Serbian basketball star Nikola Kalinić ends his playing career
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- Nikola Kalinić, the 34-year-old Serbian wing for top-flight club Crvena Zvezda, has ended his basketball career.
- Kalinić said the decision had developed over several years because he no longer felt the same passion for the game.
Nikola Kalinić has decided to end his basketball career. The 34-year-old Serbian played as a wing for Crvena Zvezda, a club in Serbia's top division.
Kalinić said the idea of leaving basketball had occupied his thoughts for several years. He no longer felt the same passion for the game as he once had.
"It has been going on for a couple of years. For a long time, I didn't have the same passion for everything. I don't know if it showed on television, but it wasn't the same," Kalinić told a Serbian podcast.
It has been going on for a couple of years. For a long time, I didn't have the same passion for everything. I don't know if it showed on television, but it wasn't the same.
Originally published by Postimees in Estonian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.