Sydney Kings guard Dejan Vasiljevic says he acquired dying threats within the wake of his match-winning shot in opposition to the Tasmania JackJumpers in Hobart on Sunday.
Key factors:
- Discontented followers took to social media after Vasiljevic’s three-pointer helped the Kings to a 90-86 win in sport two
- Sydney might win their first NBL title since 2005 with a win in sport three on Wednesday
- Kings coach Chase Buford was fined $375 for hanging an promoting hoarding through the match
The Kings have a 2-0 lead within the best-of-five NBL grand remaining collection after Vasiljevic hit a long-range three-pointer with 10 seconds remaining to seal a 90-86 victory in sport two.
There was an unsightly post-script to the match when some followers turned to social media to abuse Vasiljevic, with the 25-year-old even receiving dying threats.
“There have been private jibes and jabs after the sport,” Vasiljevic advised SEN.
“There have been individuals sliding into my DMs who have been sending dying threats.
“That is the lifetime of an expert athlete. We carry out and we’re in a position to simply stroll away from stuff like that.
“I will simply delete the message, snicker at it, and go about my enterprise.”
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Vasiljevic admits he taunted the sold-out crowd after hitting the match-winning shot.
“I most likely took it just a little too far with the taunting on the finish,” Vasiljevic mentioned.
“Whenever you take issues just a little too private, then that sort of will get on my nerves.”
The Kings are actually one win away from claiming their first title since 2005, with sport three to be performed in Sydney on Wednesday evening.
If the JackJumpers publish an upset win in sport three, they are going to host sport 4 in Hobart on Friday.
No crew has gained an NBL championship after dropping the primary two video games of the grand remaining collection, with the Cinderella story of the JackJumpers now in grave hazard of ending in a sweep.
The Kings are sweating on the health of MVP winner Jaylen Adams, who missed sport two with a hamstring harm suffered within the sport one victory in Sydney.
On Monday evening, Kings coach Chase Buford was fined $375 for unsportsmanlike behaviour throughout sport two.
Buford was caught by broadcast cameras hanging courtside LED signage in an incident that was not noticed by referees on the time.
It comes 12 days after Buford was fined $10,000 for naming a referee he hoped would not oversee the Kings’ semi-final collection in opposition to the Illawarra Hawks.
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