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Anthony Slater: Nikola Jokic: “We just lost in the first round. I think we are far away.” Changes needed? “That’s not my decision. Definitely, if we were in Serbia, we would all be fired.”
Nikola Jokic: “We just lost in the first round. I think we are far away.”
— Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) May 1, 2026
Changes needed?
“That’s not my decision. Definitely, if we were in Serbia, we would all be fired.” pic.twitter.com/9JfZftejzt
Michael Grange: Darko Rajakovic on being 1st Euro HC to take NBA team to playoffs: "Well there's not many of us, its no huge accomplishment" ... but then: "so many players, so many coaches from ex-Yugoslavia, especially Serbia, made this path possible ...wo their successes, I would never be [here]"
Denver Beer Co. recently teamed up with Branko Popovic, proprietor of Ravangrad Pivara, a brewery located in Nikola Jokić’s hometown of Sombor, Serbia, to create a beer for the post-season. From Sombor to Denver Cold IPA will soon be available in six-packs of cans and on tap at all five Denver Beer Co. taprooms on the Front Range.
Serbian star Bogdan Bogdanovic has been heavily linked with a potential return to Partizan Belgrade next season, but for now, the Los Angeles Clippers guard isn't thinking about it. Speaking with RTS' Aleksandar Zigic after Sunday's win over the Milwaukee Bucks at Fiserv Forum, Bogdanovic addressed the swirling rumors about a possible comeback to Partizan, saying that while it's nice to see the speculation, his focus remains elsewhere. "I see the rumors in the media too. It's nice to see those images, but should I make a decision now? I have seven games left and a playoff run ahead, so my head is here. I'm not thinking about what will happen next month or next year," Bogdanovic said.
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Despite the blowout win, the conversation in the postgame press conference quickly shifted toward Friday’s matchup against the Denver Nuggets at Ball Arena. The contest features a meeting between Rajakovic and his compatriot, three-time season MVP Nikola Jokic. When asked how he plans to neutralize the Serbian superstar, Rajakovic kept the mood light before turning to the realities of his roster depth. “We’re going to surprise Jokic. We’re going to put our point guards to guard him. So, we’re preparing a very special strategy against him,” he joked, drawing laughs from the media. However, his tone shifted to the importance of forward Collin Murray-Boyles, who has been sidelined with a left thumb sprain. “Having CMB would be a huge help to have in that game,” he added.
Kevin Chouinard: Serbia's KK Crvena Zevzda announced that they have signed Nikola Djurisic through 2027-28. He will be on loan to KK Mega, for whom he played before Atlanta, for the remainder of this season.
After an episode in the NBA, where he was a member of Atlanta, talented Serbian basketball player Nikola Đurišić is on the verge of cooperating with the red and whites, Meridian Sport has learned . As soon as the parting was certain, the president of the club from Mali Kalemegdan, Željko Drčelić, went all out to get Mega's former student, who gave the green light and is expected to sign a contract with the team that has been in his heart since childhood. Details will be known perhaps tomorrow.
Marc Stein: Cam Payne is signing a rest-of-the-season deal to join the 76ers, league sources say. It has been reported in Europe that the veteran guard is securing a buyout from Partizan Belgrade in Serbia to come back to the NBA.
A big surprise from the Partizan Mozzart Beta camp! Cameron Payne leaves the club and returns to the USA. As Mozart Sport learns, Payne will play again in the NBA league, in the Philidelphia jersey. The Black and White will earn $1,750,000 in damages.
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Joakim Noah: What have I learned after all this? I came here looking for a better understanding of something I always knew and was always drawn to. I wanted to know more about that will to compete at all costs. The never giving up. The caring about your teammates, the not caring about the individual accolades, doing it together as a team. I found it in a word I kept hearing over and over: Inat. Inat defined the Serbian resilience. For a basketball player, it means to never back down and to thrive playing with your back against the wall. It is in the way this city carries its history with its head held high. It is in the way a kid on a concrete court plays like his life depends on it. I am leaving Belgrade with a different perspective than when I arrived because this is the point of the journey.
Aleksej Pokusevski returned to Europe as one of the greatest pearls of European basketball. He showed what he can do in spurts. Now he wants more. And he wants it in his favorite jersey: " I have another year of contract, but with certain options. I would like to play for Partizan as long as possible. To be a local player who will help the club achieve success, and for me to have a nice role. Whether all of that will happen – I don't know. It doesn't all depend on me, but on the club. Only through work and daily dedication can something be achieved. You can ask anyone at Partizan, the truth is that I work as hard as possible to achieve it. That's why all of this is simple for me – I enter the gym, train and play to the maximum. And then, when I get a chance, I have to take advantage of it. "
Following his arrival in Belgrade and setting his sights on the EuroLeague Final yesterday, Cameron Payne formally signed his contract for the remainder of the 2025-26 season to complete his move to Partizan Mozzart Bet. The Belgrade outfit announced the addition of the 31-year-old combo guard on Tuesday morning.
To understand that sentiment, it’s important to grasp how much Serbia’s favorite son was attracted to horses in the first place. “We have a saying,” Jokić told The Athletic. ‘If you’re young and you swallow the horse hair, you cannot stop loving them.’ What I like about them is how they run, how they act, how they’re resting, how they’re smelling. I like to watch them, I like to train them, I like to see them running, racing. The only thing I didn’t do, I did want to race back in the day. I miss that feeling when you and the horse are basically one.”