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Giannis Antetokounmpo's Act of Kindness Wins Greek Hearts

Giannis Antetokounmpo was hailed as a "humble hero" when he rushed to help an elderly man about to collapse from the heat in central Athens on Thursday. Photos of the "Greek Freak" standing next to the man suffering from heat...

Giannis Antetokounmpo Talks From his Greek 'Sanctuary' (video)

NBA superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo has used a TV interview to talk about his birthplace in Athens, describing it as his sanctuary and the place he always wants to come back to. The 'Greek Freak' also talks about the Zografou indoor arena, near...

Kostas Politis, Architect of Greece's 1987 Basketball Triumph, Dies at 76

Kostas Politis, the legendary Greek coach who led the national basketball team to gold medal at the EuroBasket 1987, died on Monday at his home in Athens. Politis will always be remembered as the man who lifted the trophy along...

Giannis Antetokounmpo Cheers Brother Thanasis Lifting Greek Cup (video)

NBA superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo watched his brother Thanasis lift the Greek basketball champions trophy from the stands of Athens' Olympic Sports Hall on Sunday. The Greek Freak was among the capacity crowd that cheered Panathinaikos winning a record 37th title with...

Basketball: Panathinaikos Crowned Greek Champions

Panathinaikos won the Greek basketball league for a record 37th time Sunday after beating rival Olympiacos 84-70 in the fifth and deciding game to win the playoff finals 3-2. Trailing 35-31 at halftime, Panathinaikos used a 29-15 run in the...

'Greek Freak' Gets Confused with his Brother Thanasis in Athens

NBA megastar Giannis Antetokounmpo says that people in the street confuse him with his brother Thanasis when he is enjoying time off in his birthplace of Athens In a hilarious tweet the 'Greek Freak' expressed his amazement: "I would have never...

Pavlos Giannakopoulos "Who Changed Greek Basketball" Passes Away at 89

Pavlos Giannakopoulos, the man who "changed the course of history in Greek basketball and Greek sports" passed away on Sunday morning at the age of 89. Giannakopoulos, the founder of Greek pharmaceutical giant Vianex and co-owner of the Panathinaikos basketball...

Prince of Monaco Gets Earplugs to Withstand Noise from Delirious AEK Fans

Prince Albert of Monaco asked for earplugs to withstand the noise made by the AEK faithful during his team's defeat at the final of 2017-18 FIBA Champions League on Sunday night in Athens. The game was only into its second...

AEK Wins Basketball Champions League (video)

AEK beat AS Monaco 100-94 at the final of 2017-18 FIBA Champions League on Sunday night winning the 3rd European title in the club's history. The European title came 50 years after the team had won its first euro trophy. AEK...

Real Madrid TV Seeking Acropolis Film Permit

Spanish sporting giants Real Madrid are coming to Athens for a crucial two-leg basketball clash with Panathinaikos this week, and possibly to do a little filming too. It is reported that filmmakers from the Spanish club's official TV channel have...

Panathinaikos BC President Withdraws Club from Euroleague

                   (Panathinaikos BC owner Dimitris Giannakopoulos) Panathinaikos Basketaball Club is to leave the Euroleague after the end of the season as the proposal of President Dimitris Giannakopoulos for a change in the...

Athens to Host Basketball Champions League Final Four

The city of Athens has been awarded the hosting of the 2018 Basketball Champions League Final Four. Four teams, representing four different countries, will be participating in the pinnacle event of Basketball Champions League’s second season which will be played...

AEK's 1968 Triumph: More Than Just a Game

On April 4, 1968 a Greek sporting triumph took place when AEK won the European Cup in basketball in front of 80,000 spectators at the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens. It was the first time in the history that a Greek...

Panathinaikos Lick Olympiakos for Third Win in Season (68-61)

After two away wins in Piraeus; one for the Greek league and one for the Euroleague, Panathinaikos scored a third win against Olympiakos. This time they won at home for the domestic league, proving they can beat their "eternal"...

Basketball Legend Nick Galis Auctions Shoes for a Child's Treatment

Greek basketball legend and recent NBA Hall-of-Famer Nick Galis auctioned his sports shoes and gathered €7,000 for the treatment of a 5-year-old suffering from brain tumor. Christoforos, 5, has been suffering from a rare form of brain tumor called Diffuse...