It was not simply an necessary win to advance to the semifinals, but it surely was a victory devoted to their injured teammate Borisa Simanic.
Simanic underwent an operation final week after sustaining an harm for being hit within the elbow within the kidney space, which dominated him out for the rest of the 2023 FIBA World Cup.
According to studies, his kidney was eliminated days later in a second surgical procedure as a result of issues arising from the earlier operation.
“Our teammate who’s still with us, Borisa Simanic, he gave us amazing energy,” Serbia’s Bogdan Bogdanovic mentioned in a press convention after their 87-68 win in opposition to Lithuania.
Bogdanovic added that Simanic’s message to them alleviated their nervous feeling going into the quarterfinals.
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— JK Carandang (@jk_carandang) September 5, 2023
“I was somehow, in my young age, I was always losing to Lithuania and I was so nervous, and I saw the message from Borisa in the morning. He was [like], ‘Guys, I’m good. Don’t worry. Let’s win tonight,’ and from him, just to think about us, you know after everything happened to him, he united us, I’ll say. That’s an amazing, amazing guy and this is for him as well.” added Bogdanovic.
Bogdanovic posted 21 factors, 4 rebounds, and three assists of their win in opposition to Lietuva.
Serbia will face the winner of the quarterfinals bracket between Slovenia and Canada within the semis on Friday.
—JMB, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
