European vs. USA Basketball Fans, Atmosphere Compared | Reaction 

The American sports market has been a victim of its own success. The product has been optimized for television and not in person viewing. Cameras angles, graphic overlays, etc. I can go all day on how fans are on the outside of the changes. The money is pumped in through cooperate sponsors and TV deals. Fans aren’t as important anymore.

Serbian here. Crvena zvezda club (Belgrade, Serbia) is the one in red and white that was shown where everybody was jumping at the same time. Basketball in our country is like a religion, we dont come to games to post stories and drink beer. We come to jump and sing for 2 hours and make a show of our own. And no, it's not only pregame. Greek crowd is the only other one you can compare to Serbian.

Ohh baby girl you have no idea how crazy balkan fans can be 😂😂

European fans don´t go to a sports game. They go to a medieval battle looking like sport. ;D

Best reactor ever. Straight into the content. Obviously intelligent and well cultured. Always a pleasure to watch your vids!

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Wow already 100k subscribers! I remember when you were 40k not too long ago. This channel is growing fast, rightfully so. I know you heard it multiple times by now but I still want to say how much we love and appreciate the short intros, straight the point. I'd rather hear commentary during the clips and a summary after the clip than hearing a lifestory before the video starts. All other reaction channels makes me fast forward to the reaction itself, but yours is one of a kind. Keep up the good work and I hope you grow to a million subcribers, that would be well deserved!

..yeah, was in Serbia.. ..in Spain, depends on games..specialy the international games, or derbys..Türkiye, Greece, Serbia,maybe more than others, but generaly, strong club culture everywhere..

Congrats on 100k

Panathinaikos won their seventh Euroleague title just two days ago. The emperor is back!

they were singing "ZVEZDA leeeee", not a "BRAKE A LEG" that was CRVENA ZVEZDA from Serbia

You need to check some videos from Calcio Storico in Florence. This type of celebration at sporting events in europe goes back hundreds of years, maybe even thousands.

Might suggest a quick link for Liverpool Football Club and their anthem, "You'll will never walk alone". Quite a few links for that. By the way, in the UK, most football clubs started out as teams at local factories. So, the nicknames of teams will give you an idea of the originating company. For instance, Arsenal are called the gunners.

If I were a bench player in the NBA that was getting very little playing time. I’d go play European ball asap. Looks amazing

Great vid, cheers! You should check vids there are professionals that speak about European fan bases which would give you more ideas as they are better references than a simple youtube comment ^^ also check for English football chants if you want some fun ^^

I love ur videos. commentary but no stupid long intros, no plugs, no pausing every 5 secs

Hello. I am European, Spanish, and it is true that the atmosphere is surely more intense in European stadiums, but it is particularly higher in countries like Serbia, Turkey or Greece. All the best.

Europe is way more passionate about sports when I first came to the U.S. I went to an Orlando magic game and I thought it was so weird that fans from the opposing team were allowed to sit on the magic side and then there was no fights no blood or anything it was super calm there was barely any cheering lol

Might want to look up fan culture of the Raiders in the NFL. Some American college football atmospheres can be pretty intense.

Love the outfit NP This all makes me want to go to some European games

Love your content, but the orginal video has huge pacing problems. First two minutes I was thinking "why are we watching this"? Someone really needs to learn to use razor tool more. Greetings from Poland btw.

Bit of a different one, but maybe take a look at AC/DC Live at the River Plate - Thunderstruck. The crowd there is wild

There is a great video on yt of American playere talking about playing in the euro league. Good video to react to.

I'm from Barcelona Spain. Before there was this atmosphere, but little by little they banned flares, explosives and all this stuff. for many incidents before. and it became safer for all people. You only see this atmosphere when Barcelona vs Madrid play. And in football there is this hostile environment. It's like going to war. and if Barcelona wins the streets burn in flames. I hope this passion is never lost. I liked your video

Anyone know the context of the clip where the paper and stuff were thrown on the court? It looked to be done for a reason. Or was it just for the F of it?

Wish I would have found you earlier. Awesome channel.

Greece, Serbia and Turkey. The holy Trinity of fans craziness

Also you should react to football fans from Europe (ultras)

Υou only live once this happened in GREECE SERBIA

Yeah here in EU Homecourt advantage has a totally different meaning.

This is why the NBA will never become very popular in Europe. It feels way too manufactured with the music, the mascots, the half time nonsense, the celebrities sitting court side and someone singing the Star-Spangled Banner before every game

You were right. The second and third clip, when the commentator said that this only exists in Europe, when both the camera and the floor were shaking, was from Belgrade, Serbia. Red and white army of fans! ❤

Congrats on 100k. Nice reaction. I recommend ultra: our way of life and world best utras video (1m special)

You should watch european football crowds. It's insane.

Many Clubs have more than a Football Team. Basketball, Rowing, Icehockey and so on. You chose one Club. Thats your Club in your Heart till the end.

The bouncing clip said "Turkish Airlines League" and you were right: Greece and Serbia. You really MUST watch "World's Greatest Football Fans: Ultras/Europe" No violence but incredible noise and passion. 98% of the audience for those Basketball games and the Football fans' clips are Malewhereas it is a more Family affair, as you said in The NBA..

The first team from Europe is Aris in Thessaloniki of Greece one of the most gorgeous teams in the greek league. Try more to see the funs of panathinaikos, Olympiakos and paok . After this you will understand this crazy atmosphere in Europe... Also macambi Tel Aviv and fenerbache have great fans... I wish you to be always good!!

Well, with those crowds safely ensconced in a stadium it'd, at least, be safe to take a wander around the local town .... 😁

the best crowd i have been in, is in the Netherlands, where i am from, during concerts of Epica ( my favorite band ). Which is symphonic metal. Everyone is just happy and there to have a good time. Once slipped on beer, and spontaneously get picked up by 4 people i never met. Metal crowds are the best! 🤘😎🤘

Another difference is that European teams are usually "Athletic Clubs" that also have football teams and the fans bring the passions of the stadiums to the Arena. It's the same in North Africa to.a certain degree, here in Morocco for example some football fans show up to basketball or handball games to support the team even if they don't care much about the sport, just for the sake of the colours. I could say that in Europe, North Africa, Latin America, the club is like second motherland. It's very different from the franchise system in the USA. Perhaps college ball is the closest thing since universities are strongly anchored into the identity of the city or the state same as sports clubs in other parts of the world.

Yes that was Serbia 🇷🇸

3:54 is that Offspring? :D

Hi there, thank you for your content. I enjoy watching you. Random question? Your pendant that you are wearing... what kind of stone is it? My gf has a similar skin tone as you and I'd love to get her one. Ty

American football fans chants have to be the most embarassing thing I've ever heard

Every game, literally every game in Europe is like that 🫡🫡🫡🫡🫡🫡

There is a great video of American basketball players that went to play in Europe discussing their experiences

For me its the flares, like mad max. 😂

The NBA Playoffs are a different animal. They dont dance and sing but they are intense. Watch the Celtics/Lakers - Bird vs Magic playoffs. Insane. And Madison Square Garden NY Knicks playoffs games - like the game tonight. Off the charts

Red and white is Belgrade Serbia. The club is Red Star Belgrade i Combank arena. 22.000 people

When European players in the NBA get asked about the pressures of playing in the league and they say that they're not worried because they come from playing in Europe... THIS is why. 😳

Galatasaray - Strasbourg basketbal match in Istanbul Türkiye Look at the reaction from the Strasbourg coach when he sees the athmosphere in the stadium.

Where is that, you asked ? Home court of Red Star Belgrade, Serbia.

I think the passion towards football/basketball clubs in Europe comes from tradition. My father was a supporter of Dinamo Zagreb, my grandfather also, everybody in my family too. You are born into it most of the time. Its more like a religion. In United States the club is just a company that can move to another city if you have the money, in Europe the club is deeply rooted in the community for more than 100 years and in a way represents your town or entire state and all sort of views of that community. Also, supporting some clubs you are showing your political stance, sometimes showing rebelion towards some views etc. Football club is like your first love, you cannot change support to some other team, everything in life can change, but that cannot. I think the passion comes from that. There are also stuff like Ultras and hooligans, "normal" fans etc, but thats another topic :D

Balkan people haven't gone to war for like.. 10 years so they go to basketball matches and pretend like it's a war.

Thats Belgrade, Serbia. Red Star fans

In America you hear the same in any game in any city no chants specific to the team … defense defense 😵‍💫

How about Chicago White Sox "Disco Demolition Night"

Those video clips are from Serbia and Greece.

Panathinaikos is Greek team, Barcelona is Spain team. The game is from Euroleague game

We surely love the sports ans thats why we watch.But the thing we adore is our teams.In every sport

It's like the game is secondary!

*Tip-off* Announcer: "This game is now postponed."

Hey ❤

You'll be able to find posts from American players that have played in Europe...very interesting.

Even as a Swede yeah hockey and football fans go crazy too 😂

4:43 Belgrade Serbia

I would suggest watching, "American Basketball Players Talking About European Basketball Atmosphere" here on YT.

I've often wondered if the sports franchise system in America weakened bonds of identity with their host communities. It seems rather mercenary how players and even teams change locations. I would guess that some significant number of fans are more loyal to players than teams.

In Europe home court advantage means lot more then in NBA home court advantage.

If only we spend this much energy and passion on other more important things in life...

You should watch european rugby 🏉game it s amazing

I sold my PlayStation to buy a phone to download RU-vid to watch this video.

Basketball is one sport I never really understood or followed. I think there are too many time outs near the end of the game.

Aris fans support any sport even the women u15 basketball team I love them

you really dont need to know what are they chanting in Greece i am pretty sure if i translate it my account will be banned for harassment and profanity

I am 78 (English).... and followed football, and to a lesser degree, cricket, all my life. I have no idea if basketball is played in the UK. I guess it must be, somewhere . I guess knowing the name Michael Jordan is something! But I have never met anyone with the slightest interest in the sport.

The European basketball fans are not exclusive basketball fans they are fanatics of a specific team and they go to any serious sport to support their team, they also go to voleyball matches but the main sport they have been founded for is Football (not eggball the real football)

football is even crazier. just imagine totally hyped crowd on stadiums holding 200.000 people

Check out George Carlin Baseball Vs Football

For sheer chaos, nothing I've seen here surpasses the ending of the 2022 Alabama-Tennessee college football game, won by Tennessee on a last second field goal. The goalposts were taken down by the Tennessee fans and thrown into the Tennessee river, for Pete's sake. That said, the Europeans here were more intense than the American ones in my view. Flares? Crazy! And it seemed more of the crowd was involved than with the US examples. There may be some cultural factors at work too. Of course, these examples are cherry-picked; there are US videos that are quite intense.

The frequency of games matters. NBA, MLB and College Basketball play too many games... fans don't get as excited by 4 games a week. Monday Night or Thursday night Football is an event. I wonder if that is part of the difference?

Red Star (Delije) +Fan Here Greetings From Serbia Zvezda Leee Zvezda Lee

Aris Saloniki fans are mental💪❗️☦️♥️♥️

German soccer-players refer to their fans as "the 12th man on the field"

Tbh I went to a few Basketball games in London UK .... the atmosphere was very 'NBA' unfortunately the quality of the Basketball was not so much !

It's no wonder that the best players in the world currently come from Europe.

This is how sports is experienced in Europe, I hope one day you can watch football or basketball in Europe, by the way you are a beautiful woman 😉

European vs USA football fans next ?

The boy is fun de boca juniors

Europe is the best thing ever invented

Congratulations on 100k! I gotta say tho playoff basketball or march madness crowds can get crazy. Not as much as Europe with fkn flares💀 just pointing out those American clips were buns

"Break a leg" XD

This is why euro players can't be intimidated by crowd once they move to the NBA.

In Europe it's much more passionate and tribal. People identify with their hometown/Region.

I don't know why Europeans want to watch basketball but at least they bring it when they do.

What are they chanting, "Its all Greek to me".

Panathinaikos at home stadium OAKA, best atmoshpere in world basketball. ❤

two from greece, one from serbia, the red-white one.

Serbia!!!!

It's wonderfull to see their commitment and enthousiasm , but i wouldn't want to be anywhere near. #introvert