The Badalona native, who boasts the Super 3 Club and Sant Jordi, continues to make history in the NBA.

BarcelonaThe NBA got underway last night with a two-game series. The Oklahoma City Thunder are the favorites to retain their championship, which is also aspired to by the Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Lakers, and New York Knicks, among others. The Brooklyn Nets, led by Badalona native Jordi Fernández, are the youngest team in the competition, and are in the midst of a rebuilding process.

Whenever he has the opportunity, the Catalan coach remembers his origins. "It's very important because, in the end, they're your roots. It's how you grew up. From speaking Catalan to my children to celebrating Sant Jordi. My first language is Catalan; it's the language I speak with my family, with my parents, and I think this is what's beautiful, what's left of the culture and how you grew up.

On April 23, the coach announced Sant Jordi Day in New York. Fernández celebrated Sant Jordi at The Bergen School in Brooklyn, where he brought roses and books for the children, read them stories, and explained the origins of the tradition. "Being able to represent Catalan basketball means a lot to me. It's the basketball I trained in, first as a player and then as a coach. I learned from some great coaches. This makes me even more proud. It's important to take a step back and look... After more than a hundred years of history in my field, which we've built, Catalan is important to me and allows us to look forward. In the end, being able to represent it is something that fulfills you.

Fernández is the star of a documentary directed by Montse López, Xavi Ballesteros and Raül López, from Televisión de Badalona, ​​​​which premieres on Monday at the Filmets Badalona Film Festival. The Catalan, who regularly gets around Brooklyn by bicycle and scooter, appears explaining what the day-to-day life of an NBA coach is like, but also his more personal side, such as watching Club Super3 cartoons with his children Luna and Bowie. "My wife is American and it's important that our children can absorb both cultures, including the language," he recalls.