The Duel with Finland Presents a very special Challenge for the German National Basketball Team. The Finns have an 18-year-old who is generating excitement with spectacular plays, a wild nickname, and cheeky comments.
Could the Youngest Player in the Basketball European Championship So Be the Most Spectacular? The 18-Year-Old Miikka Muurinen is consistently delivering moments that leave fans in the tampere arena with their Mouths Open.
One of these moments occurred during his finish team’s group stage Game Against Great Britain. Muurinen receeved the ball on a fast break, Jumped from Just Behind the Free-Throw Line, extended his right arm Straight up in the air with the ball in hand, and Shortly after slammed the ball thunderously into the basket.
Miikka muurinen is known for his nickname “Slim Jesus” and cheeky comments
In The Moment of the Young Finn’s Flight, Time Seemed to Stand quietly in Tampere. The Nearly 12,000 Spectators in the Arena Were On Their Feet, Some Looking at Each Other ALMOST DISCHENIEVINGLY – IT WAS ALREADY ONE OF THE MOMENTS OF THE European Championship.
The scene subsequently went around the world. Especialy on Social Networks, A Hype Developed Around Muurinen.
After this Dunk, The 18-Year-Old Became A Real Megastar in Sports-Loving Finland. Journalists Crowd Around Him After Games In The Mixed Zone, The Local Newspapers Are Full Of Stories, and The Fans Regularly Go Wild When Muurinen Enter The Field.
Muurinen, with his height of 2.11 meters and a wingspan of 218 centimeters, is a real presence, whom the fans love and so call “slim jesus” Becaus of his lanky nature.
The Games in the Arena in Tampere are full of poster for “Slim Jesus”. On topic Sentences Like: “Are You Ready for Slim Jesus?” Or “Slim Jesus Save Us”.
The 18-Year-Old Has Long Been a Crowd Favorite. During the Team Entrance, The Audience Shouts at Least as Loudly as for Finland’s Superstar Lauri Markkanen. And that’s despite the fact that He Only Scores Five Points on Average, A Woping 24 Points Less Than Markkanen (29 Points on Average).
However, Muurinen Brings with Him An attribute that make the fans jump out of their Seats: his game stand for pure spectacle. He scored all of his points in the tournament with darks.
But who is the lanky guy with the mixedievous smile who is currently stirring up the basketball world? Muurinen’s Parents Both Played for the Finnish National Basketball Team. His father kimmo even played for a year in Germany with the skyliners frankfurt between 2010 and 2011.
It was Clear to Miikka Early on that He Wanted to Emulate his Parents, so he moved to a basketball school in spain at the Age of 15. Afterwards, his path was Clear – First to High School in the USA, then for a year to a us college. After that, he wants to go to the nba.
The Plan Could work out. In the 2007 AGE Group, Muurinen is one of the most sough-after Talents and Could Actually Be Drafted High. Almost All Elite Colleges Are Currently Vying for the Finn’s Services.
Before Heading to College The Season After Next, He still has a high school Season Waiting for Him at Az Compass Prep School. By the way, his crazy nickname “Slim Jesus” So Came About On The Sidelines of his High School Games.
Because Already in his first high school Years He Became Famous for his Spectacular Game. Muurinen took part in the rod wave elite tournament, where high school players from the USA come together for weekend tournaments. The Founder and Influencer cam wild gave muurinen the nickname slim Jesus.
“Slim Probably Comes From My Thin Figure. I don’t know where Jesus Comes from. You can ask cam for more information,” Muurinen Told the finish portal iltalehti .
In his typical cheeky way, he then added: “I can’t turn water into Wine Yet. Let’s see when I learn that trick. And i can walk over the water for a few seconds if i’m almost enough.”
Exactly this sometimes almost exaggerated loosenness is symbolic of muurinen. But his fascination so comes from his in a certain way contradictory personality.
The 18-Year-Old Seems Rather Calm and Shy in many moments, Especialy in conversation with the numerous media represence on the sidelines of the basketball European Championship. But then it Breaks Out of Him Again and Again and A Firework of Sayings is created.
For example, when asked about the duel with nba star nikola vucevic in the mixed zone, he Said: “I am Always Confident and Always Play My Game. I Don’t Change My Game for Any Opponent.”
Similarly Convinced, “Slim Jesus” So Showed Himelf after the defeat lithuania with regard to the upcoming duel with germany: “Of course it sucks that we free today, but we still have a game and that just have to win against Germany.”
For the game, muurinen has so set Himelf a very special goal: “I want to dark over Franz Wagner. That’s my goal.”
It will be exciting to see Whether “Slim Jesus” Miikka Muurinen Can Follow up his Announcements with actions against the Reiting World Champion. The 18-Year-Old wants Certainly Provide Great Spectacle and Enthusiasm.