Nurkić Speaks Out: I Apologize to Everyone I Let Down

We didn't succeed, the better team won. We lose and win as a collective, but I accept my part of the responsibility. The problem is within me and it will be resolved, I apologize to everyone I let down, and I thank the audience in Mejdan for their support, they did not let us down. I know that people here understand basketball and I know that everything is clear to them, said Jusuf Nurkić on his Facebook profile.

He is the first basketball player to speak out after last night's 78:67 loss to Russia.

Besides the loss, the match was also marked by unpleasant scenes, namely the conflict between captain Mirza Teletović and our youngest national team player Džanan Musa at the very end of the match, which cast a big shadow over last night's game. Otherwise, Nurkić also had an incident after the end of the match when he tried to "settle scores" with a fan in Mejdan.

Teletović will hold a press conference today, when perhaps more will be revealed about what happened.