The minutes didn’t matter. The Denver Nuggets were just encouraged to see a uniform draping Nene’s beefy body again, and that great smile splashed across his face once more.
The big Brazilian forward played the final 77 seconds of the Nuggets’ 118-105 win over the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday night, marking his return to the court 2 1/2 months after surgery to remove a malignant testicular tumor.
“Everybody was excited to see Nene back out there, just to see him back in his uniform, seeing him smile again after the stuff he’s been through,” said Carmelo Anthony, who scored 32 points and keyed the decisive run in the Nuggets’ fourth straight win.
Nene had been out since Jan. 11, and it’s been just over a month since he underwent chemotherapy.
In the locker room afterward, Nene never stopped smiling. He said he’s still full of nerves, still absent enough stamina but certainly not lacking any strength.
“I survived, I’m still here,” he said. “I’m a new man, stronger than ever, I just say, ‘Thank you, everybody.”’
ყოჩაღ საღოლ ვააააუ!!!! ღმერთმა დიდხანს აცოცხლოს ჯანმრთელად ეს კაცი!!!
ისე დალასის გაბახებასაც გილოცავთსავით.... მაინც მეცოდება ეს გუნდი პლეიოფის გარეშე და მავზ-ს თუ ამოაგდებენ კარგი იქნება
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