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The biggest day has arrived for Giannis Antetokounmpo and the chosen one of his heart Mariah Riddlespringer.

Germany overcame a sleepy start to ease past Greece 76-63 on Tuesday and become the first team through to the semi-finals of the Paris Olympic men's basketball tournament.

Franz Wagner led Germany with 18 points while Dennis Schroder chipped in with 13 as the World Cup champions improved their record to 4-0.

Greece and Slovenia go head to head on Saturday at the Peace and Friendship Stadium (SEF) in Piraeus in one of eight semifinal games of the Olympic qualifying competitions to determine the final four men's basketball berths for the Paris Games.

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MIES - Former Serbian basketball star Predrag Stojakovic has been inducted into the 2024 FIBA Hall of Fame.

In a statement, the Basketball Federation of Serbia said a ceremony for Stojakovic and other inductees would be held in Singapore in September.

WASHINGTON - Serbia's Ambassador to Washington Marko Djuric says intensive work is underway to arrange a visit to Serbia by one of the top teams in the US National Basketball Association (NBA).

CHICAGO - Serbia's NBA superstar Nikola Jokic says there is still "a long way to go" until the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris and that Serbia head coach Svetislav Pesic will be the first to know whether he will be playing for the national team next summer.

Retired NBA stars Tony Parker, Dirk Nowitzki, Dwyane Wade and Pau Gasol and legendary San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich were among those inducted on Aug. 12 into the Basketball Hall of Fame.

You might imagine that the last thing any professional athlete might want to do when they're not training or playing would be to spend time watching other sports. After all, with the millions of dollars at their disposal wouldn't they be better on a long vacation or relaxing in their undoubtedly lavish cribs?

The coach of Serbia, Svetislav Pei, has not yet announced the list of players and will do so on Monday, but it seems that the current NBA champion will not be on it.
While we wait for that to finally happen, "Mozzart Sport" has certain knowledge about the names on the list - and it doesn't look good.