Lorenzo Brown: “I’m honored to be here. I feel part of the family.”

headquarters Lorenzo Brown “It’s an honor and an incredible thing to be here,” he said in a statement to the Spanish Basketball Federation on Friday, adding that he’s already “part of the family.”

“When the opportunity presented itself, I couldn’t say no. wanted to be here and work,” elaborated on the player from America, who highlighted his reception from the locker room.

“Friends they take care of meThey are fun, I didn’t know what to expect but they made me feel very welcome. is also. Maccabeehe said he was “ready to go” but admitted he still had “a lot to learn” to go all out on the track with his team.

About his teammate, the 31-year-old told an interesting anecdote: Rudy Fernandez: “When I was playing video game consoles, I was hanging out with one of Rudy’s teams. I remember having him shoot 3’s all the time.”

“He was always a great shooter, but now I would say he’s a great teammate and leader,” the point guard praised the captain’s appearance.

brown I remembered my absence Ricky RubioAfter Rubio was injured in the NBA, he came in for the Spanish national team: “Since college, I remember watching. Ricky as he had great talent, olympic games Together with the national team, he made those passes without looking that impressed me.

Non-sports Lorenzo Brown He describes his basketball origins growing up in Atlanta at the age of eight from his native Rockford, Illinois.

“First I played with my uncle, then with my brothers and cousins, and I was always the youngest. I became the guy who played basketball every day,” he recalls. brown.