now has a little more time to get ready for the NBA season.The reigning NBA MVP’s stay at the World Cup is over, even after a victory in the team’s finale. Greece needed to beat the Czechs by at least 12 points to have any chance of reaching the quarterfinals, and instead is heading home after an 84-77 win on Monday wasn’t enough to push it to the next round.
Giannis Antetokounmpo did not make himself available to reporters for the second consecutive game. He also told FIBA officials that he was too upset to speak Saturday after Greece’s 69-53 loss to the U.S. "He came, he worked 100%, he tried 100% to get this game," Greece coach Thanasis Skourtopoulous said.
It almost worked: Nick Calathes’ deep 3-pointer with 7 seconds left pushed Greece’s lead to nine, but Jaromir Bohacik — who was 5 for 6 from the line in the final 20 seconds — made a pair with 4.6 seconds remaining, and that was the end for Greece.
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