Hello everyone, first post here (i think i registered here when Hezonja was drafted but forgot all the info about that account)
anyway, reason i registered is to post about the reason why Hezonja said no to national team this summer (and also can be an explanation for his bad play last season). all news web portals in Croatia today shared his side of the story about why he said no to national team. apparently he has problems with tendinitis (i assume on his leg, he doesn't specify in article, just that he has problems with a tendon) and has it since middle of last season (again he doesn't specify exactly when did the problems start)
he is in LA right now training on special programme to help heal his tendon
the reason why he spoke out now is that he told national team coach that because of tendinitis he can't(won't) play and expected NT coach will tell that to the press which coach didn't do and press called out Hezonja (and Zubac of the Lakers, Zizic of the Celtics) for not playing for NT, so he wanted to set the record straight
the article(in Croatian):
My linkhttp://www.index.hr/sport/clanak/hezonja-se-oglasio-objasnio-zasto-je-odbio-reprezentaciju-i-odgovorio-suigracima-koji-su-ga-napali/988188.aspx