The Greens and the Reds recorded almost identical 17-point home wins for the Euroleague.
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The Charles Antetokounmpo Family Foundation, an initiative launched by Greek-Nigerian basketball sensations the Antetokounmpo brothers to provide opportunities to children from underprivileged backgrounds, has launched a partnership with the American College of Greece.
Greens and Reds scored essential wins at the end of a double week in the Euroleague, imposing themselves on their visitors in Round 9 of the regular season.
Panathinaikos and Olympiakos are gradually improving their position on the Euroleague table.
Panathinaikos secured its first road in this season’s Euroleague beating Alba in Berlin.
Olympiakos came close to completing an impressive fightback in the Euroleague and beat Fenerbahce in Turkey on Thursday, while Panathinaikos was nowhere near beating Barcelona in Spain.
Home advantage told for Olympiakos and Panathinaikos this week in the Euroleague.
Giannis Antetokounmpo wanted to make sure his contract status didn’t distract the Milwaukee Bucks as they made a run at another championship.
As if playing two games within three days was not enough, Olympiakos and Panathinaikos also played overtime in the week’s second game.
The first Euroleague trips outside Greece proved too difficult for the country’s two representatives.
Panathinaikos defeated Bayern Munich in Athens for its maiden Euroleague win in 2023-24, while Olympiakos lost at home to a superior Barcelona.
The Euroleague featured the Greek derby in Athens on Friday from its very first round, with Olympiakos beating archrival Panathinaikos away 88-78 in overtime.
Yiannis Ioannidis, the Greek basketball league’s most successful coach, died Monday at the age of 78. He won 481 games as a coach, as well as 12 league championships and six cups.
Olympiakos won the season’s first title on Saturday lifting the Super Cup that involves the top four teams of last season’s Basket League.
Greece, already eliminated from the FIBA World Cup quarterfinals, ended its campaign Sunday with a 73-69 loss to Montenegro.
Greece has missed out on the quarterfinals of the FIBA World Cup as it crumbled against Lithuania in the second half on Friday to go down 92-67.
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