Blacklisted in his own country, former Boston Celtics forward Jonas Jerebko regrets Russian stint
Bereft of offers to play the sport he rose to prominence with as a forward in the NBA elsewhere, Swedish basketball player and former Boston Celtics forward Jonas Jerebko accepted an offer to play for CSKA Moscow as the war between Russia and Ukraine kicked into high gear.
Now, the former Boston forward finds himself blacklisted by Sweden’s basketball association, forbidden to play for the Swedish National Team as a result of his decision. “I hadn’t played basketball for almost a year and a half and I felt like I had no other offers,” explained the so-called Swedish Larry Bird via Reuters. “I got an offer from them (CSKA Moscow) and I took it. At that time, I was only thinking about basketball – it went completely wrong. I regret it now, and if I could go back in time, I would not have done it”
“I had tunnel vision in terms of trying to get back to the NBA, I had no other offers so I took this one. At the same time, I don’t want to blame that – I’m to blame,” he clarified.
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