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Rick Pitino Wants You to Please Stop Smoking During His Greek Basketball Team's Game

Rick Pitino is joining the crusade against smoking. Specifically, he's combatting your smoking habit in his gym... during his team's games.

Following Panathinaikos' 91–68 win over Peristeri in the Greek league semifinals, Pitino took time to address fans who smoked during the contest and described them as "extremely self-centered and selfish" for doing so.

"I smoke cigars on a golf course, but there's nobody else around," Pitino told reporters. "But you're in an arena and 10,000 are smoking and the players are choking. So, sooner or later, you've got to say: 'Hey man, we're at an athletic event and I'm going to discipline myself and we'll wait until halftime.