Greece ended up one game short of qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics after losing to the Czech Republic in a qualifying tournament championship game on July 4.
Giannis Antetokounmpo was not playing for Greece in that game because his Milwaukee Bucks were preparing for the NBA Finals, which commenced only a couple of days later.
However, the best player on the Greek team — and maybe in the world — is looking ahead to EuroBasket next September and hinted on Twitter he plans to play.
Taking it day by day. But I can’t wait 💪🏾🔥🇬🇷 https://t.co/I08HlPUAuM
— Giannis Antetokounmpo (@Giannis_An34) September 3, 2021
He takes great pride representing his home country Greece and even took the NBA Larry O’Brien Trophy there this off season.
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