Jaelin Llewellyn had one final message for reporters as he signed off his most unwanted Zoom call on Tuesday afternoon.
"Croatia is getting it done today," the injured Michigan basketball point guard said, making his pick in Tuesday's World Cup semifinal with a smile.
"No way, man, Leo (Messi and Argentina) all the way," one reporter responded.
"Nope, Croatia is taking them down," he said, laughing.
Minutes earlier, he had talked about his middle name, Blaze, and thanked his parents for giving him a "cool name" and went as far as to say he wishes he had gone by that nickname.