The Sacramento Kings’ Serbian rookie Bogdan Bogdanovic came into the league and immediately made heads turn. Part of the fans' surprise was actually due to the fact that many were amazed that he is unrelated and not from the same country as Indiana Pacers veteran swingman Bojan Bogdanovic, who’s Croatian.

bogdan bogdanovic
Hector Amezcua/The Sacramento Bee

Thankfully, people will now know him for more than that. Bogdanovic just crushed it at the All-Star festivities' Rising Stars challenge en route to winning MVP honors, scoring 26 points on the strength of seven 3-pointers, four rebounds, and six assists in just 22 minutes of action. With his help, Team World routed Team USA, 155-124.

One funny thing happened during the awarding, though. NBA legend and now TNT analyst Chris Webber suddenly got his tongue twisted while announcing Bogdanovic’s name:

One would think that Webber, a former Kings star himself, would be used to pronouncing tongue-twisting names since he had plenty throughout his 16-year NBA career, but it's the other way around. He had Peja Stojakovic, Hedo Turkoglu, Vlade Divac, Darius Songaila, Andris Biedrins, Kelenna Azubuike, and Didier Ilunga-Mbenga, among others whom he played with throughout his 15-year NBA career.

RECOMMENDED (Article Continues Below)
De'Aaron Fox in Sacramento Kings jersey

Brian Buyawe ·

Domantas Sabonis Kings roster free agency

Peter Sampson ·

Kings guard Malik Monk looking at money

Rexwell Villas ·

Noticed how after the quick interview, Webber did not even bother repeating the name? He probably knew that it is bound to be a YouTube clip so he already had no escape from the internet's wrath.

Nevertheless, Saturday's performance should build up more rhythm and confidence for the promising Bogdanovic upon returning to Sacramento. He's averaging 13.2 points, 3.2 rebounds, 4.3 assists, and two made threes per game in his last 24 outings and has also been in the team's starting lineup for the past month.

The Kings have not experienced any postseason action in 11 years (12 after this season), and have also drafted poorly in the past decade. Acquiring Bogdanovic's rights off a trade with the Phoenix Suns in 2016 was one of their best decisions in years.