EM clap for NBA superstar
Turks humble Greeks with “Ode to basketball”
13.09.2025, 00:55 a.m.
Basketball world champion Germany will meet Turkey in the European Championship final on Sunday. The Turks gain their semi-final against Greece surprisingly clearly and are in the European Championship final for the first time in 24 years.
Turkey is the opponent of the German world champions in the final of the European Basketball Championship. The team led by the NBA-Jungstar Alperen Sengün from the Houston Rockets made exceptional athletes Giannis Antetokounmpo and its Greeks in the semi-finals unexpectedly with 94:68 (49:31). On Sunday (8 p.m./RTL and Magenta Sport) The Turks play for their first European Championship title in the final of Riga against Germany.
The best thrower of Türkiye was Ercan Osmani with 28 points, Sengün came up to 15 points and twelve rebounds. Antetocounmpo ultimately booked twelve points and also twelve rebounds for a weak appearance. The star of the Milwaukee Bucks had only achieved four points throughout the first half.
“It was an ode to basketball,” enthuses Magenta Sport commentator Michael Körner. “It was a basketball once,” added Magenta Sport expert via Günther. “Thanks to everyone, everyone left everything on the floor to get the victory. We came together a month before the tournament. Everyone sacrificed so much to get this trophy,” says Osmani.
Meanwhile, the Germans meet the team of coach icon Ergo Ataman for the second time this summer. During the preparation, Dennis Schröder and Co. had already defeated Turkey in the semi -finals of the Supercup in Munich with 73:71, but was difficult for a long time. For the Turks it is the second participation in an EM final. In 2001 they lost the game for gold against Yugoslavia at their home tournament.
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