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{{Infobox basketball biography
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{{MedalSilver| [[1998 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship|1998 Bulgaria]] | [[Croatia national under-18 basketball team|U-18 Team]]}}
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'''Mario Kasun''' (born April 5, 1980) is a Croatian former professional [[basketball]] player. He played at the [[Center (basketball)|center]] position.
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Kasun played at 2002 NBA pre-draft camp in [[Chicago]], being one of the tallest players, and showing some center skills. During 50 minutes over three games, he totalled 20 points and had 14 rebounds and six blocked shots, converting nine of 17 shots (52.9%).<ref name=NBA.com>[http://www.nba.com/draft2002/profiles/mario_kasun.html NBA.com: Mario Kasun<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> In 2002, he was initially selected by the [[National Basketball Association]]'s (NBA) [[Los Angeles Clippers]] in the second round (41st overall) of the [[2002 NBA draft]]. On June 26, he was traded by the Clippers to the [[Orlando Magic]] in exchange for future considerations. Regardless of this, he then moved to Germany to play for the [[Deutsche Bank Skyliners]], based in [[Frankfurt]]. With them he won the German championship and also appeared in the [[2003–04 ULEB Cup]].
===Orlando Magic===
In 2004, he returned to the US to play for the [[Orlando Magic]]. In the [[2004–05 NBA season|2004–05 season]] he played in 45 games for Orlando and averaged 7.9 minutes per game. In [[2005–06 NBA season|2005–06]], he appeared in 28 games. Kasun's final NBA game was played on March 4, 2006, in a 94–110 loss to the [[Denver Nuggets]] where he recorded 4 points in 4 minutes of playing time. Kasun averaged 2.7 points and 2.6 rebounds in a total of 73 games in his NBA career.
===FC Barcelona===
In July 2006 he returned to Europe again, signing a three-year contract with [[FC Barcelona Bàsquet|FC Barcelona]]
On 19 January 2008, during a [[2007–08 ACB season|Spanish League]] game away at [[CB Gran Canaria|Gran Canaria]], Kasun left the floor in a near-[[Syncope (medicine)|collapsed]] state while complaining of chest pain and laboured breathing.<ref name="Kasun-24sata-january2008">{{cite news|last=|first=|url=https://www.24sata.hr/sport/barcelona-mario-kasun-ni-trenutka-nije-gubio-svijest-46173|title=Mario Kasun ni trenutka nije gubio svijest|agency=24sata.hr|archivedate=|archiveurl=|url-status=live|date=20 January 2008|access-date=4 July 2024}}</ref><ref name="Kasun-indexhr-january2008">{{cite news|last=|first=|url=https://www.index.hr/sport/clanak/barcelona-kasun-nije-izgubio-svijest-ni-trenutka/371590.aspx|title=Barcelona: Kasun nije izgubio svijest ni trenutka|agency=[[Index.hr]]|archivedate=|archiveurl=|url-status=live|date=20 January 2008|access-date=4 July 2024}}</ref><ref name="Kasun-fiba-january2008">{{cite news|last=|first=|url=https://www.fiba.basketball/news/CRO-Repesa-worried-for-star-center-Kasun|title=Repeša worried for star center Kasun|agency=[[FIBA]].basketball|archivedate=|archiveurl=|url-status=live|date=23 January 2008|access-date=4 July 2024}}</ref> He was immediately admitted to the Perpetuo Socorro Private Hospital in [[Las Palmas|Las Palmas de Gran Canaria]] where he underwent a series of tests and was diagnosed with [[Arrhythmia|cardiac arrhythmia]].<ref name="Kasun-24sata-january2008"/><ref name="Kasun-indexhr-january2008"/><ref name="Kasun-fiba-january2008"/> The following day, he was discharged and cleared to travel back to Barcelona,<ref>{{cite news|last=S.|first=T.|url=http://metro-portal.hr/kasun-pusten-iz-bolnice/1111|title=Kasun pušten iz bolnice|agency=Metro-portal.hr|archivedate=|archiveurl=|url-status=live|date=20 January 2008|access-date=4 July 2024}}</ref> where he was again admitted to a hospital for more tests.<ref>{{cite news|last=|first=|url=https://www.24sata.hr/sport/dobra-vijest-iz-barcelone-kasun-nastavlja-karijeru-46411|title=Dobra vijest iz Barcelone: Kasun nastavlja karijeru!|agency=24sata.hr|archivedate=|archiveurl=|url-status=live|date=21 January 2008|access-date=4 July 2024}}</ref> Within days, he was scheduled for a surgery. Following a 9-hour surgery<ref>{{cite news|last=|first=|url=https://dnevnik.hr/vijesti/sport/kasun-se-dobro-oporavlja-od-operacije.html|title=Kasun se dobro oporavlja od operacije|agency=dnevnik.hr|archivedate=|archiveurl=|url-status=live|date=23 January 2008|access-date=4 July 2024}}</ref> and several weeks of recovery, Kasun resumed his professional basketball pursuits.
===Efes Pilsen===
During the summer 2008 off-season, Kasun signed with [[Efes Pilsen S.K.|Efes Pilsen]].
In August 2010 he returned to [[Croatia]] and signed a one-year contract with [[KK Zagreb]].<ref>[http://thehoopsmarket.blogspot.com/2010/08/kk-zagreb-signs-mario-kasun-to-one-year.html KK Zagreb signs Mario Kasun to a one-year contract]</ref>
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In a March 2005 interview with ''[[Inside Hoops]]'', Kasun referred to [[Dražen Petrović]] as one of his favorite players and number one idol.<ref>[http://www.insidehoops.com/kasun-interview-030605.shtml InsideHoops.com – Mario Kasun Interview<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
In 2007, while playing professionally for [[FC Barcelona Basquet|FC Barcelona]], Kasun began dating the Spanish photographer Raquel Expósito, having reportedly met her at a Barcelona [[nightclub]].<ref name="story-kasun-2017">{{cite news|last=|first=|url=https://story.hr/Celebrity/a84427/PREKID-POZNATOG-PARA-Deset-godina-ljubavi-otislo-u-vjetar.html|title=Prekid poznatog para: Deset godina ljubavi otišlo u vjetar?|agency=Story.hr|archivedate=|archiveurl=|url-status=live|date=19 May 2017|access-date=4 July 2024}}</ref> The couple was [[engagement|engaged]] during summer 2008 and in early 2012 had a daughter, named Sade after the [[Sade (singer)|famous singer]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Carević|first=Ivana|url=https://www.vecernji.hr/showbiz/trudna-zarucnica-kosarkasa-kasuna-kcer-ce-nazvati-sade-348211|title=Trudna zaručnica košarkaša Kasuna kćer će nazvati Sade|agency=[[Večernji list]]|archivedate=|archiveurl=|url-status=live|date=20 November 2011|access-date=4 July 2024}}</ref> In 2017, after more than a decade together, the two split up.<ref name="story-kasun-2017"/>
Kasun is famous for his tattoos, of which he has 30, having gotten his first when he was only 15. His tattoos are mostly related with his faith and
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