The fate of an NBA player is sometimes played out in very few things … The proof, according to an incredible urban legend, a current star owes his career in the big league to his father and his love of fighting. If he hadn’t beaten 14 people at the same time, his son might not be where he is …
It’s something that is rarely thought of, but NBA players often benefit from advantageous genes. If the physique is not always hereditary, it is difficult to imagine an interior of 2m20 and 120 kilos with parents of 1m60 at home … And if the size does not guarantee talent, it should not be neglected either. the role of genetics in the fate of the stars of the league.
Proof that NBA players are not anomalies in their families, Nikola Jokic, the reigning MVP, is not even the strongest child at home. His two brothers are mountains of muscle far more terrifying than he is, and they do not hesitate to play it in the stands where they get confused with many opponents.
And according to an urban legend, Jusuf Nurkic could also thank his father for his career. Not only for his physique, but especially for a crazy anecdote… Obviously, he would have become professional because his father had already fought alone against 14 people. The rest of the story is particularly far-fetched, perhaps a little exaggerated, but oh so entertaining. The site FadeAway World recount.
Jusuf Nurkic’s father is a policeman in Tuzla, Bosnia, and he is 2.13 m tall for 180 kilos. One day, agent Enes Trnovcevic was reading the newspaper, and he saw a totally crazy story: “A policeman, Hariz Nurkic, beat 14 people in a big fight. He immediately understood what to do.
The next day he went to Tuzla, to meet this 2m13 policeman, and he simply asked him if he had a son. Jusuf Nurkic was 14 at the time, and he had never touched a basketball in his life. Enes Trnovcevic offered him to go to Slovenia to train, and the pivot of the Blazers accepted.
If this huge brawl had not made the headlines in Bosnia, Jusuf Nurkic might never have discovered basketball and would have missed out on a great career… And if the story may seem exaggerated, the main interested confirmed the outline during his visit to Denver. Like what, fate does not necessarily play out much.
The Nurkic family look damn impressive physically. Between Hariz and Jusuf, it is better not to have any problems with them …
