Final Four legacy in Berlin

Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens star [Kostas Sloukas](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/kostas-sloukas/001926/) was chosen as the 2024 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Final Four MVP after an excellent performance in the championship game against Real Madrid. It was the icing on the cake of his many Final Four milestones which, at age 34, he will likely add to in the coming years. 

Sloukas just won his fourth EuroLeague title. He won back-to-back crowns with Olympiacos Piraeus in 2012 and 2013, totaling 22 points (5.5 ppg.) and 6 assists (1.5 apg.) in those four Final Four games. When Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul won the EuroLeague title in 2017, Sloukas had 3 points and 5 assists in the championship game. His highest PIR in a EuroLeague Championship Game was 11 with Olympiacos in 2015. 

Last season, Sloukas had 6 points and 3 rebounds for Olympiacos against Real, then missed the game-winning shot at the buzzer. That frustration was probably in the back of Sloukas's mind throughout the season, and when he returned to the EuroLeague Championship Game last Sunday, he was ready. 

Sloukas led Panathinaikos past Real Madrid with 24 points on near-perfect shooting, only missing one free-throw attempt. He added 3 assists and had a PIR of 31, by far his best performance in the EuroLeague Championship Game. 

Kostas Sloukas led Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens to the 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague title with a truly legendary performance.

Sloukas is the 2024 Final Four MVP

### Sloukas joined an exclusive club

Above all, Sloukas lifted the trophy with a third consecutive team, something that only [Saras Jasikevicius](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/saras-jasikevicius/adg/) (FC Barcelona, 2003, Maccabi Tel Aviv 2004, 2005, Panathinaikos 2009) was able to do before him. His outstanding display in the title decider allowed him to earn Final Four MVP honors in a situation he knows better than almost anyone. 

After not seeing game time at the Final Four in 2009 and 2010, Sloukas made his Final Four debut in 2012. Since then, he has been to 10 Final Fours and is close to holding some all-time records in European basketball's showpiece event. Sloukas ranks second in PIR at the Final Four (203), only trailing Victor Khryapa (208). He ranks fifth in scoring (191), third in assists (67) and second in free throws made (57). 

### Mr. Final Four

Sloukas has played for the title with Olympiacos in 2012, 2013, 2015 and 2023, with Fenerbahce in 2016, 2017 and 2018, and with Panathinaikos this season. Those eight championship game appearances are unprecedented in the Final Four era. 

You have to go back to the late 1970s to find something similar, as Pallacanestro Varese reached 10 consecutive European Cup finals from 1970 to 1979. Dino Meneghin leads the list with 13 championship game appearances. Only Meneghin, Aldo Ossola (10) and Clifford Luyk (9) have been to more top-tier championship games since European competitions started in 1958. 

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His four titles rank him high on the all-time lists. Only 17 players have been able to win four or more EuroLeague titles, and only two had previously done so in the 21st century: Jasikevicius and [Kyle Hines](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/kyle-hines/002812/) (Olympiacos 2012, 2013; CSKA Moscow 2015, 2019). Ahead of him, there's just Meneghin (seven titles), Luyk and Ossola (five titles each). 

Some may think that for many years Sloukas was in the right place at the right time. He has proved all of them wrong by leading Panathinaikos to the title as the Final Four MVP. Right in the prime of his career, Sloukas is in an optimal situation to keep winning, as he looks to lead the reigning EuroLeague champion to glory again next season. 

Time will tell whether Sloukas can add to his personal roll of honors, but his numbers are already legendary. 

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Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens guard Kostas Sloukas lifts the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague trophy along with head coach Ergin Ataman.

The veteran Greek guard wrote his name further into the history books with his championship game heroics

Real Madrid v Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens (2024-05-26T18:00:00.000Z)

Top on-court celebration photos

The two key figures in Panathinaikos success, Coach Ergin Ataman and point guard Kostas Sloukas, were letting all the emotions out after the victory.

Kostas Antetokounmpo joined the list of players who won both the EuroLeague and NBA titles, and his brother Giannis was there on the court to join him in celebration.

Jerian Grant, Juancho Hernangomez and Marius Grigonis all celebrated becoming the EuroLeague champs for the first time.

Kendrick Nunn, who joined Panathinaikos after Round 6, scored 21 points in the championship game despite the early foul trouble.

Kostas Sloukas, who made the move from Olympiacos to Panathinaikos last summer, celebrated at the end as the Final Four MVP.

Grigonis was one of a handful of Panathinaikos players who was not in his first season with the club.

Ioannis Papapetrou won the crown with the club he has been a fan of his entire life.

Sloukas and Ataman raised the trophy together.

It was the first Panathinaikos title since 2011.

For Sloukas, it was his fourth EuroLeague title with third different club, while it was third title in the last four years for Ataman.

Most of the fans at the Uber Arena stayed for the trophy ceremony, witnessing the confetti falling.

Sloukas previously won two titles with Olympiacos (2012 and 2013), and one with Fenerbahce (2017).

This was seventh EuroLeague crown for Panathinaikos, all coming since 1996, and many of the players had seven fingers up when celebrating.

Player and staff families soon joined the on-floor celebrations, making the moment event special for the players.

Konstantinos Mitoglou raising the trophy towards the fans.

Mathias Lessort joined the club of players who have won both the EuroLeague and the EuroCup.

Jerian Grant was last year's EuroCup MVP, coming up just short to win that competition, but now he is the fourth EuroCup MVP to also win the EuroLeague title.

Giannis Antetokounmpo enjoyed the celebrations as much as his brother who won the trophy.

Coach Ataman got used to holding a EuroLeague trophy, after winning back-to-back titles with Anadolu Efes in 2021 and 2022.

Mathias Lessort enjoyed the moment holding his son in his arms.

Luca Vildoza joined the least of six Argentineans who won the EuroLeague crown.

The minutes after the final buzzer sounded in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Championship Game brought a release of euphoria as Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens celebrated its first continental title in 13 years.

The best photos of Panathinaikos celebrating on court

The veteran guard starred in both games in Berlin to help Panathinaikos gain its seventh star

 Jerian Grant was an unsung hero of the championship effort 

It’s hard to say there were any unsung heroes on Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens’s championship-winning squad. After all, the Greens’ faithful sang loudly about all the players.

That said, some names flew a bit under the radar compared to their contributions. One of those names was [Jerian Grant](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/jerian-grant/011204/).

The playmaker was among the most important Panathinaikos players in the 80-95 victory over Real Madrid. Whether you measure his contributions by the faith his coach put in him, the numbers or the confidence he gave his teammates, Grant was critical to the Panathinaikos effort.

How much did Coach Ergin Ataman trust Grant? The only player to feature more in the championship game than the 32:38 minutes Grant spent on the court was his teammate, All-EuroLeague First Team center Mathias Lessort (33:13).

Grant also led all players with a +/- of 18. In the roughly 7 and a half minutes in which Grant was on the bench, Real Madrid outscored Panathinaikos 17-14. When Grant played, the Greens controlled the scoreboard 63-81.

After scoring the Green’s first points of the game with a triple, Grant finished the game with 12 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals for a PIR of 17. He tied the 2.06-meter Lessort for the team lead in rebounds and led Panathinaikos in both assists and steals.

Jerian Grant's best plays from the championship game

That came after he scored 13 points and led the team in +/- with 20 in the 73-57 victory over Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul in the semifinals.

### His teammates valued Grant's contribution

How did his teammates feel about Grant’s game? His backcourt mate Luca Vildoza singled him out.

“We have really good players,” Vildoza said. "Sloukas was controlling the game, Nunn is always there, but I think the main guy was Jerian. Jerian was playing defense everywhere, helping everywhere, scoring when it was necessary, so I’m really happy for him.”

Grant, as a classic team player, shared all the credit when asked after the game how Panathinaikos changed the game after the halftime break: “As a team. We knew we had 20 minutes left in the second half to bring home the seventh star and we did that.

“From day one, Coach told us our goal was to get to the Final Four and to win the championship, and we got it done. \[The Final Four\] was two games to call yourselves champions of EuroLeague, so whatever we had to do, whatever energy we had to get, we were going to do that.”

### Grant was the EuroCup MVP a year ago

It’s been a rapid rise for Grant, who won the EuroLeague in his fourth season playing in Europe. The son of long-time NBA player Harvey Grant, Jerian spent four-plus seasons in the NBA before crossing the pond, where he first played in Greece for Promitheus Patras during the 2020-21 season. He debuted in the EuroLeague the following season with EA7 Emporio Armani Milan, which he also helped to win the Italian League and Cup double.

Last season, Grant moved to Turkey and helped Turk Telekom Ankara reach the EuroCup Finals. He was named EuroCup MVP. He now joins a select list of players to have been both EuroCup MVPs and EuroLeague champions.

Only 31 years old, Grant still has many more seasons to continue contributing at the top levels of European basketball.