A fantastic career deserved a magnificent finale in which charity was not just an additional note but dictated the melody and rhythm.

In August 2024, the project I feel Slovenia Night of the Dragon culminated. We, together with our long-term client, the Goran Dragić Foundation, and co-organizers, agencies Fabulatorij and Sport Media Focus, had been planning, preparing, and creating it for over a year.

The event marking the end of a glorious career had to match the level of excellence with which Goran had impressed us over the past two decades. The organizers ensured that Gogi’s farewell match became an unforgettable spectacle, full of the biggest basketball names, unexpected surprises, never-before-seen innovations, and entertaining, positive, charitable, and creative accompanying activities.

The climax of the year-long activities began with Friday’s business-social-sporting event Business Talk, which brought together the project’s sponsors and partners, along with Goran’s basketball guests, offering them an opportunity to share knowledge, network, and exchange experiences.

On the eve of the golden captain of the Slovenian basketball team’s last basketball dance, a charitable Gala dinner was held in the Stožice arena. In the festive atmosphere of Stožice’s beauty, guests enjoyed the team selection for the match, conducted by captains Goran Dragić and Luka Dončić, an exceptional musical and artistic program, and top-level culinary delights. The cherry on top was the charity auction, which raised a six-figure sum in US dollars.

The event marking the end of Dragić’s basketball career reached its peak where Gogi feels most at home—on the basketball court. On Saturday, August 24th, a top-notch sports-entertainment event took place in Ljubljana’s Stožice, unlike anything Slovenia had ever seen. In a star-studded showdown in a friendly atmosphere, numerous basketball masters, who had walked at least part of the path from Ilirija to the Milwaukee Bucks with Goran, showcased their skills in his honor. Alongside the basketball players’ moves, the positive atmosphere in the arena was further enhanced by numerous surprises, sponsor activations, fan zone animations, and a fascinating halftime show.