Giannis Antetokounmpo leads Greece to a 77-71 win vs. Australia

Lastly, Giannis remembered the day he was asked to carry the flag. “The day they told me and asked me if I’d be willing to represent the country and be the flag barrier, my first response was, ‘I want my captain, Kostas Papanikolaou, to do it.’ He had more national team appearances than me. But it was like, ‘No, we want you to do it because you represent everything that sports represents: the way you carry yourself on the court and off the court; we love you to do it.’ “And, I said, great. It’d be an honor for me to do it. And when I did it, as I said, the biggest honor that I’ve ever done in my life,” Giannis stressed. “And I know that my father is watching from heaven, and he’s dancing about this. It’s something that might not happen again. I might win another [NBA] championship, I might win another MVP: who knows? But I might never carry the flag. -via BasketNews / August 2, 2024