MADRID, Jan. 22 (SportsFinding) –
The Spanish Charlotte Hornets player, Willy Hernangómez, said it would be “a dream to play again with Luka Doncic” before the 'NBA Paris Game 2020', the first regular season game on French soil in history that will face the Friday Hornets and Milwaukee Bucks.
“Of course it would be a dream to be able to play again with Luka (Doncic) and with Kristaps (Porzingis), who have been my teammates. You never know what will happen and where you will be, but right now I am focused on trying to take advantage of the opportunities , in playing anywhere and being able to do my best, “Hernangómez said.
“With Luka we are always supporting each other, always playing video game, talking on FaceTime … It makes me very happy about how he is playing, how he is dominating the league and that he is always there, encouraging my brother and me , because he knows they are difficult times, “he added of the Dallas Mavericks Slovenian.
Asked about Friday's game, the 25-year-old from Madrid said he arrives at a good time. “I am at my best moment of the season, no doubt. It is a complicated year and I try to take every opportunity to work every day to the fullest. Sometimes it is very difficult, there are days when it becomes very difficult and you get up frustrated,” admitted.
“It makes me very excited to be here in Paris, close to home and breathe an environment very similar to ours. I have been here many times and I love it. From Madrid all my family and friends will come. It is an opportunity that I did not want to miss and they are going to come all, yes, “he explained.
“In the end, coming here what more notes is the 'jet-lag', it is hard to have to get used to being here three days and then go back and continue playing there. It's complicated, that's why we try to train here at the same time as there respecting the difference, “added the former Real Madrid.
In this sense, Hernangómez acknowledged that he would love this match to be played in the capital of Spain. “I wish there were matches in Spain, that Real Madrid and Barça were NBA teams, although obviously with the distances and the 'jet-lag' it is complicated. The important thing is that the NBA is growing globally and reaching other parts of the world and it's a breakthrough, “he said.
“I really like the NBA and European basketball, obviously I am very aware of Real Madrid, but in the end the NBA is the best league in the world,” added the Spaniard, who was also asked by Giannis Antetokounmpo, who will be his rival this Friday. “Everyone tries to stop it, it is the MVP and for us it is obviously a player to take into account. It will be very hard, since we will have to defend as a team, with constant help and protect the area very well,” he concluded.