{"id":80651,"date":"2026-05-05T16:34:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T16:34:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/si\/80651\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T16:34:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T16:34:07","slug":"celotna-nacija-zaluje-ob-smrti-legendarnega-kosarkarja","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/si\/80651\/","title":{"rendered":"Celotna nacija \u017ealuje ob smrti legendarnega ko\u0161arkarja"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Za vedno se je poslovil Jose Ortiz.<\/p>\n<p>Portori\u0161ka ko\u0161arka ima izjemno bogato tradicijo, eden njenih najpomembnej\u0161ih \u010dlanov pa je bil Jose Ortiz. Ta je danes v 63. letu starosti izgubil bitko z rakom.<\/p>\n<p>Ortiz je bil v NBA ligi dve sezoni \u010dlan fran\u0161ize Utah Jazz, v Evropi pa je igral tako za Real Madrid kot Barcelono, v \u0160paniji je bil \u0161e \u010dlan\u00a0Zaragoze, Andore in Unicaje, v Gr\u010diji pa je najve\u010dji pe\u010dat pustil pri Arisu. Z Barcelono je osvojil \u0161panski pokal ter bil evropski podprvak, z Arisom pa je leta 1997 dobil takratni pokal Radivoja Kora\u0107a. Kasneje se je vrnil v domovino, kjer je s klubom\u00a0Cangrejeros de Santurce osvojil \u0161e kopico lovorik.<\/p>\n<p>Z reprezentanco Portorika je v obdobju od 1988 do 2004 zaigral na \u0161tirih olimpijskih igrah in bil med drugim \u010dlan izbrane vrste, ki je v Atenah 15.\u00a0avgusta 2004 senzacionalno premagala reprezentanco Zdru\u017eenih dr\u017eav Amerike. Bilo je 92:73, takrat \u0161tiridesetletni Ortiz je k zmagi prispeval osem to\u010dk in \u0161est skokov. Na drugi strani je Tim Duncan zabele\u017eil 15 to\u010dk in 16 skokov.<\/p>\n<p>Ortiz je bil leta 2019 sprejet v Fibino hi\u0161o slavnih.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Danes se je Portoriko zbudil z vestjo, da je za vedno od\u0161el\u00a0Jos\u00e9 \u201cPicul\u00edn\u201d Ortiz. Picul\u00edn nas je osre\u010deval s predstavami na parketu, z vsakim nastopom za Portoriko je s seboj nosil srce celotnega otoka. Njegovi lokalni, dr\u017eavni in mednarodni uspehi so polnili srca ljudi s ponosom, lahko smo opazovali, kako dale\u010d in kako visoko je pri\u0161el eden izmed nas,&#8221; ob smrti Ortiza pi\u0161e na X ra\u010dunu guvernerke Portorika\u00a0Jenniffer Gonz\u00e1lez.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Puerto Rican legend and FIBA Hall of Famer Jos\u00e9 \u201cPiculin\u201d Ortiz has passed away at the age of 63.<\/p>\n<p>Rest in peace Jos\u00e9 \ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf7 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9qcb2AY8Kj\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/9qcb2AY8Kj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 FIBA Basketball (@FIBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FIBA\/status\/2051640133632274716?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">May 5, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"es\">Hoy Puerto Rico amanece con la p\u00e9rdida de uno de nuestros deportistas m\u00e1s grandes en nuestra historia, Jos\u00e9 \u201cPicul\u00edn\u201d Ortiz.<\/p>\n<p>Picul\u00edn nos llen\u00f3 de alegr\u00eda en la cancha donde en cada juego, cada representaci\u00f3n de Puerto Rico, llevaba consigo el coraz\u00f3n de toda una isla. Sus\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/42e09X6UJc\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/42e09X6UJc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jenniffer Gonz\u00e1lez (@Jenniffer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jenniffer\/status\/2051634954908348747?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">May 5, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                                            <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Za vedno se je poslovil Jose Ortiz. 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