Nikola Jokic Dikritik karena Tak Tampil di Piala Dunia FIBA 2023, Legenda Serbia Beri Pembelaan

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Nikola Jokic dipastikan absen memperkuat tim basket putra Serbia di Piala Dunia FIBA 2023. (Jovi Arnanda/Skor.id)

SKOR.id - Serbia telah merilis daftar berisi 20 pemain basket putra yang dipersiapkan untuk tampil di Piala Dunia FIBA 2023 bulan depan.

Sayangnya, lis tersebut tak mencantumkan sosok Nikola Jokic yang sukses mengantar Denver Nuggets jadi juara NBA 2023.

Nikola Jokic memang telah memutuskan absen tampil di Piala Dunia FIBA 2023 demi memulihkan kondisi fisik setelah melewati musim yang panjang di Amerika Serikat.

Langkah yang diambil pemain berposisi center itu pun disesalkan oleh sejumlah pihak. Terlebih ia merupakan salah satu pilar penting dalam tim basket putra Serbia.

Pada sisi lain, keputusan Nikola Jokic absen dari Piala Dunia FIBA 2023 juga didukung sebagian pihak. Salah satunya adalah mantan pemain Serbia bernama Marko Simonovic.

Marko Simonovic yang pernah meraih medali perak Piala Dunia 2014 dan Olimpiade 2016 itu mengaku memahami langkah yang diambil juniornya itu.

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“Saya harus berbicara sedikit dari sudut pandang pemain, terutama ketika kita membicarakan soal Nikola Jokic,” kata pria 37 tahun itu membuka pernyataannya.

“Kita semua sudah melihat bagaimana dia bersikap dan bermain, bagaimana dia sangat ingin memenangi medali pada tahun lalu (di EuroBasket 2022), serta bagaimana dia memimpin Serbia.”

“Apakah Anda tahu betapa keras kegagalan menghantam dirinya? Saya jadi saksi momen itu dan saya bisa berkata hal yang sama tentang Piala Dunia FIBA 2019 (saat Serbia finis kelima),” katanya.

Simonovic yang memutuskan pensiun pada 2022 pun memahami alasan Jokic yang memilih absen dari Piala Dunia FIBA 2023 karena ingin memulihkan kondisi fisik.

“Jika Anda pemain terbaik dalam sebuah tim, Anda akan selalu dijaga dua orang sekaligus. Jika Anda pemain terbaik di dunia, Anda akan dijaga tiga pemain di setiap laga,” kata Simonovic soal Jokic.

“Anda memainkan 100 pertandingan dalam satu musim dan Anda selalu 'dihajar' dalam 100 laga itu. Manusia bukanlah sebuah mesin.”

“Sering dikatakan pada masa lalu bahwa semua orang ingin bermain di tim nasional dan memang begitu adanya,” ujar pria yang saat ini merintis karier sebagai pelatih itu.

“Namun, saat itu seseorang hanya bermain 30 laga semusim dan tak berdampak apa pun (pada kondisi fisik). Sekarang, seseorang bisa bermain 100 laga semusim dan kita harus mendengarkan alasannya.”

Meskipun tak diperkuat Nikola Jokic, Marko Simonovic optimistis tim basket putra Serbia bisa berbicara banyak di Piala Dunia FIBA 2023.

Pada Piala Dunia FIBA 2023 nanti, Serbia bakal tergabung dalam Grup B bersama Sudan Selatan, Cina, dan Puerto Riko yang laganya dimainkan di Filipina.

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