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The Greek National Team will line up with significant absences, but also significant presences, in the two games against Ukraine and Spain, as part of the second qualifying phase for MundoBasket 2027 , after the two heavy defeats it suffered in July against Romania and Poland. In fact, Vassilis Spanoulis will not have Giannis Antetokounmpo and Kostas Sloukas at his disposal, who played a key role in winning the bronze medal at EuroBasket 2025. The Greek Freak has been playing basketball since March 15th, and therefore his new team, the Miami Heat, has not given its consent for him to participate in the upcoming games, fearing a possible injury.
“Because not many people know this, to join the national team, you have to pay insurance to play,” Giannis Antetokounmpo explained. “For NBA players who hold massive contracts, if I go and get injured while competing in FIBA, the insurance covers the contract I have.” “I wasn’t called up,” he added, vowing to return for the critical upcoming FIBA window. “We thought that playing against Romania and Portugal would be easy. Yes, we made a mistake. We underestimated them. We dropped both matches, and now we have two crucial games ahead. If I am selected, then I will probably be there.”
That's when the Johnsons adopted Michael, a little boy from a Romanian orphanage, and brought him home to Atlanta. Michael was diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, an incurable disease, after arriving in the U.S. He also developed a rare, feverish passion for car keys and key fobs. "He would hold them in his lap and he would just want different one's on different days," Cheryl said. "And when he got sicker, and he got on the ventilator, he even talked about the car that Jesus drives. And if you need to know, Jesus drives a red Silverado." In October 2021, Michael died at the age of 33, departing the world in that bright red Chevy and leaving his parents along the side of road, clutching photos and that extensive collection which they have cherished.
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Former Clippers player CJ Williams signed with Romanian team CSM Corona Brasov for the 2023-24 season.
Former Wizards player Jarell Eddie signed with Romanian team U-BT Cluj Napoca for the 2023-24 season.
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Christos Tsaltas: Great game by Neemias Queta, who led Portugal into an important road win over Romania (75-59). 20 points / 10 rebounds / 10-18 FG Queta showed growth and leadership. #SacramentoProud #Portugal
Quinton Mayo: Washington Wizards GM Tommy Sheppard will be attending tomorrow's game between Israel and Romania per @Noapoplinger Deni Avdija is expected to play after a positive COVID test caused him to miss two exhibition games in Georgia.
