Maciej Lampe had a great playing career, starting professionally with Real Madrid back in 2001. He later played in the NBA for the New York Knicks , Phoenix Suns , New Orleans Hornets and Houston Rockets , before returning to Europe.

He then donned the jerseys of many EuroLeague clubs, like Maccabi Tel Aviv , Baskonia (Caja Laboral at the time) and Barcelona, making his mark in European basketball.

A couple of years after finishing his playing career, he devoted himself to organizing the Lampe Challenge across the continent — a 2×2 basketball tournament series that started back in 2005 — and this path led him to Serbia, where he will organize a tournament and attend the Belgrade derby.

“ As a former player, I rarely get excited about a game. But now I’m extremely excited.

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