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Gigi Datome retires from basketball at age 35. The basketball player made the official announcement through a video on Instagram that caused many comments from users. The adventure with the Italian national team at the World Cup in the Philippines will be the last stage of his career.
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Landing in the NBA
The small forward shot a video from Olbia, or rather from the field where he started playing basketball to pursue his dream of turning professional. A career marked by a great goal with the landing in the NBA, one of the first cases among the Italians. First the Detroit Pistons, then a brief experience with the Rapids Drive, finally the leap in quality to the Boston Celtics, the most successful franchise in North America. Yet even in that juncture, Datome does not forget his origins, choosing the number 70 to commemorate the founding year of the first team in which he played, Santa Croce Olbia. (CONTINUED AFTER THE PHOTO)
Datome lifts personal recognition after winning the Scudetto with Olimpia Milano (Photo by Fabrizio Carabelli/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
The trophies of Datome
After the experience in the United States comes the great results with Fenerbahce. Three Turkish championships, two President’s Cups, three Turkish Cups and above all a protagonist Euroleague. The return to Italy at Olimpia Milano then gives him a double Scudetto under Ettore Messina, the last just in the season just ended in the final against Bologna. This is the third Scudetto for Datome after the one he also won with Siena twenty years ago. In the future he should join the management world of Olimpia, but it is not yet clear with what role. First there is the World Cup to be played, to cultivate another dream in the blue shirt.
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2023-07-08 18:20:08
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