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US Coach Pitino Slams Greek Fans Smoking, Shooting Flares at Games

Rick Pitino, the coach of Greek team Panathinaikos, criticized fans earlier this week for smoking and lighting flares during games, according to the Associated Press. The coach says such behavior is disrespectful to players, who would simply like to play...

Giannis Antetokounmpo Marches With the Greek Flag on Independence Day

A very tall flag-bearing man marching in the center of Athens streets was none other than Giannis Antetokounmpo, as he walked with young athletes on March 25, 2013. Atetokounmpo has returned to his native country to celebrate the anniversary of...

FIBA World Cup 2019: These Are Greece's Opponents

The draw was made on Saturday for the FIBA World Cup 2019 which will take place in China starting on August 31, with the final scheduled for September 15. Greece will play in Group F with Brazil, Montenegro, and New...

AEK Beat Flamengo in a Thrilling Final to Win Intercontinental Cup (video)

AEK on Sunday became the third Greek team ever to win the FIBA Intercontinental Cup defeating their hosts, Flamengo, at Rio de Janeiro with a score of 86-70. The Greek team climbed the ranks for the first time, becoming the...

AEK One Step Closer to Becoming Third Greek Club to Win FIBA Intercontinental Cup

This Sunday is a day of great anticipation for AEK and the team's fans, as they bid to become the third Greek club to win FIBA’s Intercontinental Cup. Following their victory in the tournament’s first semifinal on Friday in Rio de Janeiro...

Olympiacos Defeats Rival Panathinaikos in Greek “Clasico” Derby (Video)

On Friday night, rival teams Olympiacos and Panathinaikos had a showdown in the Greek “Clasico” basketball derby. Olympiacos triumphed over the "Greens", with a 79-65 win. Olympiacos closed the first half of the game with a 16 point lead and...

Acclaimed NBA Coach Rick Pitino to Lead Panathinaikos

Acclaimed NBA and college basketball coach Rick Pitino has agreed to lead the Panathinaikos Basketball Club until the end of the season, according to an announcement on his Twitter page on Christmas Day. "Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas! I want to...

Greek TV Station Banned Over Antetokounmpo Racist Abuse

The Greek National Council for Radio and Television imposed a 24-hour broadcasting ban on TV channel "E" for airing racist comments against basketball player Thanasis Antetokounmpo. The ban, which is scheduled for January 10, 2019, was announced on Tuesday in...

Giannis Antetokounmpo Responds to Racist Comments on Brother Thanasis

Giannis Antetokounmpo responded to racist comments regarding his brother Thanasis made by a TV sports commentator after a Panathinaikos-Olympiacos basketball game. Takis Tsoukalas, a controversial television personality who hosts a pro-Olympiacos late-night sports show, made racist comments regarding Panathinaikos player...

Buzzer Beater Sends Greek Hoopsters to World Cup (video)

Greece's National Basketball team qualified to next year's World Cup that will be held in China after a thrilling win in Tbilisi over Georgia 86-85. Papanikolaou scored a two-pointer just a second before the final buzzer after a Nick Calathes assist. Calathes...

Basketball: Greece Closing in on World Championship Spot After Serbia Win

Greece remained perfect in the World Cup Qualifiers and improved their Group L record to 7 – 0 by beating Serbia 70 – 63 at Heraklion, Crete. The Greek national team is now tied with Germany at the top spot...

The Congolese Migrant Who Became a Professional Basketball Player in Greece (video)

Christ Wamba Bouassou Joachim Mossai Fiddle, or just Christ Wamba is an 18-year-old basketball player of Greece’s team ARIS Thessaloniki. His story is quite extraordinary. Christ left his country Congo three years ago. He went to Turkey and from there...

Giannis Antetokounmpo Not Playing for Greece in World Cup Qualifiers

On Tuesday the Greek Basketball Federation announced the roster for the World Cup Qualifiers in September, and Giannis Antetokounmpo was not on it. There was no further information available as to why the Greek Freak was not listed as one of the...

US College Basketball Comes to Athens (video)

U.S. college basketball came to Greece with a bang this week as an Oklahoma State squad travelled to Athens as part of a 10-day European tour. The side faced off against a Greek all-star team in Glyfada, running out eventual...

Giannis Antetokounmpo Vows to Play for Greece in World Cup

Giannis Antetokounmpo says he ready to help Greece in the finals of the FIBA World Cup scheduled to take place in China in 2019. "I talked to my coach and I would love to play," Antetokounmpo said in an exclusive...