Jerian Grant and Kostas Antetokounmpo out vs. Olympiacos / News - Basketnews.com

Jerian Grant and Kostas Antetokounmpo of Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens will be out against Olympiacos Piraeus in the Greek Basket League derby.

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Bad news for Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens as they will be stripped of the services of Jerian Grant and Kostas Antetokounmpo against Olympiacos Piraeus tonight.

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While Grant has an injury on his quadriceps, Antetokounmpo is dealing with a virus and has not trained with the team.

The game, which will be played in the OAKA Arena, has serious implications for the flow of the season in the Greek Basket League. Organized into the championship round with the 6 highest ranked teams, the group will see teams battle it out against each other ahead of better rankings in the playoffs.

With Grant and Antetokounmpo out, Ergin Ataman's team will face a deficiency in the defensive athleticism that they receive from both players, both in terms of perimeter defense and in terms of paint defense.

As for Olympiacos, with the recovery of Nikola Milutinov, they are facing no health-related roster problems. On the other hand, both teams are subjected to the foreign player limit of the Greek Basket League.

For Panathinaikos, Luca Vildoza, Kendrick Nunn, Marius Grigonis, Juancho Hernangomez, Aleksander Balcerowski, and Mathias Lessort will play. For Olympiacos, Isaiah Canaan, Shaquille McKissick, Nigel Williams-Goss, Moses Wright, Moustapha Fall, and Alec Peters will be on the court.

The Greek derby will be played at 19:15 CEST tonight.

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