Domercant offers a quick basketball tour of Europe
Windy City Bulls assistant coach Henry Domercant offers a basketball-playing view of some European cities he's called home:
Istanbul: "That would be my favorite, for sure. I spent most of my career in Turkey. That's where I built my name, I guess you could say. I love the city, the climate, restaurants, shopping."
Athens: "I was newly-married, so that was kind of like our honeymoon season. It reminds me of a great time in my life. That rivals, Olympiacos vs. Panathinaikos, is real. In the finals, they threw eggs at us while we were warming up. They had to stop and clear the court off so it wouldn't damage the paint. They would throw eggs, batteries, spit. It was a crazy atmosphere."
St. Petersburg: "A beautiful city. I actually preferred it to Moscow. Obviously, you don't like the weather, but the white nights in the summer, when you see kids playing outside at 10 o'clock at night and it's still daylight. I could do with a little less snow, but other than that ..."
Siena, Italy: "We were the champions. I think I only lost a total of three games. My daughter was born there. It was a good family city. We'd go to Florence on my days off and we'd get to see some history. Your road trips are to Rome, Milan. There's definitely a lot worse countries to play in. You're going to gain weight, though, because you eat so much more pasta."
Kazan, Russia: "There's a huge difference between big-city Russia and small-town Russia. The grocery stores had less, there were less English-speaking people. There were more adjustments to be made, I guess you can say."