Tag: Eurobasket

It was previously reported that Omer …

It was previously reported that Omer Yurtseven, who was one of the select bunch of NBA players who participated in the 2023 FIBA World Cup Qualifiers window in July, will allegedly miss EuroBasket 2022. On Thursday the Turkish center released a statement that he shared on Twitter, confirming he will not attend the upcoming EuroBasket and calling out the media in the process.

“I won’t have hard feelings with …

“I won’t have hard feelings with Turkish NT despite media manipulations” Yurtseven’s tweet caption said. “I wanted you to hear from me personally the missing parts in the news these days when you read the news that ‘I did not attend the national team camp without permission’ written by a single person without even calling me,” Yurtseven stated.

The Miami Heat center said he would …

The Miami Heat center said he would participate in tournaments with the national team in the future. “I may not have been able to participate in this tournament, but my teachers, managers, and friends who know me best are the ones who know best that if I am called in the Olympic Games and the World Championships, I will go running,” said Yurtseven in his statement.

Yurtseven doesn’t plan to participate …

Yurtseven doesn’t plan to participate in either the 2023 World Cup Qualifiers or the 2022 EuroBasket since he wants to shift his focus on the upcoming season with the Heat. The 24-year-old big man is currently in Miami where he where he attended the Jr Heat camp yesterday. He posted some photos of the event on his social media profiles. This isn’t the first time that Yurtseven skips activities of the Turkish national team without notice. He was previously suspended for eight games in 2018 for this reason.

Nikola Jovic, Aleksej Pokusevski won’t play Eurobasket with Serbia

Nikola Jokic is excited to return to the Serbia national team but head coach Svetislav Pesic is dealing with other problems heading to the 2022 EuroBasket and the preceding 2023 FIBA World Cup Qualifiers. “For [Aleksej] Pokusevski and [Nikola] …

Nikola Jokic is excited to return to the Serbia national team but head coach Svetislav Pesic is dealing with other problems heading to the 2022 EuroBasket and the preceding 2023 FIBA World Cup Qualifiers. “For [Aleksej] Pokusevski and [Nikola] Jovic, we did not get permission from their teams,” the senior national team selector revealed regarding the players of the Oklahoma City Thunder and Miami Heat, respectively, “The teams want the players to work there and get ready for the new season.”
Source: EuroHoops.net

What’s the buzz on Twitter?

Christos Tsaltas @Tsaltas46
It makes sense why the Miami Heat didn’t allow Nikola Jovic to join Serbian National Team. Heat want to make him an important part of their rotation and it’s very crucial for Jovic to work with the team during the off-season and preparation. He’ll take opportunites. #heatculture – 9:23 AM
BasketNews @BasketNews_com
Aleksej Pokusevski and Nikola Jovic will not be able to help Serbia in the upcoming EuroBasket 👀
Head coach Svetislav Pesic revealed the reason why the young NBA players will not join the team:
basketnews.com/news-176013-al… – 8:45 AM
Eurohoops @Eurohoopsnet
Aleksej Pokusevski and Nikola Jovic are ruled out by Serbia #EuroBasket #FIBA
“We did not get permission from their teams” – Svetislav Pesic
eurohoops.net/en/eurobasket/… – 8:16 AM

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Svetislav Pesic announced the Serbian national team’s 22-man list for the qualification window in August and for the upcoming EuroBasket 2022. The Serbs are preparing for the August FIBA World Cup qualifiers window and the EuroBasket 2022, which will start in September. Head coach Svetislav Pesic announced his preliminary selection for both events on Tuesday. Denver Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic highlights the Serbian 22-man squad, while he will also be joined by NBA champion Nemanja Bjelica, as well as Vasilije Micic, Aleksej Pokusevski, Nikola Jovic, and others. -via BasketNews / July 12, 2022
StatMuse: Nikola Jovic today: 25 PTS 9 REB 9-16 FG 5-7 3P MVP performance in Summer League. pic.twitter.com/QdXk48cfyW -via Twitter @statmuse / July 5, 2022