Two-time NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo broke down in tears on Sunday afternoon, as he certified with Greece for his first ever Olympics that may happen later this month.
Giannis & Greece Qualify For Olympics
Even supposing he has an excellent CV within the NBA thru his occupation to this point, something Giannis Antetokounmpo hasnโt controlled to do is qualify for the Olympic video gamesโฆ. till now.
Greece edged previous Croatia in a qualifier ultimate to earn their spot on the Paris Olympics which get underway on the finish of this month. It is going to be Greeceโs fourth time on the video games and Antetokounmpoโs first.
Giannis dropped 23 issues within the ultimate qualifier and Greeceโs talisman was once emotional after the fit when speaking about his satisfaction within the workforce.
โThe most productive athletes on this planet compete within the Olympic Video games,โ Antetokounmpo mentioned. โNow we have not anything to lose โฆ I truly consider we have now an out of this world workforce and we will be able to accomplish one thing particular.โ
Iโve by no means cheat the sport.. See you in Paris
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โ Giannis Antetokounmpo (@Giannis_An34) July 7, 2024
โItโs an out of this world feeling, since I used to be a child I all the time sought after to play within the Olympic Video games.โ
Antetokounmpo was once in tears following qualification and after suffering with an harm in opposition to the tip of this season, it was once transparent to peer simply how a lot it intended to the 29-year-old.
Even supposing Greece have their very own MVP on facet, their qualification procedure wasnโt all simple crusing and so they took on some difficult fighters, in particular within the type of Slovenia within the semi ultimate.
Luka Doncic and Slovenia have been no fit for the Greeks on Saturday thoughand on the finish of a brutal season for Doncic he in spite of everything earned a leisure as his country have been unceremoniously dumped out of qualifiers through Antetokounmpo.
However for Giannis his season continues into the tip of the month, with the basketball getting underway on the Olympics at the twenty seventh of July.
At the side of Greece โ Brazil, Spain and Puerto Rico all certified for the Paris video games after qualifiers having received their finals in different tournaments.