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The Greek national team's leader, Giannis Antetokounmpo, will not play in Thursday's friendly game against Georgia.

Giannis Antetokounmpo

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The Milwaukee Bucks superstar will rest on Thursday and be available on Friday for the friendly game against Turkey, according to Harris Stavrou of sport24.gr

The Greek national team is currently hosting a 3-day friendly preparation tournament Acropolis at OAKA Arena in Athens.Besides Greece, there are other three national teams participating: Georgia, Poland, and Turkey.

The Greek Freak is expected to play on the last day of the tournament against Turkey. On Wednesday, the first day of the tournament, Giannis Antetokounmpo led Greece with 24 points to a victory over Poland with a final score of 101-78.

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