As a European, having watched how Tony killed the competition in Europe when he was 19, its very hard to believe that he started playing bball at the age of 15. Pure class. Greetings from Greece.
Δεν είμαι παρελθοντολάγνος αλλά ποιος Doncic…ο μικρός δεν λέω ότι δεν είναι παικταράς αλλά το μπασκετικό του iq και η προσαρμοστικότητα του δεν πλησιάζει καν αυτά του Kukoc…ο άνθρωπος μπορούσε να παίξει σχεδόν σε όλες τις θέσεις με την ίδια άνεση. Μιλάμε για άλλο επίπεδο
2 года назад+301
Bravo Toni, veliko poštovanje iz Beograda! To ko je došao da ti se pokloni na najbolji način govori o tome kakav si čovek i sportista bio, i jesi!
"Prošao je 35. minut kad je strateg Splićana, Željko Pavličević, odlučio da poštedi domaćina dodatnog stradanja i povukao je letećeg Kukoča van. I pored toga što se finale igralo u zoru jednog sramotnog rata, beogradska publika prepoznala je taj genij koji nije mogla pronaći u svojim košarkašima - nagradila je Tonija višeminutnim pljeskom. Prijenos sam gledao na TV-u u jednoj sarajevskoj kasarni, u jedno napuhano vrijeme, a takvom, nestvarno predimenzioniranom i visoko trudnom doimala se i košarka Tonija Kukoča. Ovo ostaje jednim od najčuvenijih i najslavnijih momenata ex-Yu basketa - poraženi je pokazao hrabrost i dostojanstvo, priznajući stvarnu veličinu čovjeku koji je tih godina dominirao domaćim terenima kao malo tko u povijesti naše igre." D. Miletković "Stojadin - 101 o košarkaštvu"
Toni, I think I can speak for Chicago Bulls fans when I say we love and appreciate you! Congrats on your well deserved induction into the HOF. Btw, there is no shame in having your butt kicked by Jordan and Pippen. They would have done that to just about anybody, including many members of the Dream Team! You showed the world how good you were when you teamed up with Pippen to carry the Bulls to the ECF without Michael Jordan and hitting a game winning shot after Pip threw a hissy fit. Again, KUDOS to you and many thanks.
Hey listen, those Black boys ain’t kicking Toni KuKlux’s butt with me around, I can tell you that much. But I agree, Toni KuKlux was a pretty good basketball player.
His last sentence tells you who he was as a player. "He valued team success over individual goals". Amazing bball iq,passer and could score if he wanted
As a kid growing up in Chicago, I can tell you Toni was universally loved by everyone in the city. His game was unique, versatile, and selfless. For a quite dude, he never had to say nothing because his game and his competitive spirit talked and put on a show every night.
One of the greatest and most menaceful players on the court when his team was on the offense. Kukoc is Italy, Croatia and NBA's pride, long overdue HOF induction.
@@abeninan4017 Its the BASKETBALL Hall of Fame not the NBA Hall of Fame or the USA Basketball Hall of Fame. There are players from all over the world in it as well as college players and high school coaches. Chill out.
Toni Kukoc and his Mother came to the blues club where IU was playing one night about 1998 when I was on stage my little son was 3 years old and came up on stage and went to sleep on my feet while I was playing my bass guitar,..and his Mother said my son was so cute !!! Toni,.. you are one of the greatest clutch 3 point shooters ever,..and Chicago loves you ...Congratulations !!!
This is HUGE....A Moment for the history. Nobody deserves it more than Toni. He was pure poetry in a motion. Spectacular player.....simply genious on the court. Thanks for gave us a privilege to enjoy in your game....since begining to your prime. Toni we love you !!!
Toni kukoc said it . Their training was harder than many games they played . Like MJ always said when you train hard as you can the actual games would be easier
Long overdue, for a long time the best player outside of NBA with skills way before his time. He was the original all around big guy who could do everything
Kukoc was very underrated . He was so silky and was an essential part of that bulls dynasty. Sabonis was at his best one of the best centres . I agree sabonis and kukoc best outside nba
Great speech! I met Tony while I interned at WGN 9 and he was Phil Jackson's guest on the Sunday night show. This was his first year with the Bulls. The nicest guy you can ever meet. Congrats 👏 on your induction!
Toni ostat ces lumin koji mi je zivot na zemlji ucinio sretnijim, a Split jos poznatijim i bogatijim gradom! Ponosni smo sto si bio i ostao dio nas, naklon do poda! Bio sam i sam dio zutih, to se nikad nece zaboravit! Beskrajno ti hvala!! Damir Vukic, Zmija, Split
jeli se računam i ja, rođen u Splitu zato kaj je bio težak porod pa iz rodilišta u Sinju prema Splitu a Ćaća mladi učo kojeg su nabili nogom na prvo radno mjesto te sam iz Imotskog podrijetlom a inače Zagrepčan koji je došao u ZG sa deset mjeseci ;) računam li se? ps. hajdukovac sam?!
@luis garcia He retired after his father was murdered,and his father also wanted him to be a baseball player when he was younger. I also bet he was dismotivated at the time,since he had won everything as a basketball player.
@@sdot5389 There are tons of rumors. There was one at the time saying that the dude who murdered his father was hired because of his gambling debts. I never believe rumors,but the truth is, we never know what happens at the top
Toni did an excellent job in the Bulls When Jordan and Pip had their down time Toni would step up for the W. Toni was a phenomenal player and completes the line up for Bulls success. He was a perfect all around fit!
Toni, sve što napišem nemože dočarati tvoj uspjeh i naše veselje što smo pratili tebe i Bullse. Znaj samo da smo se ko klinci budili kako bi gledali tebe ko idola i Bullse kako igraju. Krali novac roditeljima, koji ga nisu imali, kako bi kupili časopis Košarka sa tvojim posterom, ili nekim tvojim izjavama vezanim uz Bullse. Vjerujem da su kod nas generacije odrastale i veselile se svakoj vašoj utakmici i formirale svoj životni put napornog rada koji dovodi do uspjeha. Uživaj u svojoj slavi koju si napornim radom zaslužio! Lp iz Zagreba!
Da nije bilo interneta cekali bi kao zapete puške kad ce veliki bullsi igrati i kad ce kosarka izaći da vidimo slike e koji su to dani bili a i tadašnja kosarka je bila vrh 🔝
Toni je živa legenda, toliko mi je drago vidjeti ga konačno u Basketball Hall of Fame nije nitko više zaslužio nego on. Slušam ga i oči su mi pune suza... Hvala Toni za sve ❤️🏀🇭🇷
4 players if the bulls dynasty are in the hall of fame The Goat MJ The Defensive God Pippen The Hustling and Rebounding Beast Rodman And The Underrated Kukoc
I don't know if MJ is a really good actor, but he looked really proud of Tony Kukoc, they really became good friends!! I love, love Tony he was my favorite player of the Bulls..😍😍
👏 Congrats Toni! Well deserved! Kao tinejdžer sam uživao sam gledati kako igraš košarku! Budili smo se, nebrojeno puta, u 2-3 po noći, gledati tvoje utakmice. Perfektan košarkaš i osoba... Tvoji Chicago Bullsi ( sa Jordanom, Pippenom, Rodmanom i ostalima...) su najbolja ekipa u sportu svih vremena! Jedan si od najboljih košarkaša ikada 👏👏👋 🇭🇷 Veliki pozdrav iz Valpova u Hrvatskoj! 👋 Big hello from Croatia!
This guy despite all the struggles in his home country managed to be always at the right spot at the right time! Everything he touched went gold! Everywhere he played, he won! He was always on the right team at the right time! I really appreciate that he mentioned also Yugoslavia, Svetislav Pešić and Vlade Divac! He didn't forget where he came from. Bravo Toni Kukoč! Congratulations from Greece!
Voleli su ga svi... od Skoplja preko Cacka, Beograda, Novog Sada, Sarajeva, Zadra, Zagreb, Ljubljane. ... ljudi su zbog njega dolazili u hale. Atraktivan, lucidan, nepredvidljiv a iznad svega u službi ekipe i nadasve korektan prema saigracu, protivniku... sudiji. Danas nezamislivo. Veliko priznanje u pravim rukama ❤️
Used to love selecting the Bulls and Kukoc on NBA Jam back in the day. Well deserved Toni, the Hall doesn't always get it right but sometimes they make up for it.
Toni Kukoc's greatest contribution for the sport of basketball is his unconditioned selfishness. Team first, individual goals second. When people asked him why did you pass the ball when you had clear path to the basket, he replied: if I would've scored , it would be only me rejoicing, like this, there are two guys happy, me for the assist and my teammate for the basket. You can't beat this mentality. Mentality that has already changed the way NBA and world basketball is played today. Pass the ball till it finds the best open shooter. Long live Toni. Love from Macedonia and Romania
Jedan od najtalentiranijih i najvećih igrača u povijesti europe i sigurno najveći pobjednik... Košarka je Toni, Toni je košarka, prava ljepota tog sporta se očitovala u njegovoj igri!!! Nitko nikada kao on, ovakav umjetnik sa košarkaškon loptom se ne rađa dvaput!!! Hvala ti na svemu TK7
Well Done Toni! Great Speech. I remember parking your car at Briarwood Country Club in Deerfield IL. Great memories! and I still have the one dollar bill that you signed for me. Nice to see MJ along side with you like the old days, and how you recognize the beautiful city of Chicago 🙌🏻👌🏻🏀 Great Team, legends!
It's never too late, Tony! And we had the best Dream Team of all times on the ropes for 1 min with +2 back then in Barselona, we can't forget this, regardless the butt kicking by MJ and SP. Thank you for all your phenomenal games, and particularly for that feeling when one of ours touch the sky, and he's coming from the country with 5 times less population than the number of the registered basketball players in US.
Odrastao sam gledajuči Tonija u Jugoplastici,po cile dane igrao košarku i svaki šut izgovarao Kukoč.Toni je zame najbolji košarkaš ikad. Da sam dobija sina zva bi se Toni ali moja loza pravi samo čerke tako da od toga ništa 😋.Toni čestitke iz Zadra👏👏👏👏👏👏
Always was a fan of his game. His shot was smooth and his passing was even smoother. He made some clutch shots and was a huge role in the bulls three peat. Well deserved and long over due.
Congratulations Toni! You earned this! You were one of my favorite players when I was growing up! God bless you and your beautiful family dear Toni! Thank you for giving me beautiful memories from my childhood and teenage years! Thank you competing against my country Greece, and against the most popular Greek basketball team back in the day Aris Salonica! Your battles against Galis, Yannakis, were awesome! And then watching you play for the Bulls was awesome! Thank you for the memories! You made me feel nostalgic of my childhood and teenage years! God bless you and your all of loved ones!
beautifull speech toni i didnt think you had that in you. iam as a fan so happy that you are part of the hall of famers (nba) it is so well deserve. so so proud of you.thank you for all the memory you have given us.
Congratulations! Well deserved and long overdue! There are some players that have that 'something' that just brings the smile to your face while watching them play and for me Toni was one of them (with Magic before him & Luka today). Pozdrav iz Slovenije.
WE LOVE YOU, TONI. No Words can express how awesome you were during that time. Born and raised Rockford, Illinois. THANK YOU the being you. Go BULLS !!!
Toni's list of accomplishments is simply mind blowing, one of the best in basketball history! 🤯 Glad I was alive to witness his entire career, which was incredible! Some in the US dismiss his Yougoslav and European success but don't forget, all the best European players played in Europe then, Yugoslav and Euro leagues were incredible then, before everyone that is worth something went to the NBA. Congrats Toni! This should have happened long time ago. FIBA Under-18 EuroBasket MVP (1986) FIBA Under-19 World Cup MVP (1987) FIBA World Championship MVP (1990) FIBA EuroBasket MVP (1991) 3× EuroLeague Final Four MVP (1990, 1991, 1993) FIBA's 50 Greatest Players (1991) 3 x Croatia Sportsman of the Year (1989., 1990., 1991.) 5 x Euroscar Player of the Year (1990, 1991, 1994, 1996, 1998) 4 x Mister Europa Player of the Year (1990-1992, 1996) NBA All-Rookie Second Team (1994) NBA Sixth Man of the Year (1996) FIBA Hall of Fame (2017) Basketball Hall of Fame (2021) European u-16 Championship - Gold medal (1985.) European u-18 Championship - Gold medal (1986.) World cup u-19 - Gold medal (1987.) Eurobasket 1987. - Bronze medal Olympic Games 1988. - Silver medal Eurobasket 1989. - Gold medal World champion 1990. - Gold medal Eurobasket 1991. - Gold medal Olympic games 1992. - Silver medal World champion 1994. - Bronze medal Eurobasket 1995. - Bronze medal 4 x Yugoslav league Champion (1988., 1989., 1990., 1991.) 2 x Yugoslav Cup winner (1990. 1991.) Italian League Champion (1992.) Italian Cup Winner (1993.) 3 x Euroleague Champion (1989., 1990., 1991.) 3 x NBA Champion (1996., 1997., 1998.)
Congrats to Toni. Well deserved. I loved watching him play. I was there at the old Chicago Stadium (RIP) when he hit the game-winner against the Knicks in the 1994 playoffs. What a game! As a Bulls fan nearing 50 years old, I'm so thankful and lucky that I got to see all 6 championships. It was an amazing time to be a Bulls fan.
Спорт
![Sean Rii, Karyon, Sharzkii - Taungule [My Love] (Official Music Video)](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/eJoMuypbSzQ/mqdefault.jpg)
As a European, having watched how Tony killed the competition in Europe when he was 19, its very hard to believe that he started playing bball at the age of 15. Pure class. Greetings from Greece.
100% true. That's what i thought too. Tones of talent but lots of work as well ✌✌
Για σού πατρίδα
when you love doing something your brain picks it up faster than usual, pure class
I was thinking the same
Δεν είμαι παρελθοντολάγνος αλλά ποιος Doncic…ο μικρός δεν λέω ότι δεν είναι παικταράς αλλά το μπασκετικό του iq και η προσαρμοστικότητα του δεν πλησιάζει καν αυτά του Kukoc…ο άνθρωπος μπορούσε να παίξει σχεδόν σε όλες τις θέσεις με την ίδια άνεση. Μιλάμε για άλλο επίπεδο
Bravo Toni, veliko poštovanje iz Beograda! To ko je došao da ti se pokloni na najbolji način govori o tome kakav si čovek i sportista bio, i jesi!
"Prošao je 35. minut kad je strateg Splićana, Željko Pavličević, odlučio da poštedi domaćina dodatnog stradanja i povukao je letećeg Kukoča van. I pored toga što se finale igralo u zoru jednog sramotnog rata, beogradska publika prepoznala je taj genij koji nije mogla pronaći u svojim košarkašima - nagradila je Tonija višeminutnim pljeskom. Prijenos sam gledao na TV-u u jednoj sarajevskoj kasarni, u jedno napuhano vrijeme, a takvom, nestvarno predimenzioniranom i visoko trudnom doimala se i košarka Tonija Kukoča. Ovo ostaje jednim od najčuvenijih i najslavnijih momenata ex-Yu basketa - poraženi je pokazao hrabrost i dostojanstvo, priznajući stvarnu veličinu čovjeku koji je tih godina dominirao domaćim terenima kao malo tko u povijesti naše igre."
D. Miletković
"Stojadin - 101 o košarkaštvu"
yup feel the same i guess
@@americanista123 😂🤣😂
I agree with what ever you said that is good 🤣😂🤣
Where the heck is Ron Harper at? 2022 next ballot for sure
Toni, I think I can speak for Chicago Bulls fans when I say we love and appreciate you! Congrats on your well deserved induction into the HOF. Btw, there is no shame in having your butt kicked by Jordan and Pippen. They would have done that to just about anybody, including many members of the Dream Team! You showed the world how good you were when you teamed up with Pippen to carry the Bulls to the ECF without Michael Jordan and hitting a game winning shot after Pip threw a hissy fit. Again, KUDOS to you and many thanks.
Pip wanted that play but Phil said no and ran the play for Tony.
ECF semifinal not final, ECF final was between Pacers vs Knicks. Knicks beat Bulls in 7 games in ECSF.
@@jonatanbarrang4353 Thanks for the correction!
Hey listen, those Black boys ain’t kicking Toni KuKlux’s butt with me around, I can tell you that much. But I agree, Toni KuKlux was a pretty good basketball player.
His last sentence tells you who he was as a player. "He valued team success over individual goals". Amazing bball iq,passer and could score if he wanted
Never will forget that game winning shot vs the Knicks. I JUMPED out of my seat.
GREAT player and competitor.
I hated those Knicks teams. But I agree, Toni KuKlux was a pretty good basketball player. And that game winning shot was pretty cool.
FUCKIN FINALLY! So glad MJ inducted him
They're good friends
Too
As a kid growing up in Chicago, I can tell you Toni was universally loved by everyone in the city. His game was unique, versatile, and selfless. For a quite dude, he never had to say nothing because his game and his competitive spirit talked and put on a show every night.
One of the greatest and most menaceful players on the court when his team was on the offense.
Kukoc is Italy, Croatia and NBA's pride, long overdue HOF induction.
I agree, Toni KuKlux was a pretty good basketball player.
Toni Kukoč...The Croatian Sensation.
Pure class. Best wishes from Serbia.
He doesn't belong in the basketball hall of fame in America.
@@abeninan4017 No,of course not. YOU should be there instead.
@@abeninan4017 lmao you are a clown
@@abeninan4017 Its the BASKETBALL Hall of Fame not the NBA Hall of Fame or the USA Basketball Hall of Fame. There are players from all over the world in it as well as college players and high school coaches. Chill out.
This is how a Hall of Fame Speech should be... Very humble n yet one of the best players in the history of Basketball... Congrats Toni Kucoc...
Yeah Toni KuKlux is a pretty good basketball player. He would have been better and more tough if he was born and raised in America though 🇺🇸
Toni Kukoc and his Mother came to the blues club where IU was playing one night about 1998 when I was on stage my little son was 3 years old and came up on stage and went to sleep on my feet while I was playing my bass guitar,..and his Mother said my son was so cute !!! Toni,.. you are one of the greatest clutch 3 point shooters ever,..and Chicago loves you ...Congratulations !!!
Loved watching this dude back in the day. It’s crazy seeing Jordan and Reinsdorf sitting next to each other. What a journey. Bulls in ‘22!
Jordan had no problem with reinsdorf .. he only hated Krause .
@@4sinistah Yep, 👍👍
Water under the bridge
Toni, you absolutely deserved^^ congraturation!
This is HUGE....A Moment for the history. Nobody deserves it more than Toni. He was pure poetry in a motion. Spectacular player.....simply genious on the court. Thanks for gave us a privilege to enjoy in your game....since begining to your prime. Toni we love you !!!
Well said. A pure basketball player, incredibly reliable and looked the part. Poetry in motion indeed
Toni kukoc said it . Their training was harder than many games they played . Like MJ always said when you train hard as you can the actual games would be easier
Finally Toni is in the only place he deserves to be as a player
Toni Kukoc = class act i dobar osoba, greetings from Sydney, Australia
same, greetings from Sydney.
That wide smile of great Bill Walton from behind in the begining of the ceremony speaks volume about what Toni Kukoč was....
Jesus Christ did you see the size of Jordan’s hands as he patted Toni on the back😮. No wonder he could palm the basketball so easily....
I believe his hands are bigger than Kawhi’s
@@klsyk9787 they are
@@klsyk9787 Same size. They have the hands of 7fters
@@killacam8899 exactly, I think Jordan had the largest hands in the NBA during the time he played, maybe only Shaq had same size hands
😂covered his entire back
Long overdue, for a long time the best player outside of NBA with skills way before his time. He was the original all around big guy who could do everything
Nah Sabonis and Vlade were the 1sts
Kukoc was very underrated . He was so silky and was an essential part of that bulls dynasty. Sabonis was at his best one of the best centres . I agree sabonis and kukoc best outside nba
@@bombkart5114 wasent Petrovic drazen frist
@@damirsimicevic5772 "Big Man" who were all round skilled. Drazen played guard,not up front.
Toni was awesome, big part of the Bulls success, so happy for him!
Great speech! I met Tony while I interned at WGN 9 and he was Phil Jackson's guest on the Sunday night show. This was his first year with the Bulls. The nicest guy you can ever meet. Congrats 👏 on your induction!
Toni ostat ces lumin koji mi je zivot na zemlji ucinio sretnijim, a Split jos poznatijim i bogatijim gradom!
Ponosni smo sto si bio i ostao dio nas, naklon do poda!
Bio sam i sam dio zutih, to se nikad nece zaboravit!
Beskrajno ti hvala!!
Damir Vukic, Zmija, Split
jeli se računam i ja, rođen u Splitu zato kaj je bio težak porod pa iz rodilišta u Sinju prema Splitu a Ćaća mladi učo kojeg su nabili nogom na prvo radno mjesto te sam iz Imotskog podrijetlom a inače Zagrepčan koji je došao u ZG sa deset mjeseci ;) računam li se? ps. hajdukovac sam?!
Grossly underrated .. Toni Kukoc is the best 6th man of NBA ever.
Congrats from Catalunya. We always remember the great Jugoplastika👏👏👏
Toni Kukoc is amazing. Love seeing him and MJ together
Sweet guy, very nice humble speech, happy for him, one of my favorite players
Great player and great winner. Only player ever to win Euro and NBA three times in a row...
And honestly will probably remain the only one.
Let's be real...those NBA titles were all Jordan and Pippen.
@@poseyjames4365 sure... they played 2 vs 5... Basketball is a team sport and from your commentary it's obvious that you didn't watch Toni play.
@@poseyjames4365 No it's not. You can't be more wrong than you are. Without Toni, there wouldn't be another three peat.
@@33neptun ….and without Rodman there wouldn’t have been a second three peat. He gave them the toughness and defense they were missing.
I’m huge fan of Chicago Bulls, Jordan of course was best player of all league, but Toni was ever my favorite. Thank you Toni
@luis garcia He retired after his father was murdered,and his father also wanted him to be a baseball player when he was younger. I also bet he was dismotivated at the time,since he had won everything as a basketball player.
@@davidschmidt1793 There’s also a rumour that David Stern gave him a secret suspension for gambling.
@@sdot5389 There are tons of rumors. There was one at the time saying that the dude who murdered his father was hired because of his gambling debts. I never believe rumors,but the truth is, we never know what happens at the top
Hvala Toni za sve utakmice... Croatia loves you and respects you..
Bravo Toni! From France 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Love the speech Toni. Short, sweet and simple. Congratulations!
Toni did an excellent job in the Bulls
When Jordan and Pip had their down time Toni would step up for the W. Toni was a phenomenal player and completes the line up for Bulls success. He was a perfect all around fit!
Agreed. Under appreciated part of those teams because of Mike, Pip and Rodman but Toni's integral contribution to their success cannot be overstated.
TONI TONI TONI!!
I'm so happy for Toni.
Greetings from Germany 🇩🇪.
Absolute Legend of International Basketball and so as the NBA.Congratulations Toni Kukoc in a well deserved HOF!
Toni, sve što napišem nemože dočarati tvoj uspjeh i naše veselje što smo pratili tebe i Bullse.
Znaj samo da smo se ko klinci budili kako bi gledali tebe ko idola i Bullse kako igraju. Krali novac roditeljima, koji ga nisu imali, kako bi kupili časopis Košarka sa tvojim posterom, ili nekim tvojim izjavama vezanim uz Bullse. Vjerujem da su kod nas generacije odrastale i veselile se svakoj vašoj utakmici i formirale svoj životni put napornog rada koji dovodi do uspjeha.
Uživaj u svojoj slavi koju si napornim radom zaslužio!
Lp iz Zagreba!
Da nije bilo interneta cekali bi kao zapete puške kad ce veliki bullsi igrati i kad ce kosarka izaći da vidimo slike e koji su to dani bili a i tadašnja kosarka je bila vrh 🔝
Još imam te Košarke ispod kreveta 😁
Toni je živa legenda, toliko mi je drago vidjeti ga konačno u Basketball Hall of Fame nije nitko više zaslužio nego on. Slušam ga i oči su mi pune suza... Hvala Toni za sve
❤️🏀🇭🇷
4 players if the bulls dynasty are in the hall of fame
The Goat MJ
The Defensive God Pippen
The Hustling and Rebounding Beast Rodman
And The Underrated Kukoc
Can we say Steve Kerr would be a HOF as a player or coach. He won with the bulls and spurs as a player and on gsw as a coach.
@@freedumb047 honestly think that Kerr is lacking accolades/awards (as a player) to be a HOFer but as a Coach tho, he's got more than enough.
@@freedumb047 i think he will be one day
Plus their coach, uncle phil
@@freedumb047 He will more than likely go in as a coach
Toni Kukoc has a great speaking voice. I think he can be a narrator for like movies or documentaries.
Kukoc for the wiiiiiin…YES!!!!!
Chicago loves you Toni
Čestitamo, zasluženo, veliki pozdrav Toniju iz Srbije!
I don't know if MJ is a really good actor, but he looked really proud of Tony Kukoc, they really became good friends!! I love, love Tony he was my favorite player of the Bulls..😍😍
Nah MJ wasn’t acting. If he didn’t want to be there, he wouldn’t have been there. He really does hold Toni Kukoc in high regard.
👏 Congrats Toni! Well deserved!
Kao tinejdžer sam uživao sam gledati kako igraš košarku! Budili smo se, nebrojeno puta, u 2-3 po noći, gledati tvoje utakmice. Perfektan košarkaš i osoba... Tvoji Chicago Bullsi ( sa Jordanom, Pippenom, Rodmanom i ostalima...) su najbolja ekipa u sportu svih vremena!
Jedan si od najboljih košarkaša ikada 👏👏👋
🇭🇷 Veliki pozdrav iz Valpova u Hrvatskoj!
👋 Big hello from Croatia!
This guy despite all the struggles in his home country managed to be always at the right spot at the right time! Everything he touched went gold! Everywhere he played, he won! He was always on the right team at the right time! I really appreciate that he mentioned also Yugoslavia, Svetislav Pešić and Vlade Divac! He didn't forget where he came from. Bravo Toni Kukoč! Congratulations from Greece!
Great speech, great player! Respect from Poland.
Da te dočeka MJ 23 u kuću slavnih, može li biti šta veće od toga.. čestitke Toniju od srca, veliki igrač, veliki čovjek. Pozdrav iz Crne Gore!
My favorite player from Bulls. In todays NBA he will be The biggest star. Incredible shooter and his assist were insane. Love for Toni from Poland.
Yes, this is well deserved from Toni Kukoc. Very humble beginnings and the love of sports and passion of playing the game of basketball.
Well done, Toni Kukoc! This is well deserved! Congrats! ❤️🖤
Top class speech.Congrats Toni Kukoc well deserved.🏀💪🇭🇷
Тони , мојот единствен идол! Легенда, играчиште, човек пред све! Капа доле, сосема заслужено. Поздрав од Скопје!
Voleli su ga svi... od Skoplja preko Cacka, Beograda, Novog Sada, Sarajeva, Zadra, Zagreb, Ljubljane. ... ljudi su zbog njega dolazili u hale. Atraktivan, lucidan, nepredvidljiv a iznad svega u službi ekipe i nadasve korektan prema saigracu, protivniku... sudiji. Danas nezamislivo. Veliko priznanje u pravim rukama ❤️
U cacku ga i dalje cene mnogo vise nego drazena
Kao i svugde. Drazena su ili voleli ili mrzeli zbog ponašanja.... Toni je za njega bio gospodin.
@@goranaksin4266 jbg stvar odgoja
Used to love selecting the Bulls and Kukoc on NBA Jam back in the day. Well deserved Toni, the Hall doesn't always get it right but sometimes they make up for it.
He's one of the greatest NBA player ☝️he deserved and earned it 👍
Imma say euroleague players
But he was good in the nba
Tony was a perfect fit in Chicago and as a Bulls fan I say thank you
Divan tip ovaj Toni. Svaka čast zasluženo!
Congrats Toni well deserved :)
Želim ti svako dobro dobri čovječe.
Toni Kukoc's greatest contribution for the sport of basketball is his unconditioned selfishness. Team first, individual goals second. When people asked him why did you pass the ball when you had clear path to the basket, he replied: if I would've scored , it would be only me rejoicing, like this, there are two guys happy, me for the assist and my teammate for the basket. You can't beat this mentality. Mentality that has already changed the way NBA and world basketball is played today. Pass the ball till it finds the best open shooter. Long live Toni. Love from Macedonia and Romania
corrected: selfishness->selfishless!
Jedan od najtalentiranijih i najvećih igrača u povijesti europe i sigurno najveći pobjednik... Košarka je Toni, Toni je košarka, prava ljepota tog sporta se očitovala u njegovoj igri!!! Nitko nikada kao on, ovakav umjetnik sa košarkaškon loptom se ne rađa dvaput!!! Hvala ti na svemu TK7
we love you too toni chicago will always be open to you
Well Done Toni! Great Speech.
I remember parking your car at Briarwood Country Club in Deerfield IL. Great memories! and I still have the one dollar bill that you signed for me. Nice to see MJ along side with you like the old days, and how you recognize the beautiful city of Chicago 🙌🏻👌🏻🏀
Great Team, legends!
Congrats..nice to see MJ again, with Kukoc
Bravo Toni, well deserved!! The best euro ever! Fala ti za sve, najveći si! Pozdrav iz Splita!
Wow true class i love the fact he said Scottie Pippen and Dennis Rodman people truly forget how great Scottie Pippen truly was.
He sounds like a mafia boss
It was nice to see MJ up there supporting Tony
It's never too late, Tony! And we had the best Dream Team of all times on the ropes for 1 min with +2 back then in Barselona, we can't forget this, regardless the butt kicking by MJ and SP.
Thank you for all your phenomenal games, and particularly for that feeling when one of ours touch the sky, and he's coming from the country with 5 times less population than the number of the registered basketball players in US.
Odrastao sam gledajuči Tonija u Jugoplastici,po cile dane igrao košarku i svaki šut izgovarao Kukoč.Toni je zame najbolji košarkaš ikad. Da sam dobija sina zva bi se Toni ali moja loza pravi samo čerke tako da od toga ništa 😋.Toni čestitke iz Zadra👏👏👏👏👏👏
Always was a fan of his game. His shot was smooth and his passing was even smoother. He made some clutch shots and was a huge role in the bulls three peat. Well deserved and long over due.
Veliki si.... Zbog tebe sam zavoleo kosarku....
Such a smart and humble guy ! Big respect... He is from the best, definitively.........
I m crying Like a baby !
We love you Tony and we always will!! thank you for your contribution to Sports!!! May your life always be blessed!
Congratulations Toni! You earned this! You were one of my favorite players when I was growing up! God bless you and your beautiful family dear Toni! Thank you for giving me beautiful memories from my childhood and teenage years! Thank you competing against my country Greece, and against the most popular Greek basketball team back in the day Aris Salonica! Your battles against Galis, Yannakis, were awesome! And then watching you play for the Bulls was awesome! Thank you for the memories! You made me feel nostalgic of my childhood and teenage years! God bless you and your all of loved ones!
beautifull speech toni i didnt think you had that in you. iam as a fan so happy that you are part of the hall of famers (nba) it is so well deserve. so so proud of you.thank you for all the memory you have given us.
Congratulations! Well deserved and long overdue! There are some players that have that 'something' that just brings the smile to your face while watching them play and for me Toni was one of them (with Magic before him & Luka today). Pozdrav iz Slovenije.
TONI MAJSTORE !!!
TONI 🍷🏆
Wow imagine if he played his prime today. Congrats Kuc!
Kosarkaski velikan.. Umjetnik sa loptom, lider, pobjednik. Clan velike i ne ponovljive Jugoplastike. Sretno ti bilo.
love and congratulations from germany. one of my favorite players in the 90s. i will never sell my kukoc jersey.
Toni iz Splita!💕💕Lip govor ka neki glumac na dodjeli Oscara!💐👍
One and only, Pink Panther from Croatia.
Long overdue... Congratulations, Toni Kukoc!!!
WE LOVE YOU, TONI. No Words can express how awesome you were during that time. Born and raised Rockford, Illinois. THANK YOU the being you. Go BULLS !!!
Thanks God we are waiting this for so long time.
A class act all the way through. Congratulations on all your achievements and welcome to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, Toni! Cheers!
Toni's list of accomplishments is simply mind blowing, one of the best in basketball history! 🤯 Glad I was alive to witness his entire career, which was incredible! Some in the US dismiss his Yougoslav and European success but don't forget, all the best European players played in Europe then, Yugoslav and Euro leagues were incredible then, before everyone that is worth something went to the NBA. Congrats Toni! This should have happened long time ago.
FIBA Under-18 EuroBasket MVP (1986)
FIBA Under-19 World Cup MVP (1987)
FIBA World Championship MVP (1990)
FIBA EuroBasket MVP (1991)
3× EuroLeague Final Four MVP (1990, 1991, 1993)
FIBA's 50 Greatest Players (1991)
3 x Croatia Sportsman of the Year (1989., 1990., 1991.)
5 x Euroscar Player of the Year (1990, 1991, 1994, 1996, 1998)
4 x Mister Europa Player of the Year (1990-1992, 1996)
NBA All-Rookie Second Team (1994)
NBA Sixth Man of the Year (1996)
FIBA Hall of Fame (2017)
Basketball Hall of Fame (2021)
European u-16 Championship - Gold medal (1985.)
European u-18 Championship - Gold medal (1986.)
World cup u-19 - Gold medal (1987.)
Eurobasket 1987. - Bronze medal
Olympic Games 1988. - Silver medal
Eurobasket 1989. - Gold medal
World champion 1990. - Gold medal
Eurobasket 1991. - Gold medal
Olympic games 1992. - Silver medal
World champion 1994. - Bronze medal
Eurobasket 1995. - Bronze medal
4 x Yugoslav league Champion (1988., 1989., 1990., 1991.)
2 x Yugoslav Cup winner (1990. 1991.)
Italian League Champion (1992.)
Italian Cup Winner (1993.)
3 x Euroleague Champion (1989., 1990., 1991.)
3 x NBA Champion (1996., 1997., 1998.)
Jordan pippen dennis n tony kukoc the bull was like the dream team.
Way to go Toni, Loved watching you in the 90s, So underrated and never gets the credit he deserves...
Bravo Toni legendo💪♥️
Everyone loved Toni! Shout out to Kresmir Cosic!
Toni Kukuc, the best European NBA player of all time...congrats from Philippines
So glad for Tonie. Well deserved
Congrats to Toni. Well deserved. I loved watching him play. I was there at the old Chicago Stadium (RIP) when he hit the game-winner against the Knicks in the 1994 playoffs. What a game! As a Bulls fan nearing 50 years old, I'm so thankful and lucky that I got to see all 6 championships. It was an amazing time to be a Bulls fan.
Excellent Speech a class act.
Special K! My fave player ever!
As Goran would say...Da nisan rodjen u Splitu, bija bi K.... od ovce!
Thanks for the Memories Legend!
Best wishes from Hungary. Gave me the chills back then and made me understand the sky is the limit for a man.