Jusuf Nurkic plays one of his best games in NBA a few hours after his grandmother died

Nurkic said that he did not want to play: I think she made me play

Jusuf Nurkic led the Portland Trail Blazers to the NBA playoffs with a 22 points and 21 rebounds performance against the Memphis Grizzliez.

The Bosnian big man did not want to step on the court because a few hours before the game he lost his grandmother due to coronavirus.

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Inna lillahi we inna ilejhi radži'un. “Svi smo Allahovi i Njemu se vraćamo” #ripgrandma #loveyou

Un post condiviso da Jusuf Nurkić (@bosnianbeast27) in data: 15 Ago 2020 alle ore 9:51 PDT

“I didn’t want to play,” Nurkic said after the game. “I think she made me play.”

We did it Grandma 🙏🏻❤️
Promise to fight like you did🤞🏻#RIPGrandma #loveyou #Playoffs #Innalillahiveinnailejhiradžiun #Nensi❤️

— Jusuf Nurkić (@bosnianbeast27) August 15, 2020

Fonte: ESPN.