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Jusuf Nurkic is returning to the senior national team of Bosnia-Herzegovina for a second EuroBasket appearance. After the end of the 2024-25 NBA Regular Season, he confirmed plans to suit up for his country in the EuroBasket 2025. “I’m looking forward to play,” the 30-year-old center of the Charlotte Hornets stressed in an end-of-season press conference on Monday, “We have a really good group of people and players. I really believe we can do special things there. We have a minimum of five games, and we go from there. We may start camp in July, and competition starts in August.”

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Nurkic, a native of Bosnia, suddenly turned serious in addressing guns in the United States. "I still don't know why everybody have so many guns," Nurkic said. "Still don't understand it to this day because I feel the kids should be safer in our schools. Personally, when you see even fake guns, come up in social media and kids having it at school, I think it's a bad thing. Sometimes you can't control certain things with this media, all the social media platforms, but I think our kids, if we can secure them, the better the world going forward will definitely be without guns,'' he said.

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Minnesota Timberwolves PR: In Bosnia and Herzegovina's 103-78 win over Hungary, @Luka Garza tallied 10 points on 5/8 shooting and 5 rebounds (4 offensive boards). With the win, Bosnia and Herzegovina will play Israel in the semifinals on Friday at 1:30 pm CT.

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Financially, two-way players fare significantly better than their counterparts from the Development League who are not under any kind of NBA contract, but still twice less than the minimum earned by NBA rookies – $462,629. "This year, signing with Minnesota and being in a way more comfortable position, allowed me to come out and play," Luka Garza says.

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Last year, it wasn't only about getting the passport, but also of figuring out the right time. "The Summer League was a huge priority for me because I needed to go over there to find a new team," Garza reflects. "I wasn't with Detroit anymore. My priority was figuring out where I would play next and continuing my journey in the NBA."

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Over the past months, Paolo Banchero's choice of national team was the subject of much speculation. Ultimately, the first pick in the 2022 NBA Draft chose Team USA over Italy, where he would have played as a naturalized player. However, for Garza, the question of which country to represent was never there, as it had previously been the case with the members of the Alibegovic family. "For me, the only other option I could have taken was play for the USA team," the Timberwolves' center says. "Obviously, there were opportunities mid-year and during the summer time, like playing in the qualifiers. But for me, there was never a doubt in my mind where I wanted to play for and who I wanted to represent. It has been that way since I was a kid. Just being around my grandfather, my grandmother, and my mom, it was an easy decision."

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BasketNews: Timberwolves center Luka Garza will debut for 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina 👏 pic.twitter.com/FMEE5rA60z

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Luka Garza will have the opportunity to make his debut for the basketball team of Bosnia and Herzegovina. this summer. The center of the Minnesota Timberwolves, in a conversation with the coach Adis Beciragic, agreed to join the Dragons in preparations for the Olympic pre-qualifications.

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“It is a great honor for me and my family to represent the country where my mother was born. It is an honor that fills my heart with immeasurable joy, my dream since childhood. I can’t wait for the moment when I will share the basketball court with my teammates from the national team and do my best for coach Addis, the coaching staff and Bosnia and Herzegovina,” said Garza for the BiH Basketball Association website.

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After Victor Wembanyama made his France senior national team debut against Lithuania in Panevezys, he stepped out once more against Bosnia and Herzegovina in front of a home crowd in Pau where the hosts punched their ticket to FIBA World Cup 2023, 92-56 (17-13, 23-14, 19-17, 33-12).

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Lithuanian fans were producing quite the noise, booing for Bosnia and cheering for France with a passion. They were highly invested in the game for a very simple reason: If Bosnia had won then the EuroBasket adventure would’ve been over for Lithuania. “I thought that was awesome,” French national team captain Evan Fournier said. “I’m sure they googled how to say thank you in France before the game. I think it was awesome, the way they cheers for us. Obviously they had reasons.”

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Two weeks ago, Bosnia and Herzegovina got a great 96-90 victory against France in the 2023 FIBA World Cup European Qualifiers. Today, Vincent Collet’s team got its revenge, winning 68-81 with a great display by former Real Madrid teammates Guerschon Yabusele (15 p., 5 r.) and Thomas Heurtel (14 p., 7 r., 8 a.). French centers Rudy Gobert (11 p., 12 r.) and Vincent Poirier (9 p., 7 r.) were also helpful, just like Evan Fournier (14 p.). France goes up 3-1.

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Bosnia’s 2-3 zone defense doesn’t contain its opponents’ offense, while Jusuf Nurkic’s impressive performance (14 p., 10 r.) isn’t enough. Dzanan Musa (14 p.), Miralem Halilovic (14 p., 5 r., 7/10 FG), and John Roberson (13 p.) did their best as well, but Bosnia isn’t qualified for the Round of 16 yet.

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Despite the loss, Slovenia has already advanced to the knockout phases in Berlin. This result can also push Bosnia the next stage and leave out a powerhouse such as Lithuania. “This Group is insane you know,” Doncic told reporters. “All six teams are very competitive. You could lose to any team. All the games are really great to watch. Great for fans. But it’s a really tough Group because anybody can beat you.”

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