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The United States has seen a 662 percent spike in two years in the number of people called Giannis thanks to the growing popularity of Greek NBA star Giannis Antetokounmpo, USA Today has reported.

AEK edged out Peristeri away on Saturday in Game 4 of the third-place play-offs to win the best-of-five series 3-1 and clinch the third spot in this year's Basket League.

Panathinaikos predictably swept Promitheas in Game 1 of the Basket League finals on Monday, but Peristeri upset host AEK in the battle for third on Sunday.

Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 21 points for the Milwaukee Bucks, but that was not enough to stop the Toronto Raptors from winning Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals with a 100-94 score and advance to the NBA finals.

The Bucks had led 2-0 in the series but the Raptors bounced back to win the series 4-2 and win the conference finals for the first time in their history.

The body of an Anadolu Agency correspondent was recovered on May 23 two weeks after he went missing.     

"This is my personal opinion and I speak on my behalf. I know that there is some initiative for Pristina to enter the competition, but I know that such an idea does not have the support of the clubs," Dodik said.

Greek basketball was dealt a devastating blow on Monday as Olympiakos eventually chose not to show up for the play-off match against Panathinaikos, which means the automatic relegation of the Reds to the A2 division.

Panathinaikos and Olympiakos scored easy wins on Saturday for the Basket League, but the big question hangs over this coming Wednesday's game between Olympiakos and Promitheas, that could see the Reds get relegated.

Defending EuroLeague champion Real Madrid have been the first to qualify now in the Final Four phase, eliminating Greek opponents Panathinaikos OPAP in the quarterfinal.

Real Madrid has swept Panathinaikos with three wins in as many games thanks to an 89-82 win in Athens on Tuesday, to leave the Greek champion out of the Euroleague Final Four.

Unlike in Games 1 and 2, the Greens this time were unable to contain the Spanish attack for long and despite some very good spells they were second best overall in this game.