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Serbia praises Borisa Simanić after emergency kidney removal at FIBA World Cup: ‘This is for him’

Borisa Simanić required two sudden surgeries after an injury during group play for Serbia.

During the upset victory over Lithuania in the knockout phase of the 2023 FIBA World Cup, Serbia played without big man Borisa Simanić.

Simanić, a 25-year-old power forward who last played for Basket Zaragoza in Spain, was injured during a game against South Sudan on Aug. 30. He was struck in the kidney and immediately felt the impact of the injury.

Here are more details about what we know so far (via USA TODAY):

“The injury occurred in a group stage match Wednesday, the federation said, during Serbia’s 115-83 victory over South Sudan. According to ESPN, the injury occurred when South Sudan’s Nuni Omot elbowed Simanić, who immediately fell to the court in pain.

Simanić underwent surgery overnight and he remained in the Makati Medical Center in Manila for observation. Simanić, however, faced complications resulting from the first surgery and the determination was made to have the second procedure to remove the entire kidney.”

That is an incredibly scary series of events for Simanić and the Serbian national team.

So that is why it was especially significant for Atlanta Hawks wing Bogdan Bogdanovic to begin his press conference after defeating Lithuania by giving a shoutout to (and update about) Simanić.

This is what Bogdanovic had to say about the Serbian big man:

“I want to start just to say something from this morning. Our teammate, who is still with us, Borisa Simanic, he gave us amazing energy. We were nervous yesterday. … And I see the message from Borisa in the morning after the meeting, a long meeting. He was: ‘Guy, I’m good. Don’t worry. Let’s win tonight.’ And for him just to think about us after everything that happened to him, he united us, I would say. That’s [an] amazing guy and this is for him as well.”

Those are strong words from Bogdanovic, who obviously had Simanić on his mind during the crucial victory over Lithuania that will send Serbia to play in the semifinals of the 2023 FIBA World Cup.

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Italy survives Nikola Jokic, sends Serbia home with 94-86 win, help from Celtics alum Luigi Datome

The joke is on the Joker’s Serbian National Team, it seems.

Former Boston Celtics forward Luigi Datome helped his Italian National Team send Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic and Serbia home with a 94-86 win in the knockout phase of the 2022 European Basketball Championship (commonly referred to as the EuroBasket).

The former Celtic came off the bench to put up 6 points, 1 rebound and 2 steals in just over 14 minutes of playing time for Italy. Datome was part of Italy’s solution to replace Danilo Gallinari following his ACL tear. The Montebelluna shot an efficient 2-of-4 from the field, 1-of-3 from beyond the arc and 1-of-2 from the charity stripe.

Datome did not commit a personal foul or a turnover in his time on the floor for Italy.

During the game, Italian coach Gianmarco Pozzecco was ejected with a second technical foul in the third quarter.

After the impressive win, Italy advances to the quarterfinals; its EuroBasket title hopes remain alive.

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Yam Madar’s big game can’t stop Nikola Jokic’s Serbia; Israel falls 89-78

The stashed Celtics point guard couldn’t miss, but it wasn’t enough to shut down the Joker and company.

Israel fell to Nikola Jokic’s Serbia, 89-78, on Tuesday despite one of the best games in EuroBasket play yet from stashed Boston Celtics point guard Yam Madar.

The Beit Dagan native put up a team-high 20 points, 4 assists and 2 steals in a little more than 29 minutes of floor time, but it wasn’t enough to get Israel past one of the NBA’s top talents.

The Israeli floor general’s shooting, in particular, shined in the loss. He hit a red-hot 8-of-11 overall and 4-of-6 from beyond the arc in a contest in which Madar had only 3 turnovers and 2 personal fouls.

As good as Madar’s game was, neither he nor any of his Israel National Team companions had an answer for Jokic, who cruised to 29 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 steals and 2 blocks before fouling out in the game’s final frame.

With the loss, Israel falls to 2-2 and is tied with Finland for third place in Group D.

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