SHENZHEN, China: Greece's coach said that NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo had been the victim of a lack of"respect" after being fouled out as the team narrowly exited the Basketball World Cup on Monday .
They went for broke in the fourth quarter and were up by 10 points with just over eight minutes left, as the tension went up a notch in Shenzhen. He was seen remonstrating with the officials after Greece's fate was sealed, but overall, the reigning MVP was not on the top of his game at the World Cup."He came every day to fight on the court, of course he did not get the respect he wants and I mean about the two fouls he received today, the third and the fifth," said Greece coach Thanasis Skourtopoulos."That's finished because I don't like to talk about the referees too much.
Despite losing, the Czechs now need a USA victory over Brazil later Monday to reach the quarter-finals.
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