After the publication on the Instagram account suggesting that he would play the next Eurobasket (from September 1 to 18) with Greece, the president of the federation, Vangelis Liolios, confirmed that Giannis Antetokounmpo would participate in the tournament.
« Giannis, because he loves the national team and Greece […] will be with us. After all, he said it himself two days ago “said Liolios at a press conference.
If the presence of the 2021 NBA champion and double regular season MVP is a great asset for Greece, the precedents of Euro 2015 (5th) and the 2019 World Cup (11th) have shown that the mere presence of Giannis does not did not guarantee results as convincing as hoped.
Greece will face Italy, Croatia, Ukraine, Great Britain and Estonia in Group C, which will take place in Milan.
