Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo and Greece are winless in the Paris Olympics
The Paris Olympics are underway, and Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo is playing for Greece. While the two-time MVP has performed well in Paris, his team is winless through two Group Phase games. This includes a loss to Spain on Tuesday, a game in which Antetokounmpo led all scorers with 27 points.
It was Memphis Grizzlies forward Santi Aldama who led the way for Spain in this game, finishing with 19 points, 12 rebounds, two assists, and three blocks. An NBA veteran, Aldama is the leader of Spain's roster for these Olympics, and showed exactly why in this big win over Spain.While Aldama led his team to victory behind an impressive individual performance, he was also on the wrong end of a Giannis Antetokounmpo dunk.
On the dunk by Antetokounmpo, Aldama told BasketNews, "Posters, all this kind of stuff, it's tough, especially with a guy like him. You just try to make a defensive play. You can either step away or try to block the shot. You probably block it only one out of ten times, but I tried."Title: Credentialed writer covering the NBA for Sports Illustrated's FanNation Email: joeylinn52@gmail.
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