Sep 9, 2015 at 9:48a ET
Sep 9, 2015 at 9:48a ET
Nikola Mirotic is playing alongside Pau Gasol for Spain at Eurobasket, and found himself in a bit of controversy after inadvertently tearing a Serbian flag after one of his team's losses.
The flag hit him in the face as he was exiting the floor, and Mirotic ripped it down in frustration after his team's disappointing loss.
"I am deeply sorry about my reaction after the game," Mirotic posted on his Twitter account @threekola. "I did not realize that it was a flag, let alone the Serbian one.