32 years ago today, the NBA lost one of greatest shooters in league history. Drazen Petrovic, the star of the then-New Jersey Nets, tragically died in a traffic accident in the summer of 1993. Today, ...
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Who is Petrovic? - Larry Bird's epic reaction to Drazen Petrovic trash-talking him before his NBA career even started
Bird never could have imagined he'd be fighting this same kid for an Olympic gold medal just a few years later.
When talking about some of the greatest shooters in NBA history, one name that always sneaks into the conversation is Drazen Petrovic. Although his NBA peak was short-lived, his legendary career in ...
Drazen Petrovic was once among the best players in the NBA when he was on the New Jersey Nets. However, the Hall of Famer heartbreakingly passed away at the age of 28 (in the middle of his career).
The term “gym rat” might sound like a byproduct of social media, but if it had existed in the late ’80s or early ’90s, it would’ve perfectly described Drazen Petrovic. Countless people fortunate ...
Drazen Petrovic left us 32 years ago, yet memories of him remain as vivid as when he played. Some players carry an aura larger than the game itself, and Petro was undoubtedly one of them. When Drazen ...
The Brooklyn Nets have 52 jersey numbers worn by over 600 different players over the course of their history since the franchise was founded in 1967 as a charter member of the American Basketball ...
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"He's making awfully good money to play this game" - When Rick Adelman blasted Drazen Petrovic for demanding a trade out of Portland
Adelman overlooked one thing: for Petrovic, playing the game mattered infinitely more than the money.
Slated to kick off his Brooklyn Nets reunion (for now) at training camp this fall, Bojan Bodganovic was supposed to take the court for the first time since undergoing two surgeries in Croatia. The ...
Many Americans grew up wanting to be like Mike. But for those in Europe, especially from the countries that make up the former Yugoslavia, the idol was Drazen Petrovic, who became an elite scoring ...
On June 7, 1993, the Croatian legend passed away in a car accident. During his time at Real Madrid, he won a European Cup ...
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