Everyone understands that whether Giannis Antetokounmpo can join the team or not will greatly affect Greece’s success at the FIBA World Cup 2023.
Ahead of the tournament, Giannis Antetokounmpo was named in the expanded roster of Team Greece. However, the Milwaukee Bucks star underwent surgery on his left knee earlier this summer, leaving his eligibility for the 2023 FIBA World Cup in doubt.
Will Antetokounmpo play for the Greek team as the group stage approaches?
Will Giannis Antetokounmpo play for Greece at the 2023 FIBA World Cup?
In early July, The Athletic’s Shams Charania, Eric Nehm and Joe Vardon reported that Antetokounmpo had surgery on his left knee to “clean up loose cartilage.” He was named to Greece’s 22-player roster for the 2023 FIBA World Cup later that month, giving Greek fans hope that he would compete.
Greece head coach Dimitris Itoudis has not given an official update on Antetokounmpo’s condition, saying only that he is “working hard” to play at the 2023 FIBA World Cup. Brian Windhorst, who is reporting of the tournament for ESPN, believes it is only a matter of time before Antetokounmpo is removed.
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“I would sаy the signs [indicate that] it’s very difficult for Giannis to play after that knee ιnjury — he’s not going to be able to participate in games coming up in the very near future,” Windhorst said on “NBA Today” with Malika Andrew.
“It’s a difficult decision for Giannis because I’m sure he wants to play. But I would be very surprised if he can play this summer.”
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Greek team lineup for FIBA World Cup 2023
Here is Greece’s preliminary roster for the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup:
NoPlayerfirstGiannis Antetokounmpo2Kostas Antetokounmpo3Thanasis Antetokounmpo4Dimitris Agravanis5Lefteris Bochoridis6Manos Chatzidakis7Nikos Chougkaz8Dimitris Flionis9Panagiotis KalaitzakistenGiannoulis Larentzakis11Michalis LountzistwelfthLefteris Mantzoukas13Dino Mitoglou14Dimitris Moraitis15Georgios Papagiannis16Kostas Papanikolaou17Ioannis Papapetrou18Nikos Rogkavopoulos19Vasilis Toliopoulos20Georgios Tsalmpouris21Thomas Walkup22Vangelis Zougris
Match schedule of Team Greece at the 2023 FIBA World Cup 2023
The Greek team will be in Group C at the FIBA World Cup 2023, along with Jordan, New Zealand and the US team. Group C matches will take place in the Philippines.
DayCompetitorTime (VN)August 26with. Jordan3:45 a.mAugust 28with. America7:40 a.mAugust 30with. New Zealand8:40 a.m
When does FIBA World Cup 2023 take place?
Date: August 25 – September 10Location: Indonesia, Japan, Philippines
The 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup begins with the Group Stage on August 25, 2023. The Finals Stage, also known as the playoffs, begins on September 5, 2023, with play championship is set for September 10.
The matches take place in 3 countries: the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia, of which the Philippines has 2 venues: Araneta Coliseum and Mall of Asia Arena, both in the capital Manila and Japan and Indonesia each have 1 competition venue. .