Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo will play for the Greek national team at EuroBasket 2022 in September, Greek Basketball Federation President Vaggelis Liolios has confirmed.
Antetokounmpo hinted at the news himself on social media last week after he tweeted a picture wearing the Greek national team shorts with a caption of emojis that included a “soon” arrow and the Greek flag.
The news comes after the two-time NBA MVP and his team were eliminated from the 2022 Playoffs after losing to the Boston Celtics in the second round. The Bucks had won the 2021 NBA Championship with the small forward winning Finals MVP.
At the end of this season, the “Greek Freak” was selected to the NBA All-Defensive First Team for the fourth-straight year.