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How a forgotten basketball icon revolutionized the NBA -- and blazed a trail for Nikola Jokic

He once scored 71 points in a game. Seven days later, he scored 99. Radivoj Korac, from the same town as the soon-to-be three-time MVP, ignited a basketball revolution that continues to shape the NBA -- even five decades after his tragic death.

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