Bojan Bogdanović spoke to CroatianSports after the Wizards 119-108 win over the Lakers in Los Angeles Tuesday night. Bogdanović discussed his trade from the Nets to Wizards last month and what it will be like playing for a team dreaming of a deep playoff run. Bojan also touched on his expectations for Croatia in the European basketball championships this summer, Dario Šarić for … [Read more...] about Bogdanović: Šarić For ROY, Zubac For EuroBasket
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Dario Šarić: Can A Guy From Šibenik Win ‘Rookie of the Year’?
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Croatian national basketball player and Philadelphia 76er, Dario Šarić, who is in his NBA rookie season, played in Los Angeles for the first time Saturday night as his side fell to the Clippers 112-100. The 22 year-old Šarić was born in Šibenik and has played for the national side since his U-16 days, where he was voted unanimous MVP of the 2010 FIBA Europe Under-16 … [Read more...] about Dario Šarić: Can A Guy From Šibenik Win ‘Rookie of the Year’?
Lakers’ Ivica Zubac Learning Rap Culture, Enjoys American Breakfast
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The Lakers might be losing. And they won't be in the playoffs. But their young core of players have been tight all season; especially second year forward Larry Nance Jr. and Croatian rookie Ivica Zubac. After the Lakers 109-104 loss to the Charlotte Hornets Tuesday night, I caught up with Nance post-game, who was wearing an epic custom 'ZUPAC' shirt. It was an homage … [Read more...] about Lakers’ Ivica Zubac Learning Rap Culture, Enjoys American Breakfast
EXCLUSIVE: Rudy Tomjanovich Talks Trip To Croatia, Love For Zubac
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2-time NBA champion coach with the Houston Rockets and potential future basketball Hall of Famer, Rudy Tomjanovich, spoke with CroatianSports about his Croatian ancestry and only trip to the country in the early 2000s while on a basketball scouting excursion. Tomjanovich is currently a scout for the Los Angeles Lakers and only had great things to say about rookie Ivica Zubac, … [Read more...] about EXCLUSIVE: Rudy Tomjanovich Talks Trip To Croatia, Love For Zubac
EXCLUSIVE: Ivica Zubac Talks 1st Career Double Double & Holy Water
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On Tuesday, January 17th, 19 year-old Ivica Zubac posted his first career double double for the Los Angeles Lakers in a 127-121 loss to the Denver Nuggets. It was Zubac's breakout game as he had 11 points and 13 rebounds paired with three blocks. Zubac is a soft-spoken, mild-mannered teenager from Čitluk, Herzegovina now living in the bright lights of Hollywood. Big things are … [Read more...] about EXCLUSIVE: Ivica Zubac Talks 1st Career Double Double & Holy Water
Vujačić: “There Are No Borders In Sports”
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I spoke to former Los Angeles Laker and two-time NBA champion Sasha Vujačić last Thursday in Oakland, Ca when his New York Knicks took on the Golden State Warriors. Vujačić represents Slovenia as he was born in Maribor to a Slovenian mother and a father from Montenegro. He spoke about the gap in basketball between the American players and the rest of the world as well as his … [Read more...] about Vujačić: “There Are No Borders In Sports”
EXCLUSIVE: Lakers Learning Croatian, Talk Zubac
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With Croatian players all across the NBA this season, CroatianSports.com will strive to talk to every player at least once this year. Croatian teenager Ivica Zubac is in our very own backyard with the Los Angeles Lakers and we talked to him and teammates Tuesday night after the Lakers win over the Brooklyn Nets. Nick Young aka Swaggy P said that Zubac was a 'spoiled … [Read more...] about EXCLUSIVE: Lakers Learning Croatian, Talk Zubac
EXCLUSIVE: Ivica Zubac Talks Basketball Future With Lakers, Croatia
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There's finally a Croatian playing basketball in Los Angeles. And his name is Ivica Zubac. Zubac was drafted in the 2nd Round of the 2016 NBA Draft by the Lakers and could become a pivotal player for Los Angeles if he learns his trade. Standing at just over seven feet, the 19 year-old from Mostar is living the dream, now suiting up for a franchise that he admired … [Read more...] about EXCLUSIVE: Ivica Zubac Talks Basketball Future With Lakers, Croatia
Croatians Around the NBA: Week 23
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Andrew Bogut and the Golden State Warriors have set a piece of NBA history that may never be broken. The Warriors broke the NBA record for regular season wins on Wednesday night by beating Memphis Grizzlies and finishing with a 73-9 regular season record which passed Michael Jordan's 1995-1996 Chicago Bulls' 72-9 record. Bogut's team is only the second to pass 70 wins since the … [Read more...] about Croatians Around the NBA: Week 23
