Madrid-Valencia Llull's scare and Mumbrú's complaint
Darío Brizuela
had once again fleeced Barça, one of his favorite victims.
27 points of pure electricity, a superb performance, unstoppable in one against one that made
Sarunas Jasikevicius
desperate .
Every time the Basque surpassed one of his pupils, whether it was
Higgins
, whether it was
Laprovittola
or whether it was
Jokuibaitis
, the Lithuanian coach sent him directly to the bench.
Despite the punishments, there was no way.
Exactly two years ago, the last time Unicaja set foot in a Cup, the international guard signed 33 points, the highest of his career, also against the Catalans, although that was not enough for him that time to win at WiZink.
But Friday at the Olímpic will be one of those nights that Brizuela will never forget.
Perhaps the most special of his career and that a few months ago he was one of
Scariolo
's heroes in Berlin.
On Friday there was more than basketball on his mind.
And yet, he found the courage not to think about Bruno's suffering.
Or maybe yes and dedicate a victory to him for the rest of his life.
Bruno is the first son of Darío and Uxue.
He was born just three weeks ago, but since then things have not gone very well.
He has barely left the Quirón Hospital in Malaga, a few meters from the Martín Carpena.
The doctors couldn't figure out the problem.
Finally, they discovered some intestinal complications and the baby underwent emergency surgery last Friday.
Fortunately, despite the severity, it seems that the little one is evolving favorably.
Despite everything, Darío wanted to be on the pitch.
The secrecy was absolute in the preview and the only clue to the problem surrounding the former schoolboy and his family was his absence from the selection call for the FIBA Window next week.
He needed a break and Scariolo did not hesitate to grant it.
But, when the anthological battle over the Olímpic ended, the surprise of the Cup after a comeback and an extension in which Brizuela was the absolute protagonist, the escort collapsed.
Sitting on the bench, out of tension, instead of euphoria, suddenly all the accumulated feelings sprouted.
He cried Dario, a towel on his face, and before the Movistar microphones he revealed the hardest of his secrets.
"They have been the worst days of my life, starting last week. My son is in the ICU, he is fine now, recovered, but we have had a very bad time, both my wife and my family. I doubted whether to come or No, but my colleagues were supporting me. They have been with me there, also my family. All the bad things that I had, have come out today, "he broke.
Despite the personal ordeal, Brizuela has not been absent in any of the recent matches of
Ibon Navarro
's team .
Hours after Bruno was born, he scored 20 points for Valencia in the Endesa League.
He also accompanied his teammates to Gran Canaria and on Sunday, recently operated, he played against Baskonia.
In Badalona, he was present again, as he will be on Saturday in the semifinal against Real Madrid.
"It's been a hard week. He's an incredibly strong person. He has his reward. He played a magnificent game, when we needed him he was there. Thanks to him we've made it through the round", his teammate Alberto Díaz
praised him
.
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