Giannis

Protesting farmers with their tractors take part in a rally outside an agricultural fair in the port city of Thessaloniki, northern Greece, Thursday. Greek farmers - hit by rising costs and crop damage caused by recent floods and wildfires - are threatening to block highways to press demands for tax relief and higher subsidy payments. [Giannis Papanikos/AP]

Giannis is the only player in the top-10 list under 30 years old

Apparently, nobody can resist Giannis’ blue and white jersey

He is a courageous lad, said Galis about Giannis

“I’m not an American. I do not want to be the face of the NBA, but to be Giannis and work. For the National Team I wish we had qualified”

Giannis had 30 points

Panathinaikos and Olympiakos lost some ground this week in the Euroleague, as their road defeats pulled them further away from the top-eight of the table that leads to the playoffs.

On Tuesday Panathinaikos went down 89-81 at Maccabi Tel Aviv, despite putting up a strong resistance to the hosts, threatening the Giannis Sfairopoulos-coached team with an upset.

Giannis was in Greece to relax