Mathias Lessort responds to Covic: 'He tried everything to f*** my career up' / News - Basketnews.com

Mathias Lessort responded to Nebojsa Covic's harsh comments about him, claiming that Crvena Zvezda's president tried to harm the Frenchman's career.

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Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens center Mathias Lessort noticed Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade president Nebojsa Covic's comments and shared his response.

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"Lmao dude talk like he ain’t try to blackball me through all Europe telling everybody I was a bad person a bad teammate a blind man and any type of bs you can imagine," Lessort tweeted. "I was just 22, and he tried everything to f*** my career up. But at the end of the day, he did me a favor tho."

Covic bashed former Crvena Zvezda and Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade center, even though he had a largely successful season with the club.

However, Lessort's tenure at Crvena Zvezda is probably mostly remembered for his missed shot during Game 3 of the ABA League final against Buducnost Podgorica that would've otherwise given a chance for the red-and-whites to win the title.

"If Dusan Alimpijevic was free, we would have brought him. But you are aware of the injustice that he went through, thanks to the unreasonable moves of Mathias Lessor, a former player of ours who is now a devout hater of Zvezda, which I am sorry for. That changed the career of a very promising coach," Covic said.

"He had to leave. There were whistles, attacks, name-calling, and he proceeded to have an extraordinary career. He belongs to a group of a few promising coaches. There aren't many of them on whom our basketball can count. We had no choice. Ioannis is doing his job correctly. I have some reservations about foreign coaches. Are we successful? Don't forget we have a trophy, some have none this season," he concluded.

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