“I went through hell in the last 72 hours!”

Ashley Davis07/09/2025

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Article by David Marinescu – published on Sunday, September 7, 2025, 01:10 / Updated Sunday, September 7, 2025 01:12

Nikola Jokic's Serbia was surprisingly eliminated in the finals of Eurobasket 2025, failure 86-92 in front of Finland.

Serbia, listed among the favorites in winning the trophy, having a leader Nikola Jokic, was hit by misfortunes in recent days. The most important absence was that of Bogdan Bogdanovic, his basketball player at Clippers.

Finland produced the surprise at Eurobasket 2025

Under these conditions, the 33 successful points by Jokic were not enough. That's because the Finnish star was in great shape. Lauri Markkanen, from Utah Jazz, contributed with 29 points, 8 recovery and 3 decisive passes to a historical triumph.

In the quarterfinals, the Nordics will come across the winner between France and Georgia.

I am proud of every teammate of mine. There is no excuses, we all gave the maximum. The Finns play together for years, congratulations, have some important open throws, we have not succeeded. We know I gave my best. I went through hell in the last 72 hours. We will have the opportunity to reveal our chances of enjoying our nation. This is the will of God, we move on. We thank the fans for supporting

– Aleksa Abramovic, Serbian basketball player