Writes David Roth, “A little context: Serbia lost to Greece in the ongoing FIBA Eurobasket tournament, and apparently whatever Darko Milicic is saying in this clip — he’s speaking Serbian — was so gnarly that he was fined 10,000 Euro for it. Which, with current exchange rates, is I think 1.7 million dollars. Anyway, I don’t speak Serbian, but it’s obvious from watching this that 1) he really shouldn’t be talking like that and 2) maybe he does actually care about basketball a little bit. I sure wouldn’t have guessed.”
Indeed, it’s quite a display, and if Larry Brown ever returns to coaching the professional ranks, he might consider building a team around a big guy with this much passion for the game.
10,000 Euros is more like 13,000 dollars. Lucky him for saying such things. When I listen him first, I thought he would get 2 years off basket. And he says realy, I mean realy, bad stuff. You could hear this only in movies from some angry mafia guy. Now I want 2 see this game 2 understand what pissed him off so much.
Miha, is it too much to ask for a rudimentary translation of what Darko said? I’ve heard it’s really terrible — and it sure sounds awful — but I’m assuming you speak the language. Just the gist of it, please. I thought he never talked about anything but the highlights in his hair prior to this, honestly.
Reporter: Darko, first impressions?
Darko: All right, but let’s do it over there.
Reporter: Darko Milicic, congratulations despite the loss. First impressions?
Darko: Nothing, these three big [expletive]heads, these two … three [expletive for lady parts] have cheated us, that’s what happened. This [expletive for lady part], these three [expletive]heads think they are something. I will go and [expletive] their mothers’ [expletive for lady parts]–all three of them, that’s what I’m gonna [inaudible] … [expletive for lady parts] all three of them, I’m gonna [expletive] his Italian mother in her [expletive for lady parts], man, that’s what I want to say…
Reporter: Darko, calm down a little bit. Your impressions of the game?
Darko: He’s a [expletive]head, he should [expletive] my [expletive for man parts], go on … write that, man … all three of them, the first one and the second one and the third one … I don’t give a [expletive] about this, that’s what I want to say.
Reporter: [inaudible]
Darko: [Expletive for lady parts] … they don’t call anything…he [expletive] in his pants … I will [expletive] his mother in the mouth, man … if he has a daughter, I will also [expletive] his daughter.
Reporter: [inaudible]
Darko: [inaudible] … we are fighting here, I died … I need an infusion, do you understand…and they cheat us like [expletive for waste]…
Wow.
1) Thanks very much.
2) Holy shit, Darko. Calm down.