{"id":510398,"date":"2026-08-17T17:16:35","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T15:16:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=510398"},"modified":"2026-08-17T17:16:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T15:16:35","slug":"nikola-kalinic-announces-retirement-and-will-join-crvena-zvezda-coaching-staff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/nikola-kalinic-announces-retirement-and-will-join-crvena-zvezda-coaching-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Nikola Kalinic announces retirement and will join Crvena Zvezda coaching staff"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"266\" data-end=\"562\">Nikola Kalinic has officially announced his retirement from professional basketball. The 34-year-old Serbian forward will remain with Crvena Zvezda, where he will work as an assistant coach for the next two seasons while beginning his transition to coaching.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"564\" data-end=\"770\">\u201cI\u2019m ending my playing career. I\u2019ll become an assistant coach at Crvena Zvezda for the next two years, and in the meantime I\u2019ll complete my coaching education. 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