Basketball

Greece progressed to the second round of the FIBA World Cup and will play the USA in a mouthwatering clash on Saturday in China. The reigning NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo will play for the first time against the US on...

Greece lost a thriller of a game to Brazil 79-78 on Tuesday in its second tie of the FIBA World Cup held in China. Greece had a strong start in this game as the led by as many as 17...

Greece led by Giannis Antetokounmpo opened it's FIBA World Cup Campaign on Sunday with a comfortable 85-60 win over Montenegro. The NBA MVP had 10 points and 7 rebounds in just 16 minutes of action avoiding all the drama in...

Having Giannis Antetokounmpo and a host of veterans makes Greece an attractive pick to fight for the top spots at the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019, which starts this Saturday in China. The Greek team will begin its campaign on...

The Greek National basketball team beat Jordan 92-65 on Saturday in the first game of the 2019 Suzhou International Basketball Challenge in China ahead of the World Cup. NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 13 points, behind Giorgos Printezis with 17...

The Greek National Basketball team arrived in Shanghai, China on Thursday to begin its pursuit for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup. The team was greeted by many fans, many of which were wearing Giannis Antetokounmpo Milwaukee Bucks jerseys, to...

Giannis Antetokounmpo returned to Greece's national basketball team after two years, helping the blue-and-white beat Hungary 83-59 in Heraklion, Crete on Friday. The game was a friendly, as Greece prepares for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup to be held...

The Greek street artist who calls himself "SAME84" has created an impressive piece of graffiti art dedicated to Giannis Antetokounmpo and his brothers on the wall of an apartment block in the Sepolia neighborhood, the place where the basketball stars...

NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo started preparing for the Basketball World Cup on Monday, joining other players who are practicing with the Greek training camp. The participation of the NBA star was announced by the Greek Basketball Federation, along with that of Kostas...

The Greek women of the national deaf team won gold on Saturday at the 2019 Women’s World Deaf Basketball Championship held in Poland, led by their coach Athina Zerva. In the final, they beat Lithuania 51-42 to emerge victoriously and...

This year's NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo prepared his suitcases for Mykonos, to participate in the "Give n Rise" charity event benefiting the Elpida Association of Friends of Children with Cancer taking place on July 6, 2019, at Santanna Beach...

Thousands of Greeks turned out to greet their homegrown hero Giannis Antetokounmpo at the Sepolia district of Athens on Saturday. The Greek Freak, Thanasis Antetokounmpo, Kostas Antetokounmpo and Alex Antetokounmpo, together with their mother Veronica Antetokounmpo and their older brother...

Giannis Antetokounmpo confirmed on Friday his participation at the World Cup during the presentation of his first signature shoe design, Zoom Freak 1 in Athens. “I haven’t talked with the coach yet, I don’t know which position I will play...

The American athletic wear company Nike placed a basketball hoop on the top of Mt. Olympus, the highest point in Greece, to honor Giannis Antetokounmpo, who earlier in the week was named MVP of the 2018-19 NBA season. Nike also...

Panathinaikos eased past Promitheas at the OAKA Indoor Hall on Friday, thrashing their visitors 111-77 to win the Basket League title with a 3-0 score in the best-of-five finals. For the Athens giants this was the 38th time in history...