All major professional sports teams face one recurring issue – childbirth. Most of the players on the courts are in their twenties and early-thirties, a time when a lot of families are having babies. In the case of Augusto Lima, Zalgiris Kaunas star center, the birth of his daughter occurred at the same time as his team’s semi-final match.
Deciding whether or not Lima should miss the game was left up to the head coach, Sarunas Jasikevicius.Coach Jasikevicius allowed Lima to go attend the birth of his first child, and Zalgiris still won the game, gaining a 2-1 lead in the best-of-three series. During the press conference, however, one “youngster” reporter, who is not a father, persisted questioning Jasikevicius about Lima’s absence. The coach defended his player from criticism and perfectly schooled the reporter about family values.
As for Lima, he posted on Instagram on Sunday, introducing his daughter,…
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