Valanciunas turned that argument toward association president Balciunas. "If we're such non-patriots because we didn't come, then I have a question for Mindaugas: Why doesn't he resign?" Valanciunas said. "If you're a patriot and you love Lithuania so much, and you see that it's hell, that things are really bad and the division is terrible, then say: 'For Lithuania, I'm leaving.' "'If that makes Lithuanian basketball better, I'll leave, and we'll make it better. Because I want Lithuanian basketball to improve. Because I'm a patriot.' "But we, the players, are the non-patriots because we didn't come... All right..." BasketNews
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