This Tuesday in Athens, the Olympic city, the temple of European basketball, Greece and Spain face off in the first warm-up friendly for the Eurobasket, which starts on September 1st and will be played in Germany, the Czech Republic, Georgia and Italy. Those of Sergio Scariolo, without Alberto Díaz, Jonathan Barreiro, Miquel Salvó and Héctor Alderete, the first dislocations of concentration, will be measured in the OAKA against the Greek team, led by two-time NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo.
Spain thus start a tour of up to four games, in which the Greek team will be measured again on Thursday, this time at the WiZink Center in Madrid. Later, La Familia will face Lithuania in Gran Canaria on August 16 and two days later, this time in Vilnius, they will complete the friendly round against the same side. Then, just before the start of the Eurobasket, Scariolo’s men will play two qualifiers for the 2023 World Cup, where they will face Iceland (24 August in Pamplona) and the Netherlands (27 August as guests).
In the first phase of the European Championship, Spain will play against Bulgaria, Georgia, Belgium, Montenegro and Turkey.
Schedule of the friendly game Greece – Spain
The match will be played this Tuesday, August 9th at 18:00.
Where to watch the basketball game on TV?
The duel between Greece and Spain can be seen on Mediaset via Cuatro.
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