If you have only seen two games of bonitka, then you have not missed his wonderful moment, because the two best games in his career are those two. The most brilliant achievement in Poland’s men’s basketball history comes from these two matches.
Against the Chinese team in 19 years, the Polish team reached the top eight of the World Cup again after 52 years; Against Slovenia in 22 years, the Polish team reached the semi-final of the European Championship for the first time in 51 years.
Both of the two feats spanning half a century have the participation of bonitka. To be exact, he is the leader. A strange reversal, he completed the most important snatch; Once no one dared to believe that he won the fourth triple double in the history of the European Championship.
“Maybe it’s the first three pairs in my whole career,” he wore a bandage without changing his face after the match. “the other side is too strong. We need to wait for little chance,”
“Then take them down.”
Compared with three years ago, today’s bonitka has a completely different role: in the 19-year World Cup, he was a small ball forward who was forced to change to No. 3 after the center’s injury, 13.5 points in each game, there are 6.8 rebounds, only 1.6 assists, and the master is naturalized player AJ Slaughter.
But in 2022, bonitka stood on the first position, with 6.3 assists per game.
“Slaughter is 35 this year, I don’t think he is old,” he still said seriously, “I am said, it’s my turn to shoulder the responsibility.”
In the first game of the European Championship against Czech, bonitka scored 26 points and 9 assists in the booing of 15,000 people in the whole game, all of which were the highest in his national team career. Poland easily won 15 points. After the game, bonitka didn’t show a smile, “I don’t care about the statistics, I don’t care who said what, I just want to win.”
In Prague, he left many marks: there was a huge scar under his right eyelid, and his shoulder was full of blood channels. He called these “spoils” and did not need to be treated and bandaged, I don’t even feel pain. But he took the initiative to find the team doctor, “Look at my finger, you see it is very swollen,” he put the two hands together to compare, “Look at this one, now it is XXL.”
Two days later, the Polish team won the Israeli team and successfully promoted. Reporters asked with a data sheet of 11 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists, and he asked, “Did you win? Just win.” The sound is a little tired, but very firm.
As he said, he is only 29 years old this year, but he has no longer played for the national team. He wants to shoulder the responsibility, win and go further.
Many people, including Polish coach Igor Milisic, are asking the same question. Why didn’t Bonica play in NBA? This problem is very complicated, but it is also easy to explain: In the process of growing up, bonitka has never cared about his own position. He just has an almost primitive instinct for competition, however, as an ordinary youth growing up in a small basketball country, it still needs a lot of efforts in all aspects from NBA.
In fact, bonitka became famous very early: he was born in 1993. In the U17 World Youth Championship held in Germany in 2010, he averaged 19 points and 3 points per game. 9 rebounds 2.4 assists to become the team leader. He led the Polish team all the way to the strong teams such as Australia, Spain, Serbia and Lithuania. He only lost to the US team led by Bradley-bill in the final championship final. Bonica was selected as the best team in that World Youth Championship.
Two months later, he went to the basketball borderless training camp held in Barcelona and got the MVP of the training camp.
In April, 2011, he was invited to participate in the Nike basketball summit. He scored 17 points and was the winner of the World Team. However, he did not operate to play NCAA or NBA, but returned to the Polish league, since then, he has been playing in the basketball league of non-popular countries: Poland, Belgium, Turkey and Russia. One month before he came to China to play the World Cup, he has just signed a three-year contract with Russia’s St. Petersburg Zenit team.
Then there was the game that became famous every day. More Chinese fans remembered Bonica’s name because of the desperate robbery. But at other times, he played the same desperate game: 10 shots 7, 17 penalty 11, 25 points 9 rebounds 3 Assists 2 steals plus 4 cap.
When the Polish team won and advanced from the Third Battle of Group A, which was originally good for the Chinese team, not many people cared that they could win the Russian team again and enter the top eight. In the last qualifying match, bonitka made 8 shots in 11 and shot 17 points and 8 rebounds, which also made the opposite Popovich baby nod again and again.
At the age of 26, he only wanted to stay in Europe and continue to pursue victory. He could play a more important role in the post-Lampe and the Polish team in the later days of gothat. He did not have too great ideals.
Until 2022, all the difficulties suddenly hit him on the head.
In early January, he became infected with the new Crown and was isolated at home for two weeks.
Then he went back to the court. As a result, during the training, his nose was punched. It seemed that there was nothing wrong, but it was a little crooked. He went to the hospital and found that there was no fracture, but even if it has been bleeding, the doctor does not know why.
A few days later, he began to headache and vertigo. After the focus battle against AFEIS with injury, he could not remember what happened to the ball.
The temperature in Russia was extremely low in one month, more than 20 degrees below zero, but the Champions League competition needed a long flight. The four-and-a-half-hour journey made him suffer from headache and blood flow. After arriving in Madrid, Real Madrid’s team doctor told him that the problem was very serious and needed to be operated quickly.
At that time, he couldn’t breathe. He couldn’t sleep for several days. When she was pushed on the operating table, the female doctor told him the seriousness directly, “three days after the operation, your nose may be infected completely, it is very close to the brain. If sepsis occurs, you will die two or three days later.”
“Just scare people,” he muttered, “it’s okay, do it.”
Everything went well in the operation. Three weeks later, bonitka returned to the training ground in Zenit with a mask. When everything was ready, suddenly, the war broke out.
The Russian club team was suspended immediately by the Champions League. As the captain of Zenit, bonitka decided to continue to return to the team, but his decision was criticized and abused by Poland.
This includes his eldest brother gothat in Poland. Gothat scolded him for not having political sensitivity, “he is a sad and selfish villain.” And he held a press conference and said, “I just want to play basketball.”
He explained that the contract should be completed when it is signed in 2024.
But then, he and his family were subjected to endless online violence. His wife received threats such as “we know where your home is” and “we know what your car is.
He said publicly, “you have crossed the line.”
“I understand that the economic situation is not good and the frustration brought by the epidemic, but we are also human beings. Your purpose is not to solve the problem, but to create panic on the social platform to cover up your inner humbleness. If you really have a problem with me, you can come out for an interview.”
“We are all affected by this. I will make you feel more pleasant if you attack?”
However, under great pressure, Bonica still failed to continue playing. His contract finally expired, and he could have rested until this summer when he was exhausted physically and mentally, but he suddenly realized that, there are European Championships in summer, and he needs to stay in shape. So he signed the Italian team Reggio Emilia and only signed it for 3 months without even talking about the price.
“It’s OK to be in a state. I want to play for my country.”
There are still some Poles who are hostile to him, but he doesn’t care, “I serve my country, win honor and win victory, while their actions are just venting negative energy, that is not called patriotism.”
“I almost lost everything in these seven months, and now nothing can knock me down.”
Now he is the captain of this Polish team and has played in the national team for ten years. His Motherland is still in the dilemma of epidemic and war, and this Polish men’s basketball has not been watched from beginning to end.
“He inspired our whole team with calmness and perseverance,” said coach Milisic. “His ability to resist pressure is unprecedented.”
“I am 29 years old and have played more than 100 national team games. I know what is going on with European basketball. Calm down and don’t be impulsive. Keep humble all the time.” He said, “the game needs to be played one by one.”
In this Polish group match, he won 3 wins and 2 losses, 16 wins and 8 wins Ukraine, followed by East chichi and Goran Dragic leading Slovenia. No one believes Poland can win, and some gambling companies have not prepared for the opening.
However, the Polish team played an unprecedented determination and courage. They led by 21 points in the first half. After being caught up by the Slovenian team in the third quarter, in the fourth quarter, the Poles launched a new wave of flow.
And Matteus-bonitka wrote the history, and he became the fourth player in the history of European basketball to win three pairs. In the whole game, he scored 26 points, 16 rebounds and 10 assists, while the opposite Dong Qiqi only scored 14 points, 11 rebounds, 7 assists and 6 mistakes.
“I was a little surprised. We played so well in the first half. I didn’t expect us to lead 20 points against the defending champion. It was really impressive. I am really proud of our whole team. We are Cinderella here. At the end of the match, I still felt unreal. You asked me for three pairs. This is the first time in my life, “bonitka said,” If you have a chance, you must catch it.”
“Because there are really not many opportunities like this.”
Miracles will never be staged all the time, just like northern Hunan, which defeated the king of the mountain, and the next day was a fiasco. For Poland, it is an unprecedented feat to break into the top four in this recognized strongest European Championship.
“The opposite side is really great,” he said, “but we hold our heads high. Our story is not over yet. There is another match. We will fight with pride and try to bring back a medal.”
Gothat and Lampe are the past tense, and slaughter will withdraw from the stage soon. Fortunately, Poland has a new force. The Spurs New 10 Sohan, which is dyed with blond hair, is only 19 years old. In the future, he will also enter the national team and become the mainstay of the team.
“I like this child. He is likely to become the strongest basketball player in the history of this country and should try his best to grow up,” bonitka said.
“And now, it still belongs to our era.”