Giannis Antetokounmpo was ejected in the second quarter for head-butting Moritz Wagner on Tuesday night, but the Milwaukee Bucks still posted a 126-113 victory over the Washington Wizards in the NBA bubble near Orlando.
The Greek coach of Russian basketball giant CSKA Moscow Dimitris Itoudis has tested positive for the coronavirus, according to announcement by the team.
Greece has a problem with racism just like almost every western country. It’s as simple as that. In most neighborhoods, a Black person faces discrimination, negativity, rejection and often oppression. Life in Greece is not easy for a person of color.
Giannis Antetokounmpo drew sympathy from some quarters when he stated during the NBA’s pandemic-created shutdown that he was isolated at home without access to basketball hoop.
Four years after the failed coup against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, NBA superstar Enes Kanter speaks to Kathimerini about how he experienced that momentous night on July 15, 2016 in the United States alongside a shocked Fethullah Gulen, the exiled Turkish cleric.
Panathinaikos basketball club formally asked on Thursday to withdraw from the Euroleague, in a week of major turbulence for the Greek champion.
Europe’s top two club basketball competitions have been terminated this season without naming any winners due to the Covid-19 pandemic, organizers EuroLeague Basketball said on Monday.
Panathinaikos is officially the 2019-2020 champion of the Basket League, while Aris and PAOK are spared relegation despite being in the drop zone when the league was stopped due to the coronavirus lockdown in March.
NCAA legendary coach Rick Pitino, who has a contract with the Greek national team, said in two interviews this weekend he is ready to fly to Greece to coach Panathinaikos if the 2019-2020 Euroleague continues this summer. He also reiterated his will to coach Greece.
The youngest brother of Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo plans to skip college and play professionally in Europe to prepare for the NBA.
The Milwaukee Bucks are investigating how hackers gained access to NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo’s social media and bank accounts after a series of expletive-laced and racist messages from his account were posted on Thursday.
Three historic basketball clubs, PAOK, Aris and Panionios appear to be spared relegation from the Basket League even though two of them would probably have to go down were it not for the coronavirus lockdown.
The family of Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo donated 20,000 surgical masks which will be equally divided between the municipality of Zografou in central Athens and the city’s Organization of Culture, Sports and Youth (OPANDA) to help employees protect themselves against the new coronavirus.
Greek basketball champion Panathinaikos is looking for its next coach for when the action resumes in Greece and in Europe, after the departure of Rick Pitino back to the US.
Greece’s Giannis Antetokounmpo called on his fans to protect themselves against the new coronavirus on Thursday, a day after the NBA said it was suspending its season following news that a few players had been infected.
The Euroleague announced on Thursday the suspension of all its tournaments, i.e. its main competition, the Eurocup and the Next Generation Euroleague, with immediate effect.
It appears only one out of Aris, PAOK and Panionios will escape relegation.
Panathinaikos and Olympiakos had two very different defeats on Thursday and Friday, as the Greens suffered a bad 31-point loss at home to CSKA Moscow, while the Reds fought hard before succumbing to leader Anadolu Efes in Turkey by 12.
Olympiakos defeated archrival Panathinaikos 81-78 for the Euroleague on Tuesday in Piraeus in a game marred by the one-sided officiating which decided the encounter’s outcome.
Olympiakos has got to be the least predictable team in this Euroleague, as on Thursday it very nearly upset Maccabi in Tel Aviv, before falling to a last-ditch effort by Scottie Wilbekin.