Kostas Antetokounmpo, Giannis Antetokounmpo's brother, won't play in the 2024 Paris Olympics due to a knee injury.

Credit: ZUMAPRESS.com – Scanpix
Credit ZUMAPRESS.com – Scanpix

The Greece national team will compete in the upcoming 2024 Paris Olympic Games without Kostas Antetokounmpo.

Kostas Antetokounmpo

Kostas  Antetokounmpo
Team: Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens
Greece
Position: PF
Age: 26
Height: 208 cm
Weight: 91 kg
Birth place: Athens, Greece

Antetokounmpo underwent additional tests by the national team and Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens staff, which showed that the player won't recover for the Olympic Games because of his knee injury.

During the 2023-24 season, Antetokounmpo averaged 7 minutes, 2.6 points, 1.7 rebounds, and 3.3 PIR per game in 31 EuroLeague appearances for the title-winners Panathinaikos.

The 26-year-old averaged 9 minutes, 3.0 points, 2.5 rebounds, and 1.0 EFF per game in 2 Olympic Qualifying tournament appearances for Greece this summer.

Either Nikos Chougkaz or Michalis Lountzis is expected to fill the gap in Greece Olympic roster for the 2024 Paris Olympic basketball tournament.

In the 2024 Paris Olympic basketball tournament, Greece will play an opening game on July 27 against Canada.

Current Greece roster for Paris Olympics

Player Team
Kostas Papanikolaou Olympiacos Piraeus (Greece)
Nick Calathes Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul (Turkiye)
Giannoulis Larentzakis Olympiacos Piraeus (Greece)
Giannis Antetokounmpo Milwaukee Bucks (NBA)
Georgios Papagiannis Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul (Turkiye)
Konstantinos "Dinos" Mitoglou Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens (Greece)
Thomas Walkup Olympiacos Piraeus (Greece)
Vassilis Charalampopoulos Banco di Sardegna Sassari (Italy)
Dimitris Moraitis Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens (Greece)
Panagiotis Kalaitzakis Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens (Greece)
Vassilis Toliopoulos Aris Midea Thessaloniki (Greece)

Greece Basketball Olympics 2024 schedule

Exhibition games schedule

Game Time Date TV Score
vs. Puerto Rico 17:30 CET/11:30 ET July 16 ERT 67-65
vs. Serbia 20:00 CET/14:00 ET July 22 ERT3 TBD

2024 Paris Olympic basketball tournament schedule

Game Time Date TV Score
vs. Canada 9 p.m. CET/3 p.m. ET July 27 ERT/Peacock TBD
vs. Spain 11 a.m. CET/5 a.m. ET July 30 ERT/Peacock TBD
vs. Australia 1:30 p.m./7:30 a.m. ET August 2 ERT/Peacock TBD
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