In one of the most eventful and entertaining friendly encounters organized in European basketball, Goran Dragic had his last 40 minutes of fun in Ljubljana, officially retiring from the game. Alongside him, a company full of stars was present in the Stozice Arena for the “I Feel Slovenia Night of the Dragon”, organized to celebrate the legacy of the Slovenian icon. Just to name a few: Nikola Jokic, Luka Doncic, Luis Scola, Chris Bosh, Dirk Nowitzki, Steve Nash, Bogdan Bogdanovic. And a lot more.
Source: EuroHoops.net
Source: EuroHoops.net
What’s the buzz on Twitter?
Eurohoops @Eurohoopsnet
Chris Bosh revealed EuroLeague offers “from France and Spain” 🔙
After enjoying Goran Dragic’s farewell game, he reflected on his retirement, and spoke about Victor Wembanyama and Team USA at Paris 2024:
eurohoops.net/en/nba-news/17… – 9:27 PM
Chris Bosh revealed EuroLeague offers “from France and Spain” 🔙
After enjoying Goran Dragic’s farewell game, he reflected on his retirement, and spoke about Victor Wembanyama and Team USA at Paris 2024:
eurohoops.net/en/nba-news/17… – 9:27 PM
Kurt Helin @basketballtalk
Highlights from Nikola Jokic, others at Goran Dragic farewell charity game in Slovenia
nbcsports.com/nba/news/highl… – 6:40 PM
Highlights from Nikola Jokic, others at Goran Dragic farewell charity game in Slovenia
nbcsports.com/nba/news/highl… – 6:40 PM
Eurohoops @Eurohoopsnet
Goran Dragic officially said goodbye to basketball 🐉
His farewell game was an event full of highlights:
eurohoops.net/en/nba-news/17… – 5:05 PM
Goran Dragic officially said goodbye to basketball 🐉
His farewell game was an event full of highlights:
eurohoops.net/en/nba-news/17… – 5:05 PM
Eurohoops @Eurohoopsnet
The Dragon’s LAST-EVER basketball quarter 🥺🐉
(📷: @FoundationGD) #TheNightofTheDragon pic.x.com/4dv9zmsxc9 – 4:39 PM
The Dragon’s LAST-EVER basketball quarter 🥺🐉
(📷: @FoundationGD) #TheNightofTheDragon pic.x.com/4dv9zmsxc9 – 4:39 PM
Ball Don’t Lie @Balldontlie
Goran Dragic taking the floor for the last time 🫡
(via @NBA)
pic.x.com/myfe1kinnv – 2:53 PM
Goran Dragic taking the floor for the last time 🫡
(via @NBA)
pic.x.com/myfe1kinnv – 2:53 PM
Ball Don’t Lie @Balldontlie
Luka in the building to support Goran Dragic 🤝
(via @NBA)
pic.x.com/8qfterawdb – 2:49 PM
Luka in the building to support Goran Dragic 🤝
(via @NBA)
pic.x.com/8qfterawdb – 2:49 PM
Ball Don’t Lie @Balldontlie
Chris Bosh getting up shots before Goran Dragic’s farewell game 👏
(via @BasketNews_com)
pic.x.com/m5ks9s3ibn – 2:38 PM
Chris Bosh getting up shots before Goran Dragic’s farewell game 👏
(via @BasketNews_com)
pic.x.com/m5ks9s3ibn – 2:38 PM
Eurohoops @Eurohoopsnet
The Starters for Team GORAN:
🇸🇮 Goran Dragic
🇨🇦 Steve Nash
🇸🇮 Klemen Prepelic
🇸🇮 Vlatko Cancar
🇲🇪 Nikola Vucevic
#TheNightOfTheDragon – 2:38 PM
The Starters for Team GORAN:
🇸🇮 Goran Dragic
🇨🇦 Steve Nash
🇸🇮 Klemen Prepelic
🇸🇮 Vlatko Cancar
🇲🇪 Nikola Vucevic
#TheNightOfTheDragon – 2:38 PM
BasketNews @BasketNews_com
Chris Bosh makes his entrance in the Night of The Dragon – everyone liked that
pic.x.com/3srdl2kuzm – 2:29 PM
Chris Bosh makes his entrance in the Night of The Dragon – everyone liked that
pic.x.com/3srdl2kuzm – 2:29 PM
Eurohoops @Eurohoopsnet
#TheNightOfTheDragon is also Steve Nash playing basketball…
🇸🇮 in Ljubljana
😮 at 50
🪄 with his usual touch pic.x.com/ima04ipaoy – 2:02 PM
#TheNightOfTheDragon is also Steve Nash playing basketball…
🇸🇮 in Ljubljana
😮 at 50
🪄 with his usual touch pic.x.com/ima04ipaoy – 2:02 PM
BasketNews @BasketNews_com
Chris Bosh himself is warming up for Goran Dragic’s farewell match 😯
He played his final game in the NBA in 2016. pic.x.com/xzqq7bxqlg – 1:47 PM
Chris Bosh himself is warming up for Goran Dragic’s farewell match 😯
He played his final game in the NBA in 2016. pic.x.com/xzqq7bxqlg – 1:47 PM
Eurohoops @Eurohoopsnet
The Last Dance for the Dragon 🐉
@Goran_Dragic x #TheNightOfTheDragon pic.x.com/8tvisga9oj – 1:16 PM
The Last Dance for the Dragon 🐉
@Goran_Dragic x #TheNightOfTheDragon pic.x.com/8tvisga9oj – 1:16 PM
Kurt Helin @basketballtalk
Steve Nash doesn’t plan to return to bench, ‘I didn’t want to be a career coach’
(Not that there was a great push by front offices to bring him back)
nbcsports.com/nba/news/steve… – 10:52 AM
Steve Nash doesn’t plan to return to bench, ‘I didn’t want to be a career coach’
(Not that there was a great push by front offices to bring him back)
nbcsports.com/nba/news/steve… – 10:52 AM
Eurohoops @Eurohoopsnet
Boban Marjanovic is waiting for another NBA opportunity
The Serbian giant will be part of Luka Doncic’s team in tonight’s “Night of the Dragon” to celebrate Goran Dragic’s legacy:
eurohoops.net/en/nba-news/17… – 10:19 AM
Boban Marjanovic is waiting for another NBA opportunity
The Serbian giant will be part of Luka Doncic’s team in tonight’s “Night of the Dragon” to celebrate Goran Dragic’s legacy:
eurohoops.net/en/nba-news/17… – 10:19 AM
Ira Winderman @IraHeatBeat
Sunday notes on a Saturday: Is Heat depth a matter of quality or quantity? Uneven offseason leaves questions. sun-sentinel.com/2024/08/24/ira… Plus: Herro, Dragic, tryouts, Bahamas, Adebayo, more. – 10:04 AM
Sunday notes on a Saturday: Is Heat depth a matter of quality or quantity? Uneven offseason leaves questions. sun-sentinel.com/2024/08/24/ira… Plus: Herro, Dragic, tryouts, Bahamas, Adebayo, more. – 10:04 AM
Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Biggest impact on the Phoenix Suns at point guard?
1. Steve Nash. 2X MVP. Seven Second or Less. All-time assist leader. Hall of Fame.
2. Chris Paul. 2021 Finals. Part of record 64-win season.
3. Kevin Johnson. 1993 Finals. Part of record 62-win season.
4. Someone else? #Suns – 8:30 PM
Biggest impact on the Phoenix Suns at point guard?
1. Steve Nash. 2X MVP. Seven Second or Less. All-time assist leader. Hall of Fame.
2. Chris Paul. 2021 Finals. Part of record 64-win season.
3. Kevin Johnson. 1993 Finals. Part of record 62-win season.
4. Someone else? #Suns – 8:30 PM
Harrison Wind @HarrisonWind
Nikola Jokic’s team for tomorrow’s Goran Dragic retirement game.
Starters: Jokic, Luka Doncic, Bogdan Bogdanovic, Luis Scola, Robin Lopez
6th Man: Dirk Nowitzki pic.x.com/t97eocm8cv – 6:54 PM
Nikola Jokic’s team for tomorrow’s Goran Dragic retirement game.
Starters: Jokic, Luka Doncic, Bogdan Bogdanovic, Luis Scola, Robin Lopez
6th Man: Dirk Nowitzki pic.x.com/t97eocm8cv – 6:54 PM
Eurohoops @Eurohoopsnet
Will we see tomorrow Dirk Nowitzki, Dejan Bodiroga, Steve Nash, Bosh, Danilovic, Nesterovic and Scola on the court?
#Nightofthedragon will be interesting pic.x.com/c6cuxk3wpy – 5:33 PM
Will we see tomorrow Dirk Nowitzki, Dejan Bodiroga, Steve Nash, Bosh, Danilovic, Nesterovic and Scola on the court?
#Nightofthedragon will be interesting pic.x.com/c6cuxk3wpy – 5:33 PM
Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
On Nash vs. CP3, Matrix vs. Barkley and picking my all-time Suns starting 5: bit.ly/3YUzVaI – 3:24 PM
On Nash vs. CP3, Matrix vs. Barkley and picking my all-time Suns starting 5: bit.ly/3YUzVaI – 3:24 PM
Marc Stein @TheSteinLine
First names in their respective starting lineups for Saturday night’s Goran Dragic testimonial game in Ljubljana: Dragic goes with his mentor Steve Nash — who is apparently indeed playing at age 50 — and Luka Doncic names Nikola Jokic.
More NBA from me: marcstein.substack.com pic.x.com/q0ccmiukmc – 1:05 PM
First names in their respective starting lineups for Saturday night’s Goran Dragic testimonial game in Ljubljana: Dragic goes with his mentor Steve Nash — who is apparently indeed playing at age 50 — and Luka Doncic names Nikola Jokic.
More NBA from me: marcstein.substack.com pic.x.com/q0ccmiukmc – 1:05 PM
CBS NBA @CBSSportsNBA
Steve Nash ‘didn’t want to be a career coach’ as Nets stint was ‘unique situation’ for two-time NBA MVP cbssports.com/nba/news/steve… – 12:47 PM
Steve Nash ‘didn’t want to be a career coach’ as Nets stint was ‘unique situation’ for two-time NBA MVP cbssports.com/nba/news/steve… – 12:47 PM
Eurohoops @Eurohoopsnet
Before The Night of the Dragon in Ljubljana, Steve Nash and Goran Dragic revealed how they switched from soccer to basketball 🗣
Dirk Nowitzki also attended the event, addressing his current role with the Dallas Mavericks, and speaking about his future:
eurohoops.net/en/nba-news/17… – 8:08 AM
Before The Night of the Dragon in Ljubljana, Steve Nash and Goran Dragic revealed how they switched from soccer to basketball 🗣
Dirk Nowitzki also attended the event, addressing his current role with the Dallas Mavericks, and speaking about his future:
eurohoops.net/en/nba-news/17… – 8:08 AM
Eurohoops @Eurohoopsnet
Luka Doncic, Dirk Nowitzki, and Steve Nash are already in Slovenia for Saturday’s farewell game of Goran Dragic
#NightOfTheDragon
pic.x.com/st4h4bjz2b – 6:40 PM
Luka Doncic, Dirk Nowitzki, and Steve Nash are already in Slovenia for Saturday’s farewell game of Goran Dragic
#NightOfTheDragon
pic.x.com/st4h4bjz2b – 6:40 PM
More on this storyline
Chris Bosh stepped on the court for the first time since 2016, playing a couple of minutes during Goran Dragic’s retirement event, ‘I Feel Slovenia Night of the Dragon.’ It had been over 3000 days since he competed against other NBA talent. “It was very tough,” Bosh told BasketNews after the ‘I Feel Slovenia Night of the Dragon’ event. “It was the death of my career, to be honest.” -via BasketNews / August 24, 2024
“Any time dealing with loss and death and stuff like that, you go through grief. I had to do that for a few years,” he admitted. “I got over it. I believe it made me stronger. It made me focus on being more of a father.” Being a father of two is now bringing excitement to Bosh. “Yeah, every day! Mornings, breakfasts, dropping off, pick up,” he smiled. -via BasketNews / August 24, 2024
This occasion marked the first time Chris Bosh was actually coming back to the court after retiring from basketball in 2016. If that wasn’t enough, Steve Nash also played basketball for the first time in years, returning to the court at 50. Like the two-time MVP, Boki Nachbar and Sani Biberovic did the same. -via EuroHoops.net / August 24, 2024
Luka Doncic’s team started with a stacked five composed of the Dallas Mavericks‘ phenomenon, Bogdan Bogdanovic, Nikola Jokic, Luis Scola, and Robin Lopez; after being received as a national hero, Goran Dragic answered with Steve Nash, Klemen Prepelic, Vlatko Cancar, and Nikola Vucevic. -via EuroHoops.net / August 24, 2024
Harrison Wind: Nikola Jokic and Vlatko Cancar arriving at Goran Dragic’s retirement game. pic.x.com/q1qzwpjv5v -via Twitter @HarrisonWind / August 24, 2024
BasketNews: Chris Bosh himself is warming up for Goran Dragic’s farewell match 😯 He played his final game in the NBA in 2016. pic.x.com/xzqq7bxqlg -via Twitter @BasketNews_com / August 24, 2024
Eurohoops: Nikola Jokic and Luka Doncic teammates for one night 🤩 #TheNightOfTheDragon pic.x.com/a0rcrthqbq -via Twitter @Eurohoopsnet / August 24, 2024