SAITAMA -- There's jubilation in Athens. There's disappointment in America.
Greece's Sofoklis Schortsanitis drives to the basket as LeBron James of the
U.S. guards during their World Basketball Championship semifinal clash in Saitama on
Friday.
KYODO PHOTOThere's a new appreciation for Greece's spirited brand of basketball. And after a performance this spectacular, little kids from Tokyo to Topeka will dream of becoming the next Theodoros Papaloukas. After all, his career now rivals that of any storybook fantasy (but more on that later).
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