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SportsPublished: 27 October 2026 at 19:10

Basketball podcast discusses Žalgiris, Lithuania's league and Latvians in China

The latest episode of the Sportacentrs podcast "LV basketbols" covers Lithuanian basketball, the performance of Kaunas club Žalgiris, and Kristaps Porziņģis's place in Latvian basketball history. It also discusses Rolands Šmits and Artūrs Žagars in China.

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The Latvian sports portal Sportacentrs has published a new episode of its audio series "LV basketbols", devoted to current topics in Latvian and Lithuanian basketball.

The episode reviews how Lithuanian basketball is doing overall and how Kaunas club Žalgiris is performing. The episode's title also refers to the strength of the LKL, the Lithuanian championship, and of Žalgiris.

Attention is also given to two Latvian basketball players, Rolands Šmits and Artūrs Žagars, who are currently playing in China. The source does not say which teams they represent there.

Another topic is the role of Kristaps Porziņģis in the history of Latvian basketball. The episode's title asks what is happening with Porziņģis, but the short description in the source does not reveal the answer.

The episode is available as a "Klausītava" (listening room) item on the Sportacentrs website.

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