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Titanfall: Why the NBA’s biggest stars failed at EuroBasket
With the big three of EuroBasket 2022 not even making it to the medal round, Emmet Ryan breaks down how changing cultures in basketball have been behind the shocking exists of Antetkounmpo, Doncic, Jokic, and more There’s a poster just inside the media entrance of the Mercedes-Benz Arena. The main promo for EuroBasket and similar […]
Giannis puts Greece on his back to surge past brave Ukraine
Without Giannis Anteotkounmpo, Greece looked like just another basketball team. With him, they were far too much for a Ukraine side that showed it’s of no mood to let the dream stop once it gets to Berlin A refreshed Giannis Antetokounmpo came to play in the battle of unbeaten sides as he started padding the […]
Italy bend the knee to King Giannis
It took a whole lot of walking and climbing in the hours before tonight’s main event for Emmet Ryan to truly appreciate the wonder of Giannis Antetokounmpo as the Greek Freak led his side to victory over hosts Italy Here’s the thing about middle age. The feats of wondrous athleticism you see from the media […]
Giannis caps Europe’s greatest night
First there was Luka, then there was Rudy, then the big one at the end. Giannis Antetokounmpo, the Greek Freak, the NBA MVP for 2019. Emmet Ryan on how a continent celebrated an extraordinary night from the shores of Dunkirk, through the lakes of Slovenia, to the islands of Greece Look, Luka was the one […]
Post All Star break betting tactics
With the NBA All Star weekend coming up, the home straight for NBA bettors is in sight. Now it’s time to get smart around your strategy as the big names battle it out for playoff position Trust in the Bucks even if you don’t I see you there, fully convinced the Golden State Warriors […]
Luka makes history while Europe watches
The last word most certainly belonged to Giannis Antetokounmpo but on a night when Europe’s two young superstars squared off, Luka Doncic became only the second teenager to record a triple double in NBA history and he did so at a reasonable hour for his homeland. Emmet Ryan on a special night for European hoops […]
Giannis sets a new career high
The Bucks fell to the Pelicans last night but Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo had a career night as the Greek Freak scored 29 points.
Giannis Antetotkounmpo is a freaking cheat code
True story, when I was born I was 56cm long and 3.9kg. Long range forecasts would have put me in the Greek Freak range although you’d have to come up with an Irish equivalent. Those long range projections were wrong because, as the Suns found out last night, there is only one Giannis Antetokounmpo. Props […]
Big jam by Giannis Antetokounmpo as Greece beat Slovenia
The summer of the Greek Freak continued today. Another game, another highlight reel moment. This time it was Kostas Sloukas setting up Giannis Antetokounmpo for the alley-oop dunk as Greece beat Slovenia 79-71 in the Huawai Cup, a 2014 FIBA World Cup of Basketball warm-up tournament.
Giannis Antetokounmpo with the big dunk against Lithuania
Το κάρφωμα του Γιάννη Αντετοκούνμπο με τη… by 22ios The Greek Freak continues to bring his exciting style of play to the FIBA World Cup warm-up games. The Milwaukee Bucks man made this jams during today’s international between his native Greece and Lithuania. We’ll have more on this game later on BiE.
Oh no you didn’t! Giannis Antetokounmpo dunks the nation of France
Charles de Gaulle, Francois Mitterand, Gerard Depardieu, you call all feel this right? This was nascent anger from the Greek Freak tonight. Giannis Antetokounmpo, of the Milwaukee Bucks, did this for the Greek national team against France tonight in a FIBA World Cup warm-up game.
Podcast: Talking Euroleague, NBA transactions, Lithuania basketball
Episode #44 of the BallinEurope/heinnews co-produced “Taking the Charge” podcast series is now available online or via iTunes. This week’s podcast pays homage to the axiom that, when in doubt about what to talk about in European basketball, simply go to Lithuania. And who better to discuss Team Lithuania’s chances in Eurobasket 2013, Linas Kleiza’s […]