Basketball

On Saturday it was announced that the legendary basketball player Nikos “Nick” Galis will be enshrined in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. The basketball great is being honored for his accomplishment in being "the all-time leading scorer while playing...

Olympiacos beat Red Star in Belgrade on Wednesday night and secured home advantage for the Euroleague play-offs. The Greek champions needed to go to overtime in a low-scoring game to beat their Serbian hosts 66-64, thanks to a last-ditch effort...

The first Greek participating in the NBA All-Star Game has not only benefited Greek basketball but the tourism sector too. Giannis Antetokounmpo was the focus of attention in the recent celebration in New Orleans, where the biggest stars of the NBA...

On Saturday Panathinaikos' basketball team won its sixth consecutive Greek Cup and set a record of 18 overall in defeating Aris 68-59. The game was played at Thessaloniki’s Nick Galis Hall as Panathinaikos agreed to play the game at Aris. This...

Greece’s Giannis Antetokounmpo has signed a contract extension with Wisconsin's Milwaukee Bucks for $100 million, making him the highest paid Greek Athlete, sources have reported. According to the AP, sources familiar with the situation have commented that the deal details...

The United States Olympic basketball team decided to relax in the shades of Mykonos blue just a few days after winning Gold at the Rio Olympics 2016. Still fresh from their victory in the finals with Serbia (96-66), the...

The Thessaloniki startup company Athlenda has managed to complete its first round of financing, reaching up to 200,000 euros, with retired Greek basketball players Lazaros Papadopoulos, Thodoris Papaloukas and Kostas Papanikolaou backing it. Lazaros Papadopoulos has enlisted the help of...

Milwaukee Bucks guard Giannis Antetokounmpo and his brother, Thanasis, are set to begin mandatory military service in Greece this Wednesday. The two brothers are Greek citizens who permanently live overseas and probably will not serve the full three-month term as...

Greece is out of the Olympic Qualification tournament after Croatia beat them in Italy on Friday. The national Greek team disqualified for Rio 2016 in a disappointing game with a final score of 66-61. The game started out with Greece trailing...

The results are in and so far Greece has pushed forward in the Olympic Qualifying Tournaments for men's basketball. The team, along with Canada and Serbia clinched semifinal berths on Wednesday. In the tournament in Turnin, Italy, Greece beat Mexico 86-70...

Greece is the European Champion in Deaf Women's Basketball after beating Lithuania 52-41 in the final that took place at Nick Galis Hall in Athens. The team of coach Athina Zerva made it to the final easily and won the trophy...

The first friendly game of Greece had the taste of NBA as Giannis Antetokounmpo assumed a leadership role in the Olympic Qualifying tournament against Turkey. The score was 78-52 in Greece's favor with Kostas Koufos finishing the game with...

Yannis Antetokounmpo will be among the Greek National Basketball Team's basic players, along with his borther Thanasis Antetokounmpo, for the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Torino. Fotus Katsikaris, the team's coach, announced the 16 players who will participate in the...

Olympiacos won the Greek Basketball League title after beating Panathinaikos 82-81 at a match that was decided in the last 2 seconds of the second overtime period on Monday at Olympic Athletic Center of Athens, Panathinaikos' home. This is the second...

Greek sports are risking exclusion from the Rio Olympic Games in August and other international competitions due to the draft law the government is preparing to table in Parliament. Earlier it was FIFA and UEFA that threatened to kick Greek...