One Italian newspaper dubbed him “The Holy Terror from Zagreb.” Another said he was “the white Isiah Thomas.” At times, he was “Petro.” In other moments he was “Draz.” When he starred for Real Madrid, one of the powers of European basketball, he was “Perro Caliente,” the hot dog.Īnd then, there was the special moniker from Arvydas Sabonis, the great Lithuanian center and a chief rival on the Soviet national team: He once called him “ C lown.” In Europe, fans called him “Mozart,” a tribute to his artistry and flair.
When Drazen Petrovic joined the Portland Trail Blazers in 1989, he already had a hundred nicknames.
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