They say you should never meet your heroes. Alperen u015eengün just dethroned his.
The Houston Rockets center and 2024-25 NBA All-Star is enjoying quite the impressive summer abroad, ripping off five wins in his first five games in Group Play at EuroBasket. u015eengün's latest game was his best yet. He topped all scorers with 28 points in a 95-90 victory over Serbia, adding 13 rebounds, eight assists, and four (!) made threes. What makes u015eengün's standout performance so impressive? His effort came directly against Serbian star Nikola Jokiu0107, a three-time NBA MVP with the Denver Nuggets, who is widely regarded as the best player in the world today.