×
GreekEnglish

×
  • Politics
  • Diaspora
  • World
  • Lifestyle
  • Travel
  • Culture
  • Sports
  • Cooking
Sunday
08
Mar 2026
weather symbol
Athens 11°C
  • Home
  • Politics
  • Economy
  • World
  • Diaspora
  • Lifestyle
  • Travel
  • Culture
  • Sports
  • Mediterranean Cooking
  • Weather
Contact follow Protothema:
Powered by Cloudevo
> Sports

Giannis Antetokounmpo Reflects on Emotions: “My Best Effort Never Wavers”

FIBA, the NBA, and the Milwaukee Bucks praised the Greek forward for his emotional outburst after the match against Croatia

Newsroom July 8 10:54

Overwhelming Emotion at SEF

On Sunday night, thrilling moments unfolded at SEF as the national basketball team qualified for the Paris Olympic Games. Giannis Antetokounmpo couldn’t contain his excitement over this significant achievement.

What it means for Giannis ?#FIBAOQT pic.twitter.com/rpacKTH6PA

— FIBA (@FIBA) July 7, 2024

Emotional Moments Post-Game

A few minutes after the final whistle, Giannis took his children onto the court. He then stepped away from his teammates, sat down, and burst into tears, holding one of his sons who had a “ticket” to Paris.

“I never played without putting my best foot forward. Rendezvous in Paris #Atoutaler,” Giannis wrote a few hours later in his first Instagram post following the national team’s qualification for the Olympic Games.

Praise from FIBA, the NBA, and the Milwaukee Bucks

FIBA, the NBA, and the Milwaukee Bucks celebrated Giannis’s emotional reaction, sharing the video of his breakdown after the pre-Olympic tournament.

Locker Room Emotions

In the locker room, Giannis again broke down, realizing he had achieved another childhood dream by participating with the Greek National Team in the Olympic Games. He tearfully hugged his brother.

>Related articles

Esat, the last Pasha of Ioannina: Captivity, the applause of Greeks in Piraeus, staying in a luxury hotel in Kifisia

Actor Christos Valavanidis has passed away

The new Road Traffic Code brings the first positive results: Noticeable reduction in fatal road accidents in Attica

What it means for Giannis ?#FIBAOQT pic.twitter.com/rpacKTH6PA

— FIBA (@FIBA) July 7, 2024

Finding His Smile Again

A little later, he calmed down and found his smile again with the entrance of Nick Calathes.


News Today:

Ask me anything

Explore related questions

##Atoutaler#basketball#Giannis Antetokoumpo#greece#MVP#national team#Nick Calathes.#Paris2024
> More Sports

Follow en.protothema.gr on Google News and be the first to know all the news

See all the latest News from Greece and the World, the moment they happen, at en.protothema.gr

> Latest Stories

Alarm in the Strait of Hormuz upgraded to “Extreme Risk” – Sailors killed and escalation of attacks on shipping

March 7, 2026

The US sent supersonic B-1 bombers to Britain, a move that may signal the “major strike”

March 7, 2026

Esat, the last Pasha of Ioannina: Captivity, the applause of Greeks in Piraeus, staying in a luxury hotel in Kifisia

March 7, 2026

Lefteris Petrounias Wins Silver in the Rings Final at the Baku World Cup

March 7, 2026

Pezeshkian responds to Trump on unconditional surrender: “A dream you will take to your grave”

March 7, 2026

Actor Christos Valavanidis has passed away

March 7, 2026

The new Road Traffic Code brings the first positive results: Noticeable reduction in fatal road accidents in Attica

March 7, 2026

Thriller over the disappearance of the “rebetis of Aristotelous” in Thessaloniki

March 7, 2026
All News

> World

Alarm in the Strait of Hormuz upgraded to “Extreme Risk” – Sailors killed and escalation of attacks on shipping

The warning was issued after a new deadly attack on a commercial vessel, as military tensions in the Middle East continue to escalate

March 7, 2026

The US sent supersonic B-1 bombers to Britain, a move that may signal the “major strike”

March 7, 2026

Pezeshkian responds to Trump on unconditional surrender: “A dream you will take to your grave”

March 7, 2026

How Iran fell from within: The “invisible” traitor and the decisive role of Mossad

March 7, 2026

A wave of Iranian attacks on Israel and strikes in Gulf countries – Tehran is our enemy and we are not easy prey, says the president of the Emirates (Update)

March 7, 2026
Homepage
PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION POLICY COOKIES POLICY TERM OF USE
Powered by Cloudevo
Copyright © 2026 Πρώτο Θέμα