Croatia international and Minnesota Timberwolf Damjan Rudež discusses what the absence of Croatia at the 2016 Olympics meant to him as well as the current state of Croatian basketball in the NBA. Rudež did not come off the bench in Minnesota's 107-99 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers Sunday afternoon. … [Read more...] about Rudež: “Olympics Were Our Pinnacle”
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Croatians Around The NBA: Week 1
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Photo: AFP Andrew Bogut opened up the 2015-16 NBA season with another injury. The Australian born Croatian bumped heads with the New Orleans Pelicans forward Dante Cunningham at the 7 minute mark of the third quarter on Tuesday night in Oakland. Bogut went to the locker room after the play and did not return as the 7 footer finished the match with 12 points, 5 rebounds, 5 … [Read more...] about Croatians Around The NBA: Week 1
Čilić takes 2014 CroatianSports.com top honors
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2014 was a year of anticipation for Croatian sports fans. It was a year that saw Croatians wait over six months to open up the World Cup against hosts Brazil in one of the most anticipated openers in football history. And although the Vatreni fell short in Sao Paulo, the consensus knows it wasn't due to lack of effort. It was a year that saw … [Read more...] about Čilić takes 2014 CroatianSports.com top honors
Croatians Around the NBA: Week 8
By 1 CommentPhoto: AP/Jason DeCrow Bojan Bogdanović has officially started to get groomed into a bench role. As Brooklyn tries to adjust with Brook Lopez injured yet again, they’ve continued to struggle against good teams. The week started with a 105-89 loss to the first place Toronto Raptors. Toronto shot 51 percent and received 41 points from their bench. Bogdanović struggled in … [Read more...] about Croatians Around the NBA: Week 8
Croatians Around the NBA: Week 7
By 14 CommentsPhoto: AP/John Minchillo Bojan Bogdanović has been reduced to a bench role for the Brooklyn Nets. After shooting 35 percent in the past eight games, Lionel Hollins felt it was necessary to make a change. Sergey Karasev has replaced him in the starting lineup, although he’s virtually played identical minutes to Alan Anderson. Brooklyn snapped a three-game losing streak in … [Read more...] about Croatians Around the NBA: Week 7
Croatians Around the NBA: Week 3
By 9 CommentsPhoto: AP/Ben Margot Andrew Bogut takes the main headlines this week, as he played an integral part in Golden State going 3-0 over the past week. After losing back-to-back games, the Warriors got back to their unselfish passing ways. In a 107-99 win over Brooklyn, they had 30 assists on 41 shots made. Bogut had five of them, including another double double. It was a … [Read more...] about Croatians Around the NBA: Week 3
Onto the Knockout Stage as Croatia Send Puerto Rico Packing
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Needing a win to clinch a berth in the knockout round, Croatia got the job done and did it easily, leading from wire to wire as they beat Puerto Rico 103-82. After consecutive lackluster performances, Croatia were firing on all cylinders, just in time for the must-win games. Croatia got off to a perfect start, leading 20-7 after just over six minutes. They would have … [Read more...] about Onto the Knockout Stage as Croatia Send Puerto Rico Packing
Croatia Takes Down World #3 Argentina 90-85
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After struggling to win against one of the worst teams in the tournament on Saturday, Croatia turned it all around a day later, beating one of the pre-tournament favorites Argentina 90-85. Croatia shot 56% from the field, allowing them to overcome Luis Scola's 28 point performance for Argentina. Croatia got off to a hot start for the second game in a row, surging out to … [Read more...] about Croatia Takes Down World #3 Argentina 90-85
Croatia Overtime Winners Against Philippines in Game One of FIBA World Cup
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Croatia pulled away from the start in their opening game at the 2014 FIBA World Cup in Spain, and it looked like it would be a routine win to start off the tournament. The game would turn out to be a thriller. Croatia led 23-9 after one quarter, but the Philippines fought back for the rest of the game and looked the better team in the final three quarters. Led by naturalized … [Read more...] about Croatia Overtime Winners Against Philippines in Game One of FIBA World Cup
