Greece’s basketball players have received their first defeat at the European Championship without the ailing superstar Giannis Antetocounmpo.
After three victories at the start, the selection of head coach Vassilis Spanoulis in Limassol/Cyprus lost with 77:80 (38:44) against Bosnia-Herzegovina.
KniebSchwerden – Antetokounmpo is still missing
Antetocounmpo was missing due to knee problems, as the Greek association announced.
It is not known whether the 30-year-old from the Milwaukee Bucks from the NBA will fail for longer. Already in the second game in Group C against host Cyprus, Antetokounmpo could not have participated.
Against Georgia (27 points) and Italy (31), the Power Forward was by far the best scorer of his team. The two -time European champion is already qualified for the round of 16.
Greece gives out victory
Without their most important players, the Greeks gave the game against Bosnia-Herzegovina after a good start. In the second quarter, the Hellenes stayed without a point, the team from the Balkans turned the duel with an 18-0 run in the period and did not give the lead.
The best throwers were Jusuf Nurkic and John Roberson, each with 18 points, and Kostas Sloukas scored 15 points for Greece.
Basketball European Championship: Doncic convinced
Luka Doncic led the Slovenes to the round of 16. In the fourth game in Group D in Katowitz/Poland, the exceptional player of the Los Angeles Lakers came to 26 points, seven rebounds and four assists at 87:79 (36:35).
Doncic had succeeded in a triple double in the previous victory against Belgium. Slovenia had lost the first two games. The Olympic second of France is also prematurely in the round of the last 16.
Lewandowski and Podolski see Poland bankruptcy
In the evening, the French added the first defeat to the host Poland, which was also qualified for the KO-round.
In front of the eyes of the football stars Robert Lewandowski and Lukas Podolski, France won almost 83:76 (41:44), Guerschon Yabusele from the NBA team New York Knicks towered over with 36 points.
Before the game, the silver medalists from Paris had to accept a setback. NBA professional Alexandre Sarr (Washington Wizards) fails because of a calf injury for the rest of the tournament.
