“I’ve been in America for three weeks now,” Kuruch said.
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The Latvian lightweight striker did not hide the fact that, like other players, he would also dedicate a special inscription to himself on the NBA uniform in connection with the racist situation in the United States.
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Kuruc was asked about the situation in Latvia in connection with Covid-19. “When I returned to Latvia, I had to spend two weeks in quarantine, in general the situation in my homeland was not too bad.”
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Continuing the conversation, Kurucam was asked what he thought about getting more playing time in Orlando as several Nets players dropped out of the ranks.
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“It’s a great opportunity for all the new players on the team to prove themselves. Not just me.”
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Kurucs believes that playing without spectators will not cause much difficulties. “Most likely, you’ll hear a lot of player trash talk.”
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The Latvian admitted that he was not offended that he had not had much time to play. “I was not angry, because I had experienced this situation before in Barcelona. I will continue to work hard until I wait for my opportunity. Now that the opportunity arises, I will be happy to use it. The coaches also told me in advance what I need to do to get more playing time. , “said Cēsis.
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Journalists asked if Rodion trained while in Latvia. “At first I trained with Dāvis (Bertāns), then I looked up my coach and honed various nuances -” pick and roll “, dribble technique, litter.”
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At the end of the interview, Kurucam was asked what the goals of Brooklyn’s “Nets” were at Disney’s ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando. “We have to be in the playoffs. If we start ‘play off’ in seventh place, we will most likely be met by the Toronto Raptors. We have a chance against this team, because we played very similar games all season.”
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On average, Kurucs scored 4.2 points this season, collected 2.5 rebounds, made 0.8 assists and scored 38.5% three-point shots.
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