FIBA world No. 9 team Greece, which boasts off a national team anchored around NBA champion and back-to-back Most Valuable Player Giannis Antetokounmpo, the power-dunking 6-foot-9 forward of the Milwaukee Bucks, is headed to the Philippines.
Player Giannis Antetokounmpo, the power-dunking 6-foot-9 forward of the Milwaukee Bucks, is headed to the Philippines.
Day passes and other ticket packages are already on sale at https://philippines-ticketing.worldcup.basketball/. Fans of Antetokounmpo and Greece, even Milwaukee Bucks, can avail of the Follow My Team Pass which allows pass holders to watch five games that their preferred team will play in the Group Phase. The two remaining dates of play will be decided depending on their position after the first round of the Group Phase.
The Heat eliminated the Bucks 4-1 in the first round of the NBA Eastern Conference Playoffs late April, and the Greek Freak might be aching to exact vengeance on a global stage. While the up-close sighting of Antetokounmpo, who led the Bucks to the NBA championship in 2021 after snagging consecutive MVP honors in 2019 and 2020, will be a first for most Filipino fans, this year’s FIBA World Cup actually marks the third time he will be sharing the playing court with Gilas Pilipinas, having suited up for the Greek national team in the 2014 World Cup in Spain and the 2019 World Cup in China .
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