Miami Heat forward Simone Fontecchio is one of multiple players on the Heat competing in EuroBasket, and he will represent his native country of Italy in the tournament. He put his job playing basketball in the NBA and his time playing for the Italian national team into an interesting perspective.

Fontecchio indicated that he views NBA basketball as work and said that suiting up for the national team is “fun” in comparison. “The NBA is work, the national team is fun,” Fontecchio said. “But without a medal, I wouldn’t be happy.”