We remember him today: Dražen Petrović at Plitvice Lakes

DRAŽEN PETROVIĆ DIED 25 YEARS AGO

by The Plitvice Times 7. June 2018.

Today is a day we remember with sadness. A day when Dražen Petrović, one of the greatest European basketball players of all time, and a pioneer for Europeans in the NBA, died tragically in a car accident.

At the height of his career, Dražen was killed in 1993 in a car crash. He was only 28…

We remember him with this picture of Dražen and his brother Aco at Plitvice Lakes during Yugoslav national team training camp for the ’84 Olympics.

Rest in peace legend!

PHOTO: Muzejsko-memorijalni centar Dražen Petrović

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