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Giannis breaks Bucks record in NBA win over Houston
Giannis Antetokounmpo has broken Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s Milwaukee rebounding record as he combined with Damian Lillard to steer the Bucks to a 128-119 NBA win over the Houston Rockets. Antetokounmpo had …
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Antetokounmpo sets new franchise record in Bucks win
Giannis Antetokounmpo has set a Milwaukee Bucks franchise record with 64 points in a single game to lead his team to a 140-126 win over the visiting Indiana Pacers. Antetokounmpo …
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Greek powerhouses Panathinaikos and Olympiakos stumble in Euroleague away games
Both Panathinaikos and Olympiakos suffered defeats on the road on Thursday for the Euroleague,undermining for their efforts in Belgrade and Monaco respectively. The Greens went down 92-87 at Partizan in …
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Antetokounmpo and other big name NBA stars set to miss out on Paris Olympics
Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo, Dallas’ Luka Doncic and Minnesota’s Karl-Anthony Towns all still have a chance to play in next summer’s Paris Olympics. But at least two of those stars won’t …
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Greece to host one of the Pre-Olympic Games basketball tournaments
Greece is one of the top contenders to organise one of the pre-Olympic tournaments in July – shortly before the 2024 Olympic Games. Together with Latvia and Spain – are …
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Giannis on fire as Bucks down Wizards in NBA
Giannis Antetokounmpo has turned on a scoring display as his Milwaukee Bucks won a fifth consecutive NBA game, 142-129, over the Washington Wizards. The Greek superstar bagged 42 points on …
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Antetokounmpo shines as Bucks bounce back in NBA
Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 35 points and Bobby Portis added 19 off the bench to help the Milwaukee Bucks snap their two-game NBA losing streak with a 118-109 win against the …
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Panathinaikos downs Olympiacos to go outright first in the Greek Basket League
A dominant final quarter and performance from Dinos Mitoglou powered Panathinaikos to a major away victory over their bitter rivals, Olympiacos. The “Trifylli” defeated the Piraeus side 54-66 at the …
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Player, referee and coach, what can’t this 16-year-old Greek Australian do?
It’s not every day you see a 16-year-old girl win a referee award a year on from winning a coaching award for a gig she started at the age of …
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Top Greek basketball coach Ioannidis dies: officials
Greece’s most successful basketball coach Yiannis Ioannidis died Wednesday aged 78, officials said. Nicknamed “the blonde”, the famously superstitious, chain-smoking and short-tempered Ioannidis tallied 418 victories in under 500 games …