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Ex-Sacramento Kings guard, PJ Dozier gets his European debut for Partizan Belgrade in front of a flare-fueled atmosphere



Ex-Sacramento Kings guard, PJ Dozier gets his European debut for Partizan Belgrade in front of a flare-fueled atmosphere

by ChiquitaColumbo

33 Comments

  1. ChiquitaColumbo

    Another recent NBA name that debuted in this game was **Frank Kaminsky.**

    **For context, this is not a usual basketball game in Serbia. This was an exhibition friendly game between Partizan and Fuenlabrada, played on an open air stadium.**

    This comment gives more context on their relationship

    >In 1992, due to Balkan wars, Partizan wasnt allowed to play his Euroleague matches in Belgrade, so they were hosted by Fuenlabrada, which is a suburb of Madrid with a basketball club of the same name. Fans accepted Partizan like its their own club and supported the team all the way to the Euroleague Finals (Partizan played only one game in Belgrade) where Partizan managed to win their only Euroleague title.

    > Since then, there is brotherhood between these two clubs so this game (played outside on the court where Partizan was founded almost 80 years ago) was a celebration of friendship between two clubs and this atmosphere, while looking scary, is actually something beautiful.

  2. MajorNewb21

    “Earth’s mightiest warriors must face off against the Devil’s Squad for the survival of the human race.”

  3. Ihateredditalot88

    Yeah, this is why a crowd chanting “de-fense” or a bunch of nephews in overpriced seats yelling out “trash” or “mid” doesn’t phase guys like Jokic or Doncic lol.

  4. I wouldnt want to be sit below one of those dudes with the flares

  5. Inverse_wsb22

    Perfect basketball environment fans smoking cigarette, coach cursing to some random players, almost slapping them, flares, hemorrhoids, betting mafia, sunny day, Balkan girls

    What do you want more

    I wish I was there

    All in one

  6. lastinglovehandles

    This is the atmosphere I envision playing at Tenochtitlan then loser gets sacrificed.

  7. magicmvj

    Losing team gets sacrificed right there on the court

  8. -PunsWithScissors-

    How is Snake Plisskin not there making full court shots?

  9. KingOfWeTheNorth

    Dozier: “I played in Serbia brother.”

  10. WhenItsHalfPastFive

    they gotta do this type of shit in the nba at least for a game or two, would be funny

  11. WobbleKun

    i knew balkan fans were nuts during fiba. they be talking like the world cup is life or death lol

  12. DrFunkensteinberg

    That’s the most gangster shit I’ve ever seen

  13. issofine

    Hey Adam Silver, I have a really cool idea for the stadiums 😀

  14. dogfan20

    Thunder legend. Best player to wear 35 for OKC

  15. DanielAvocado69

    I still believe ‘Malice in the Palace’ would have been multiple homicides in European Basketball.

  16. Sweaty_Mind_1835

    The people underneath the fireworks lol

  17. superdupermak

    And y’all say Jokic be afraid of the Morris twins

  18. ribsflow

    [Youngmisuk]: Ex-Sacramento guard PJ Dozier has officially signed for ∞ years with the Avernus Devils, expected to debut soon.

  19. ggproductivity

    So… does the court actually get smoky? Like, do all those flares and shit affect the air quality for the players? I would not want to be breathing in that shit while playing ball lol.

  20. billythekido

    Another daily reminder that USA has the lamest fan culture on the planet lol

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