Giannis Antetokounmpo waited years to be in the Olympics. Setbacks aside, it’s been ‘incredible’

Giannis Antetokounmpo has waited a long time to be on the Olympic stage. So, when the final horn sounded in Greece's 77-71 win over Australia on Friday to keep alive his country's hopes of advancing to the knockout round, the first-time Olympian slumped, put a towel over his face and buried his head.

He was exhausted. He's not ready for this experience to end. Not yet.

"I want to enjoy it as much as I can. Right now, we don't even know if we are going to be in Paris." he said. "We wanted to be on this stage for a long time, but we weren't fortunate enough. I'm trying to enjoy every single day, with my teammates. Like, I remember that game the first day, I texted my wife and I told her 'I cannot stop smiling.' It's just the atmosphere and the vibe is just different."

Backed by Antetokounmpo, Greece made it to the Paris Games by winning a qualifying tournament...