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Oct 9, 2005 · "Drazen is gone now," said Mirko Novosel, head coach of Croatia's national basketball team, who recruited Petrovic at the age of 17. "And there will be no one like him." Knicks fined $25,000
Drazen Petrovic, who died at age 28 in 1993, would have turned 50 on Wednesday. More than two decades later, his brief, brilliant NBA career feels more and more like a dream.
Sep 6, 2024 · A memorial game in honor of Drazen Petrovic, the "Mozart of basketball," who tragically passed away at the age of 28, brought many former and current European and world hoop stars to Zagreb. In this exhibition match, the Croatian national team, led by former NBA player Mario Hezonja, faced off against some of Europe's best players.
Jun 12, 1993 · How could it have happened and why him?" Petrovic was 28, a star for the New Jersey Nets at the height of his athletic career, when he died on Monday in a car accident in Germany. His funeral was ...
Mar 29, 2015 · A new book honors Drazen Petrovic's life, which was taken abruptly in a tragic car accident in 1993. Editor's note: The following is an excerpt from 'Drazen: The remarkable life and legacy of the ...
Jun 7, 2020 · ZAGREB, 7 June 2020 – 27 years ago today Croatia lost arguably one of its greatest ever sportsmen. On 7 June 1993, basketball great Dražen Petrović was tragically killed. Petrović was just 28 ...
Jun 7, 2013 · Petrovic averaged 20.6 points per game on 50 shooting from the field in '91-92, finishing second in the league's Most Improved Player award voting and scoring 40 points in his Nets postseason ...
