Giannis Antetokounmpo: Nigerian Freak powers Greece to secure EuroBasket 2025 Bronze

Giannis Antetokounmpo was the hero leading Greece to a hard-fought 92-89 triumph over Finland in the third-place game of the FIBA EuroBasket 2025.

The victory crowned Greece with the bronze medal with Antetokounmpo getting his first medal on the international stage.

Giannis and Greece suffered an unexpected loss to Turkey in the semifinals that ended their hopes of a gold medal run.

Greece was in the lead the entire time, taking a double-digit advantage early on and holding it until the very end.

They led by 14 at the half and were still ahead by 11 with two minutes remaining, but Susijengi's heroics allowed them to rally within 90-87 with five seconds remaining.

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Elias Valtonen scored three free throws to equalize the score. Mikael Jantunen grabbed the offensive rebound and attempted to put it back on the jump after he missed the third.

With 4.0 seconds remaining on the game clock, Giannis Antetokounmpo was able to end the match after he missed.

The 30-year-old had 30 points, 17 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 blocks, done on 9-of-11 shooting from the field.

For the first time in sixteen years, Greece finished on the podium, with their current coach Vassilis Spanoulis leading the team to bronze in Poland in 2009.

Giannis Antetokounmpo has won a medal with the national team for the first time, joining a distinguished group of Greek basketball legends.

Fourth place continues Finland's rising trend over the last decade and is still their best result to date.