Basketball | Wagner brothers in front of NBA

Neid among brothers do not know the basketball professionals Moritz and Franz Wagner after their own statement.

Of course, I m really happy if Moritz makes 50 points. And I think he is reverses the same way, said the 20-year-old Franz. The four years older Moritz assured in an online media round: That s a natural instinct that you are bleeding for his brother. There are only positive feelings, if you see his brother successfully .

The two Berliners stand before their first joint season in the NBA at Orlando Magic. Moritz Wagner has been in the best league in the world for three years and has already played for the Los Angeles Lakers, Washington Wizards and briefly for the Boston Celtics. Franz Wagner was drafted by Orlando Magic this summer at eighth place.

In the first season, the brothers with the team from Florida arrive on Thursday (2:30 am) at the San Antonio Spurs.

Makes very, a lot of fun, also offside off the court

The two German living in Orlando together and spend a lot of time together. The pre-Season has already taken great fun together, said Moritz Wagner full of anticipation over the season. The Daily Life also makes great fun. It was the first time that you can play together in the team, Franz Wagner added. It makes us very much fun to departure from the court. That was not possible before the last few years.

The fact that you handle your teammates differently with them because they are brothers, the Wagner duo has not yet detected. There is no one, who overcompensated or exaggerates because we are brothers, said Moritz Wagner. If you did not know it and see the names on the jerseys, then you would not necessarily notice that - except we sometimes come to work with the same car.

The US discussions around a vaccine duty keep the brothers complicated: I find it is generally difficult, as the topic is tackled because it is so politically raised sometimes, said Franz Wagner. They come from Germany and Europe, where we grew up differently and otherwise tackle such topics as some here .

For me, the vaccine is a good option

You have to listen to everyone, emphasized the NBA newcomer. Everyone has another origin, other attitude to certain things, Franz Wagner said. For me, the vaccine is a good option to protect me and the people around me. Team-cutting someone to express my opinion? Nothing is for me.

The four years older Moritz looks similar. I ve been hard to tell someone else something, he said. The discussion should be led not at a political level . Like his brother, Moritz Wagner is also vaccinated against Corona.

In the run-up to the NBA season starting on Wednesday (Mesz), the case of Kyrie Irving made the Brooklyn Nets for a stir. The 29-year-old build-up player has so far renounced vaccination against the coronavirus and is therefore no longer considered by the Nets.