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Dražen Petrović (Croatian pronunciation: [drǎʒen pětroʋitɕ]; 22 October 1964 – 7 June 1993) was a Yugoslav and Croatian professional basketball player. A shooting guard , he initially achieved success playing professional basketball in Europe in the 1980s with Cibona and Real Madrid before joining the National Basketball Association ...
- 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
- 7 June 1993 (aged 28), Denkendorf, Germany
- Yugoslav / Croatian
Dražen Petrović was a shooting guard who played for Portland and New Jersey in the NBA from 1989 to 1993. He averaged 16.2 points, 2.4 assists and 2.3 rebounds per game, and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2002.
- October 22, 1964
Mar 29, 2015 · The book 'Drazen' by Todd Spehr tells the story of the Croatian basketball star who died in a car accident in 1993. It reveals his relationship with a young woman named Klara Szalantzy, who met him in New York and accompanied him to Germany.
Jun 7, 2023 · The following piece on Dražen Petrović originally published Feb. 8, 2022. Petrović died June 7, 1993, in an automobile accident. He was only 28 and preparing for his fifth season in the NBA.
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Sep 13, 2021 · Learn about the life and career of Drazen Petrovic, one of the first international stars in the NBA. He played four seasons with the Nets, led Croatia to the Olympics, and died in a car accident at 28.
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Dec 19, 2023 · Mike Freeman, a USA TODAY columnist, shares his personal story of how he became close to Petro, a Croatian shooting guard who played for the Nets and other teams. He praises Petro's talent, kindness and joy, and how he coped with the civil war in his homeland.
Dražen Petrović (Šibenik, 22. listopada 1964. – Denkendorf, Bavarska, 7. lipnja 1993.), bio je hrvatski košarkaš. Bio je jedan od najvećih hrvatskih i svjetskih košarkaša te je uvršten među 50 osoba koje su najviše pridonijele Euroligi. Spada u red najvećih hrvatskih sportaša. Smatra se predvodnikom vala europskih košarkaša u NBA.
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