Helsinki still remembers Mud Basketball ’98



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I confess that the 4th season of Casa de Papel was too much. The characters were caricatured more than necessary, there is a repeat that leads to boredom (I often played with my cell phone while watching all 8 episodes) at the end, but the series in a strange way (again) survives. So we’ll see it again when the next episodes come out, which should be the last one anyway.

According to the protagonists of the series’ movie (‘The Phenomenon’), they saw their lives change when they moved to Netflix. ‘Perfect Robbery’ had a good first year in Spain, probably a disappointing second and obviously nobody imagined what would come next. When filming for the second season ended, they said goodbye and renewed their appointment for another job.

From the moment the series was uploaded to the Netflix platform and even without the corresponding promotion, a small revolution took place. Casa de Papel became a huge success and suddenly everyone learned about Tokyo, the developer, Berlin, Nairobi, the Inspector and all the crazy company that invades Madrid Mint and does it from top to bottom. The series is a good opportunity to learn Spanish … swear words and, of course, deify the most impressive form of the entire cast: the impressive and terrible ‘Helsinki’, according to Darko Peric.

Darko Peric in the 'Helsinki' uniform and the others ... thieves of the Paper House
Darko Peric in the ‘Helsinki’ uniform and the others … thieves of the Paper House

The 43-year-old Serb with dozens of tattoos all over his body, his amazing beard, who is a bit gay, but also a little in love with Nairobi, who killed his cousin (or maybe his godfather, I don’t remember very well) ‘Oslo’, with whom they did all the dirty work from the first season. An actor who has lived in Barcelona for the past 15 years, wanted to study at the Zagreb Animation School, found himself in Bucharest (and Timisoara), underwent veterinary medicine before being permanently absorbed by art. It was very difficult not to follow these paths, Peric, who sang “Guantanamera” when he was 5 years old and knew that he would become an artist.

Along with … Giannis

There was only one case of not becoming an actor or singer: playing basketball. The other great love of his life, since you lose him and find him all on a basketball court. Peric is one of the most fanatical and ‘famous’ friends of the sport, he gets together with all the players, especially with the Spanish teams, although he has no problem talking to Theodore Papaloukas, as he did last October.

Some time ago (when the coronation pandemic did not yet exist) he was an official invitation from the NBA Europe for the Milwaukee Bucks-Charlotte Hornets game that took place in Paris and had the opportunity to meet Giannis and Thanasis Antetokounbo, but also Tony Packer La photo you posted on his Instagram page shows him unhappy:

Giannis Antetokounbo on the left, Thanasis on the right and including Tony Parker and Darko Peric in Paris
Giannis Antetokounbo on the left, Thanasis on the right and including Tony Parker and Darko Peric in Paris

On Tuesday, Peric was hosted on the Barcelona YouTube channel and had a live conversation with the team’s friends, who could ask him whatever they wanted. Someone asked him what he thought of Nikola Mirotic. “He’s great. I really like basketball and I know him personally.”replied the Serbian giant and Mirotic tweeted “Greater Helsinki”.

However, how did this ‘Helsinki’ basketball cult come about? Well, what did you want a Serbian-born boy to do? Basketball … has been flowing in his blood since he was a baby.“I’m Serbian, so you know I couldn’t help but love basketball. Especially when I was growing up, in the late 80’s and early 90’s and then-united Yugoslavia, we were living our best years. I couldn’t help but love this sport.” Do you know anything better than the last seconds of a basketball game? ” he had said on a Euroleague podcast.

Peric recalled his best memories of basketball. “In 2002 I saw Yugoslavia beat Indianapolis in the United States. Remember the bombings in Belgrade and see this victory in basketball … We all took to the streets.” says Peric, who also remembered Athens’ triumph at the 1998 World Cup: “I will not forget it either. He was a little boy and we saw on television to win the gold medal, directed by Dejan Bodiroga.”

Between Nikola Mirotic and the Barcelona legend, who once wore Peristeri's shirt, Odi Norris
Between Nikola Mirotic and the Barcelona legend, who once wore Peristeri’s shirt, Odi Norris

With these images, Helsinki could only love basketball fanatically. And study it. “Many years before I was born, there was a great player, Radivoi Korats. He put … 100 points in each game, ” He said in the same interview, about the legend of the great Korats. The best scorer of the great Yugoslav school, wearing the OKK Beograd jersey had scored … 170 points in two games against Alvik (71 in the first and 99 in the second)!

You know all this made us Serbs very proud of basketball. It is not just me, we all grew up in Belgrade. Korats, then Moka Slavnikov, Dragan Kitsanovic. Later came Drazen Petrovic, Vlade Divac, Bodiroga.“adds Peric, who considers them all … his compatriots“Yugoslavia may be divided, basketball always unites us. I see the same thing with Luka Doncic and Nikola Jokic, who excel in the NBA. But perhaps Bogdan Bogdanovic or Goran Dragic are not doing the same.” Are you playing in Miami? For me they are all the same. Members of the big basketball family. “

Europe is better

The gentleman (unrelated to the ‘tough’ man who plays Casa de Papel) Peric also has an opinion on basketball: “I prefer European basketball. It’s more exciting. Granted, there is a show in the NBA, but nothing compares to duels in the Euroleague or the Spanish championship.

And its shape, television cameras constantly mark it. “When I arrived in Spain in 2004, I started seeing all the teams. Not just Barcelona or Real Madrid. I liked Badalona, ​​Zeljko Obradovic’s first team in the country, Ricky Rubio was incredible playing there when he was young . I see them all”. Mirotic is my friend, we speak the same language. And Tau is a good team. When asked what basketball player ‘Helsinki’ could be, Toko Sengelia comes to mind. Yes, you would like me to … I’m in the world of basketball. Even if it’s not Serbian “, he says, while being asked who the … teacher would be, points out (very logically) Sergio Yul!

With Barcelona in the background and a hug with basketball. Darko Peric, among other things, shoots with the ... left
With Barcelona in the background and a hug with basketball. Darko Peric, among other things, shoots with the … left

Europe’s most famous basketball friend has a vision: “I want to sit on the same couch with Spike Lee, Magic Johnson, Jack Nicholson, and Michael Jordan and talk about basketball. For her magic, for how we love her with passion. And because it is a completely different sport from everything that exists in our world. “



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