The tattoo on Gurovic's left arm is not covered by his basketball jersey and has angered Croats who perceive General Mihailovic as a villain whose fighters killed Croatian soldiers and civilians in the conflict. The controversial Second World War figure was honoured in 1944 by U.S. President Harry S. Truman with the Legion of Merit award for helping save the lives of dozens of U.S. airman who had been downed by Nazis over the Balkans.