Legendary Croatian and NBA basketball player Dino Rađa recently shared a story that serves as a message to the entire Balkan region, particularly to Serbia and Croatia. The tale originates from a junior European championship held in Novi Sad a few years ago, where Rađa accompanied the Croatian junior team. The Croatian team won a silver medal, and Rađa recounted an interesting anecdote from that championship on his Facebook account.

"After the game, three young men in Serbian jerseys came to me. They were part of their team. They wanted to take a picture with me, and as we were taking the photo, they told me, 'We cheered for you and hope to face you in the semi-finals.' This is how the normal world thinks, not '45 and '91," Rađa wrote.

Dino Rađa is one of the greatest legends of Yugoslav basketball. Throughout his rich career, he played for Yugoslavia, Boston Celtics, Zadar, Panathinaikos, and Cibona, before returning to Split, the city that was once part of Yugoslavia and later changed its name. Rađa spent four seasons in the NBA, where he averaged 17 points and eight rebounds per game in a Boston Celtics uniform. However, due to knee injuries, he could not leave a more lasting mark on the world's top basketball league.