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Toni Kukoc enshrined to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2021
http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11314/1/Toni-Kukoc-enshrined-to-the-Basketball-Hall-of-Fame-in-2021.html
By Nenad N. Bach and Darko Žubrinić
Published on 08/23/2021
 

Toni Kukoč was, alongside with late Dražen Petrović, the best basketball player that Croatia ever had. Toni, nicknamed Cookie, was often compared with Pink Panther, due to his specific elegance in the basketball game. He was born in the city of Split, one of the most beautiful cities on the Mediterranean, known for outstanding talents like Blanka Vlašić (highjumper), Ivano Balić (handball), Dino Radja (basketball), Branko Cikatić (martial sports), Anthony F. Lucas (Antun Lučić, the Father of Petroleum Engineering), Marko Marulić (the most famous Croatian Renaissance writer), ...

Toni Kukoč, alongside with late Dražen Petrović, was the best basketball player that Croatia ever had




Toni Kukoč, alongside with late Dražen Petrović, was the best basketball player that Croatia ever had. Toni, nicknamed Cookie, was often compared with Pink Panther, due to his specific elegance in the basketball game.

He was born in the city of Split, one of the most beutiful cities on the Mediterranean, known for outstanding talents like Blanka Vlašić (high-jumper), Ivano Balić (handball), Dino Radja (basketball), Branko Cikatić (martial sports), Anthony F. Lucas (Antun Lučić, the Father of Petroleum Engineering), Marko Marulić (the most famous Croatian Renaissance writer), ...