Nikos Hatzis on SPORT24: “Art will not be forgotten”

Nikos Hatzis is one of the top shooters who have visited the Greek stadiums and he made sure to remember this at the premiere of the All Star Game in Karditsa.

The veteran guard, who spent most of his career with AEK Betsson and had a brief stint with Olympiakos, won the three-point contest after a long battle with Nikos Boudouris, who appeared to be in great shape.

At least he himself, to his question Sportish When asked if he could compete for 5-10 minutes today, he replied matter-of-factly: “No no. What we did, we did, that’s it.”

However, the ancient art is not forgotten, which Nikos Hatzis confirmed first with actions and then with words… “Sure sure. The ancient art is not forgotten and I definitely feel good. I also play in a little league year-round and do well.”

Players who have written their own history on the Greek basketball court, but also two players who have written their names in golden letters in the history of Greek football, such as Thodoris Zagorakis and Angelos Charisteas, enjoyed the premiere of the All Star Game with Nikos Hadzi proclaim: “I could say that we come here for a sacred reason. The only thing that is certain is that we also enjoy seeing some athletes again, be it basketball or football, who have excelled in their sport. We are happy every time and especially when it comes to a possible occasion.”

After the devastating floods, Karditsa is getting back on its feet by organizing this celebration of Greek basketball in the renovated “Yiannis Bourousis” hall. The veteran guard praised the Thessalonians’ efforts, saying: “Very good efforts have been made in Karditsa in recent years. With this progress, I wish everyone involved that sport and especially basketball will become more important in Karditsa. You will have the strength to achieve even greater things.”

Thodoris Zagorakis and Angelos Charisteas, with long and important careers in Greek football, put on their basketball shoes and entered the pitch. When asked if he would do something similar by taking to the pitch to compete, Nikos Hatzis replied “Of course I would go if it had a specific purpose.”although he doesn’t watch much football in his free time.