After defeating Croatia in the final match of one of the four FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments in Piraeus, Greece clinched a spot in the 2024 Summer Olympics before a friendly crowd not far outside Athens by defeating Croatia, 80-69 (sorry, Zach Lowe). Two-time NBA MVP, 2021 Finals MVP, 2020 Defensive Player of the Year, eight-time All-Star, and six-time All-NBA First Team selection Giannis Antetokounmpo now has another prestigious line to add to his all-time resume: Olympian.
Giannis scored 23 points plus eight boards on 8/17 shooting in 28 minutes, hitting six of his ten free throws and even adding a three:
Giannis shoots over Zubac and gives us the Michael Jordan shrug pic.