This article was originally published on www.si.com/college/boise-state as Boise State’s record-smashing point guard to compete in EuroBasket for Spain.

The Greek Basketball Federation denied the “malicious” rumors about Giannis Antetokounmpo’s EuroBasket status.

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But it appears the illness is behind him as the former Celtics big man is playing for his native Latvia ahead of the EuroBasket competition. Latvia has played in a few exhibition games ahead of the actual tournament, plus they have pair of friendlies still coming up in Greece and Italy in a few days.

France's national basketball team is missing many of the players who led them to a silver medal in the Paris Olympics last summer. That absence opens the door for the NBA's top two picks from the 2024 draft to shine.

Son of Turkish basketball legend Ibrahim Kutluay, Omer Kutluay had his second impressive summer in a row for Turkey in FIBA Youth Tournaments. A key part of Real Madrid's youth setup, what does the future hold for Kutluay?