National Basketball Association

Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks is the highest-paid European player in the NBA for the 2018-19 season according to a survey published by Forbes, which also includes estimates for off-court earnings.

According to Forbes, "The Greek Freak," who ranks seventh on the list, earned an estimated 43.2 million dollars this season.

And this year, Webit will welcome the leaders of the largest and most innovative companies in the world, NOVA TV reports. 

Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (c) of Greece is surrounded by the Brooklyn Nets defense in the first half of the NBA basketball game between the Milwaukee Bucks and the Brooklyn Nets at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, Monday. Antetokounmpo flirted with a triple-double as he helped his team dominate the Nets. [EPA]

Greece's homegrown NBA All-Star, Giannis Antetokounmpo, predicted that tennis star Stefanos Tsitsipas will soon become the new "Greek freak" as his career takes off following his impressive appearance at the Australian Open last month.

NBA team Cleveland Cavaliers' Turkish forward Cedi Osman has set a new career record by scoring 29 points against Miami Heat on Friday.

An Istanbul prosecutor has applied for an Interpol "red notice" to be issued for Turkish NBA player Enes Kanter for his links to FETÖ, the group that is widely believed to have orchestrated the failed coup attempt of 2016.

Turkish Basketball Federation (TBF) chief and former NBA player Hidayet Türkoğlu has rebuked New York Knicks center Enes Kanter's remarks on Turkey as a "smear campaign."

Rick Pitino is new the new coach of six-time Euroleague champion Panathinaikos. The legendary NCAA coach arrived in Athens on Wednesday and announced he has already signed his contract until the end of the season and will be present at the evening's training session.

Giannis Antetokounmpo has learned to speak kindly to referees when calls do not go his way, the Milwaukee power forward said after the Bucks outlasted the San Antonio Spurs 135-129 in the NBA on Saturday.

A controversial television sports commentator faces charges of committing a racist crime after making derogatory remarks against Panathinaikos basketball player Thanasis Antetokounmpo last week.