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Slovenian basketball federation announced that Luka Doncic's Slovenia will face Giannis Antetokounmpo's Greece on August 2, 2023, in Stozice Hall, Ljubljana.

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The Slovenian basketball federation announced the second friendly game between Luka Doncic's Slovenia and Giannis Antetokounmpo's Greece.

Luka Doncic

Team:Dallas MavericksPosition:SGAge:23Height:201 cmWeight:104 kgBirth place:Ljubljana, SloveniaProfileNewsStatistics

It will take place on August 2, 2023, in Ljubljana, in Stozice hall. For Slovenia, it will the first preparation game for the upcoming FIBA World Cup.

Doncic and Antetokounmpo will face each other one more time on August 4. The game in Greece will be played in the OAKA arena in Athens.

Greece and Slovenia have already qualified for the upcoming tournament.

Meanwhile, the Slovenian Basketball Federation's presidentconfirmed Luka's participationin World Cup. Antetokounmpo is also expected to play for Greece.

Both Doncic and Giannis were part of FIBA EuroBasket 2022 last September. Despite an early elimination in the quarterfinals stage, Mavericks and Bucks superstars had a stellar tournament.

Doncic averaged 26.0 points, 7.7 rebounds, 6.6 assists, and 2.0 steals per game.

For his part, Giannis made the EuroBasket First Team, averaging 29.3 points, 8.8 rebounds, and 4.7 assists per game.

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