THE Giannis Antetokounbos He was at a press conference following Greece’s “small” final with Finland and – won the bronze medal in Eurobasket– He referred to the reason he started playing basketball again in 2010.
“I don’t remember the success of 2009 because I was in Thebes with my mother and we were selling things. I started playing basketball in 2008, stopped in 2009, came back in 2010. My coach, Zivas, told me to start basketball again to help my family, “Yannis Antetokounbos said,” throwing “his first coach.
“They gave me 300 euros a month and gave work to my mom. So in 2010 I started playing basketball again, “said the Greek Freak.