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The shot heard around the world: One of the greatest upsets in European Basketball
It all happened in 2005 at the Belgrade Arena. The match: France vs Greece
I decided to write this article inspired by my fellow co-writer at SUPERJUMP Shawn Laib’s piece about Pete Maravich (you can read it here) which brought back quite a few memories of days spent watching basketball games in Greece. Additionally, one of my roommates yesterday was watching a documentary about the career of San Antonio Spurs former legend Tony Parker, so you could say it was a number of things.
For those who don’t know, basketball in Greece is a very popular sport. In fact, it is the second highest in popularity behind only football (or soccer if you prefer) and the teams there have known great success in both the national and European level. Many teams have gone on to win international trophies, which further demonstrates the great strength of the country in the sport. I mean, it is where the NBA’s Most Valuable Player Giannis Antetokounmpo comes from!
And even though things right now may not be going so well for both the Greek clubs and the national teams, it wasn’t the case back in the middle of the 00’s. Back then, there were many great players to choose from and they formed a formidable national team that was chosen to represent the country at the 2005 European…
