By Eurohoops Team/ info@eurohoops.net
The 31 years old guard of the Miami Heat made the announcement via twitter and revealed that the preparation game against Croatia was his last game in front of his country’s fans.
As he wrote:
“When I walked into Stozice on Thursday and saw the packed arena, I realized that I will be playing my last home game in front of the most beloved people in the world – my eyes started to water and my legs became heavy,” Dragic wrote.
“At that moment, I remembered how proud I was to receive my first youth national team call-up, all the feelings with a gold medal around my neck at the FIBA U20 European Championship 2004 in Brno. I remembered becoming a member of the national team under coach Ales Pipan, not being able to participate in the battle for medals in EuroBasket 2009 and the privilege of playing in the historic EuroBasket 2013 at home. I still cannot believe how fast everything went. As they say, the most beautiful things are the fastest to pass, but this will forever stay in my heart.”
Dragic thanked his teammates, coaches, and everyone involved in Slovenian basketball and he added: “Now, there is another European competition ahead of us, where I will, as will the rest of the team, give everything to make you and us happy and bring home the desired medal,”