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Dražen Petrović. “The basketball Mozart”. Dražen Petrović (Šibenik, october 22nd 1964) Croatian basketball player. One of the greatest Croatian and European basketball players and one of the greatest Croatian athlete of all time. Early life. European clubs Dražen participated for: .
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Dražen Petrović “The basketball Mozart”
Dražen Petrović (Šibenik, october 22nd 1964) Croatian basketball player. • One of the greatest Croatian and European basketball players and one of the greatest Croatian athlete of all time.
European clubs Dražen participated for: • Šibenka (1979–1983) • Cibona (1984–1988) • Real Madrid (1988–1989)
NBA • Portland Trail Blazers (1989-1991)
NBA • New Jersey Nets (1991-1993)
Achievements and awards • Dražen broke many records and won lots of awards, both with his clubs and national team
At that time Dražen was playind the best basketball of his life. He finally got enough space to show how good he is. • But then...
June 7 1993 • Dražen was comming back home from Poland where he player for national team, but he wanted to meet his girlfriend in Munich so he didnt fly with the team, but by car. • Unfortunately, that was his last trip...
“It was a thrill to play against Dražen. Every time we competed, he competed with an aggressive attitude. He wasn't nervous; he came at me as hard as I came at him. So, we've had some great battles in the past and unfortunately, they were short battles.”—Michael Jordan
THE END Made by:Marin Gović Zoran Papak Goran Knežević