Slovenian superstar Goran Dragic opened up about his intention to play with his national team in the 2022 FIBA EuroBasket in a recent interview with Sportal. The veteran guard came out of retirement last month to help his team to victory in the 2023 World Cup Qualifiers.
Dragic, who joined the Chicago Bulls this offseason, has not yet made up his mind for EuroBasket 2022. Dragic was initially retired from the Slovenian national team after leading the team to a historic FIBA EuroBasket title as the tournament’s MVP in 2017.
“There is a desire to play at the Eurobasket, now that I have returned after five years, I was a little emotional, especially the last game in front of the fans,” Dragic stated
The star guard returned to the national team for the last two games of the first round of the Basketball World Cup Qualifiers. He scored 19 points vs Croatia and 20 vs Sweden, respectively, helping his team clinch its spot in the second round.
“What makes me happy was that it wasn’t just a farewell game but a must-win game. It was very nice, full arena with fans. Now there’s a little pressure on me to play in the European championship,” Dragic concluded jokingly.
Slovenia will start preparing for the EuroBasket on July 25.
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