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Dimitris Diamantidis wins a three-point contest, talks about Vasilije Micic / News - Basketnews.com

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The annual Stoiximan AegeanBall Festival took place last week where now-retired Olympiacos Piraeus legend Georgios Printezis invited many of his friends to celebrate his career and play some 3x3 basketball.

Dimitrios Diamantidis

Dimitrios  DiamantidisPosition:SG, PGAge:42Height:194 cmWeight:82 kgBirth place:Kočani, GreeceProfileNewsStatistics

Tons of various contests were held both for the participants and the spectators, Blue Star Free Throw Contest, KOIS Long Shot Contest, and Gillette Half Court Contest just to name a few.

Along with many local celebrities, the likes of Vasilije Micic and Nikola Milutinov, who both arrived in a helicopter, Sasha Vezenkov, Giorgios Papagiannis, and Theodoros Papaloukas also appeared. However, it was the EuroLeague legend Dimitris Diamantidis who stole the show.

The Panathinaikos great participated in a Three-Point Shooting Contest where he crushed the competition to win the award. "I wish I had made more shots," Diamantidis joked after the competition.

Dimitris Diamantidis' performance:

Georgios Printezis meanwhile participated in the ONEX Skills Challenge. It did not go that well for the EuroLeague legend as it was won by Olympiacos' Michalis Lountzis.

"Georgios has had a very beautiful career. The time has come, he will enjoy moments with his family and everything will be fine," Diamantidis said about Printezis ending his career. "From the moment you make a decision, it's difficult at first, but from then on, time heals everything. I'm fine, thank God."

"Very beautiful event, people have embraced it," Diamantidis said about the AegeanBall Festival. "Many children have come. Micic, Milutinov, [Joe] Arlauckas came. Micic and I talked in the locker room. In Micic, I see a very self-aware, very humble person."

All the players who arrived at the event joined various teams to play in a 3x3 competition. Stoiximan Warriors featured Printezis and Dimitris Agravanis, Adidas Dolphins were represented by Ioannis Bourousis, Sasha Vezenkov and Michalis Lountzis played for Flexcar Lions, Diamantidis represented the Gillette Dragons, while Kostas Tsartsaris played for ONEX Tigers.

The teams of Bourousis and Printezis met in the final with the former's team taking the reigns. Bourousis was named the MVP of the tournament.

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