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Antetokounmpo Named NBA MVP Once Again

For an amazing second year in a row, Greek Freak Giannis Antetokounmpo has been chosen the Most Valuable Player in the National Basketball Association. The Athens native plays as a forward for the Milwaukee Bucks and is a fan...

New Greek Freak Video Looks Back on Antetokounmpo’s Childhood in Greece

Fans of Greek Freak Giannis Antetokoumnpo will want to tune in to a new five-part television documentary on the Athens-born basketball phenom's early life, airing now on the TNT network on Thursdays at 8 PM. The series, from TNT's "Bleacher...

Greek National Basketball Team Beats Turkey in Second Day of ''Acropolis'' Tournament

The Greek national basketball team beat the team of Turkey on Saturday, during the second day of the ”Acropolis” basketball tournament that takes place in Athens' Olympic complex. Only a fortnight before this year's World Basketball Cup in China, the...

Greece Beats Italy in ''Acropolis'' Basketball Tournament

The Greek national basketball team won the game against Italy on Friday, during the first day of the ''Acropolis'' basketball tournament that takes place in Athens. With an amazing performance, the Greeks beat the Italians with a score 83-63 and...

Giannis Antetokounmpo and Family Meet US Ambassador Pyatt

Geoffrey Pyatt, the American Ambassador to Greece, met with NBA basketball superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo on Monday morning in Athens. Pyatt officially received Antetokounmpo and other members of his family, including his mother, at the offices of the American Embassy in central Athens. https://twitter.com/USAmbPyatt/status/1160886356513570816 In...

Greece's 2019 World Cup Basketball Team Presented

The Greek national basketball team which will soon travel to China to compete in this year's World Cup was presented to the public in Athens on Thursday. The entire team was there, including this year's MVP of the NBA, Giannis Antetokounmpo,...

Greek Premier Tsipras Supports Antetokounmpo in Racism Row

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras today posted a picture of himself on Instagram wearing Greece's national basketball team T-shirt, with Thanasis Antetokounmpo's name written on the back. Tsipras wrote ''respect and pride for those who were born and raised in Greece and made...

Antetokounmpo Brothers to Participate with Greek National Team in FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament

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...

Watch Giannis and Thanasis Antetokounmpo Play Pick Up Ball in their Old Greek Neighborhood (Video)

More than 500 hundred kids gathered at Sepolia, a working class neighborhood in Athens, to watch their old buddies, NBA players Giannis and Thanassis Antetokounmpo, play basketball and give hope to their crisis-hit dreams. After all Giannis and Thanassis who play...