Nenad Krstic and the Oklahoma City Thunder are trying to bring attention and some help to an area of Serbia hit by an earthquake this week.

Krstic’s hometown of Kraljevo was at the center of a 5.3-magnitude earthquake Wednesday that left two people dead, dozens more injured and thousands of houses damaged.

The Thunder matched donations from fans at Sunday’s game against the Boston Celtics and also raffled off an autographed jersey that Krstic wore during the game to raise $10,000 for the relief effort.

Krstic says he appreciates the organization stepping forward to help, and he hopes it leads to other people doing what they can to assist with the rebuilding of his hometown.

JEFF LATZKE
AP Sports Writer
November 08, 2010
Associated Press

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