Mirotic: “I really want to play the Cup with the Bara shield”

Monday,
10
February
2020

22:55

The Barça-Pvot Barça won the trophy with Real Madird in 2012 and 2014, when MVP was also chosen.

Mirotic and Sergio Rodrguez, during the Barcelona-Miln of Euroleague.
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Nikola Mirotic He has assured that he is “eager” to play next Copa del Rey, from February 13 to 16 in Mlaga, “wearing the shield” of Barcelona, ​​after playing it and winning it with Real Madrid, and is convinced that, “in the future”, the Croatian pvot Ante Tomic cease to be the only player in having won the trophy with azulgranas and madridistas.

“I do not like to get into them, I already got into many. Simply what I know is that we are going to go there to compete. The truth is that I really want to go back to Mlaga, to play this Copa del Rey and, above all , wearing this coat of arms of Barcelona, ​​”he said in an interview with the official media of the Endesa League.

In it, try to emulate his partner Ante Tomic, the only player to win the Copa del Rey with Real Madrid and FC Barcelona. “Ante? I didn't know. It's good information. I'mI am sure that Ante, in the future, will not be the only one. There will be more, but with much humility. You have to be calm, get healthy, compete … In the end, having healthy competition is the best, “he said.

Two trophies and an MVP

The Hispano-Montenegrin, who has in his palmars with the 2012 and 2014 cupper trophies with the white set, he recalled the great performance with his former team in the last of those editions, where he was designated 'MVP'. “Each Cup is very different. Each one of them was a very nice experience for me, from each I have learned something,” he said.

“And, above all, he enjoys winning; I have good memories of 2014, when we won in Mlaga. It was a crazy game, that we had won, then we went under, got a last triple to win. It was the 'MVP' of the final, “he continued.

In this regard, he explained that the trophy that in 2014 he is credited as the best player in the tournament I arrived a few days ago from the United States, where I lived before leaving Milwaukee Bucks and signing for Bara. “The trophy came two weeks ago with all the bags I had left in the United States. Right now I have it here in Barcelona, ​​at my house,” said the 28-year-old.

Finally, Mirotic praised the organization of the cupping contest, which this year will be held at the Martn Carpena of the Malaga capital. “The way in which the Copa del Rey is organized and all the fans who come to see that show are the biggest. There is always a desire to dispute that competition“he concluded.

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