And Barcelona said goodbye to Žeravica

Barcelona joined the long column of those who bowed their heads at the news of the death of basketball great Ranko Žeravica.

"European basketball and our club are grieving" - it was stated on the official website of "blau grane".

"Ranko Žeravica, who, among many teams, also managed Barcelona from 1974 to 1976, has passed away."

With Žeravica on the bench, the team from the Catalan capital twice won second place in the Spanish championship, behind undisputed Real, and played in the final of the Radivoj Korac Cup.

He is credited with the basketball affirmation of the silver members of the "fury" from the Games in Los Angeles (1984) Ignacio Solozabal and Juan Antonio San Epifini, the record holder for the number of appearances in the Spanish national team.

Along with expressions of condolences, Barcelona also released a video collage...