'This shows a lot how serious he is when he plays for his country and that he plays with his heart,' Slovenia coach Aleksander Sekulic says of NBA superstar Luka Doncic
MANILA, Philippines – Slovenia head coach Aleksander Sekulic praised Luka Doncic for choosing to continue to play even after the team crashed out of the title race in the FIBA World Cup.
“This shows his character that he likes basketball, that he loves basketball,” said Sekulic. “This shows a lot how serious he is when he plays for his country and that he plays with his heart.” “He was trying to motivate everybody to put them on another level. We’re not on the level we wanted to be and he was trying hard in the game, in the timeouts, in the locker room, all the time trying to push them to their limits.”For the second straight night, fans came in droves at the Mall of Asia Arena to watch four-time All-NBA First Team member Doncic, arguably the biggest star in this World Cup.
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