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Antetokounmpo, 27, was a last-minute scratch with back issues. Attempting to cover for his brother, Kostas Antetokounmpo posted a 19-point, 13-rebound double-double. Tyler Dorsey of the Dallas Mavericks went for 16 points, four assists, three rebounds, and one steal, while Milwaukee Bucks’ Thanasis Antetokounmpo contributed eight points.

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Greece survived the back-and-forth prep game overcoming a stellar performance of Furkan Korkmaz. The Philadelphia 76ers sharpshooter put up a 22-point, 10-rebound double-double.

Additional NBA production from Cedi Osman of the Cleveland Cavaliers ending up with 17 points to his name and Alperen Sengun of the Houston Rockets logging ten points to go along with eight rebounds and seven assists. Also, Frutti Extra Bursaspor’s Yigitcan Saybir picked up an injury.

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An interesting twist occurred in the third quarter as Ergin Ataman was ejected with 4:13 left in the period. He actually refused to leave the court and instead sat in the courtside seats to watch the remainder of the friendly contest in Athens. His side finished 3-3 in August friendly action.

oping to finally bring in injured Giorgos Papagiannis plus the Greek Freak and Ioannis Papapetrou returning to action, Greece will visit Serbia and welcome Belgium next week at the top of the 2023 World Cup European Qualifiers Group I. Shifting to the 2022 EuroBasket Group C, it will face Croatia, Italy, Great Britain, Ukraine, and Estonia in early September.

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On the other end, another national team entering Group I of the World Cup European Qualifiers, Turkey will be on the road versus Latvia and host Serbia. The preliminary round of EuroBasket features Montenegro, Bulgaria, Georgia, Belgium, and Spain in Tbilisi’s Group A.

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Potential L.A. Lakers signing Kyrie Irving is one of the best players in the NBA, but he is also a giant headache, writer Mark Medina has told GiveMeSport.

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Irving was drafted first overall in 2011 by the Cleveland Cavaliers and really started to take over in his third season. After LeBron James came back to Cleveland, James and Irving led the Cavs to an NBA title in 2016. Yet, following that, everything started to go downhill.

In July 2017, Irving requested a trade from Cleveland and a month later joined the Boston Celtics. He then left Boston in the summer of 2019 to sign with the Brooklyn Nets. Yet, after dealing with injuries and sitting out games, he once again asked for a trade and was dealt to the Dallas Mavericks.

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He’s headed for free agency in July and reports have claimed that James is pushing for the Lakers to sign Irving and re-ignite their partnership. However, Medina has pointed out some of the problems that come with the 6 foot 2 guard.

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Irving struggles to stay healthy
“I think when you talk to people in the front offices around the league, they think, yeah, he has a great basketball talent, but he’s one giant headache. There’s a lot of unpredictability as far as his availability goes, because he has had a lot of injuries. Even though he trains really well and is well-conditioned and has a great game, he’s had struggles with staying healthy on the court,” Medina told GiveMeSport.

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“Then it’s all the other extracurriculars. There’s been so many times in the last few years when he’s had leave of absences with just taking personal days without any explanations. Then there’s been a lot of unique circumstances like not adhering to the vaccine mandate when playing for a Brooklyn Nets organization in a city that had a vaccine mandate, and therefore didn’t make them available for games.”

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As Mark Medina says, Kyrie Irving has struggled to stay healthy as he hasn’t played over 70 games since the 2016-17 season with Cleveland, which was his last with the Cavs. Yet, he did seem to find a bit of success in Dallas as he averaged over 38 minutes per game and averaged 27 points per game.

However, the Mavericks missed the playoffs after being in a playoff spot when they traded for him. With that, his future in Dallas is uncertain as Irving is a free agent this summer.

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The Golden State Warriors went to 6 NBA Finals and won 4 NBA championships in a span of eight years. Stephen Curry and the rest of the roster have deservedly earned plaudits for their continued excellence. However, there was one person who played a pivotal role in building this iconic team, Bob Myers.

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Myers, the President of Basketball Operations and General Manager of the Golden State Warriors resigned from his position recently. Myers played a key role in hiring head coach, Steve Kerr, and made crucial decisions to retain core players like Klay Thompson and acquire stars like Kevin Durant.

Under Myers’ leadership, the Warriors won four championships and achieved the best regular-season record in NBA history. Additionally, he was recognized as the NBA Executive of the Year twice. Naturally, his departure from the organization has raised concerns among fans. However, there is one person Warriors fans will love to see take over the role.

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Warriors veteran Andre Iguodala might have played his last game for Golden State. Throughout his time with the team, Iguodala has been instrumental in providing guidance and mentorship to the younger players. His contributions were particularly noteworthy during the Warriors’ successful campaign to win the 2015 NBA Championship.

His exceptional defensive skills against LeBron James played a significant role in the series, earning him the honor of 2015 NBA Finals MVP. Iguodala wished Myers after his decision via a tweet. He tweeted “To more life Robert, appreciate you!”

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Fans were quick to point out how Iggy knows the franchise inside out and would do a great job as Myers’ successor.

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Despite losing the architect behind their legendary dynasty, Warriors fans found hope in the form of Iguodala. One fan tweeted, “We need you Iggy.”

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While the Los Angeles Lakers were swept out of the Western Conference Finals on Monday by the Denver Nuggets, the Miami Heat and Boston Celtics are still fighting to decide the Eastern Conference crown.

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Miami led the East Finals 3-0 and was fully expected to advance, but it lost the next two games by double-digits to make things interesting. Then on Saturday, it lost in gut-wrenching fashion, 104-103, on a last-second putback by Boston guard Derrick White.

LeBron James put up a cryptic post on his Instagram account that seemed to imply he had some money coming in as a result of Miami’s Game 6 loss.

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Game 7 of that series will take place on Monday in Boston, and suddenly the Celtics have what seems to be an excellent shot at becoming the first NBA team to win a playoff series after trailing it 3-0.

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