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Giannis Antetokounmpo: “I wanted to play, but I couldn’t”

 

The “Greek Freak” Giannis Antetokounmpo described his decision not to play with the Greek National Team in the Europbasket 2017 by saying that “[I]t was not that I did not want to play, I could not play”.

“Day after day I get better. My knee is constantly improving”, said Giannis and added that:

The “Greek Freak” blocks shots with his elbows now?! (video)

The “Greek Freak” has managed to do all sorts of things this season in the NBA. But it seems he is always breaking new grounds. This time Giannis Antetokounmpo added a rare highlight to his already packed reel by blocking a shot with his elbow. Just another reminder of why he is called a “Freak”. The unlucky player on the receiving end was Toronto Raptor’s Norman Powell.