On September 16th Beijing time, European media reported that Greek star Giannis expressed strong dissatisfaction during his IG live after securing the bronze medal due to the presence of Turkish fans in the chat.

At first, Giannis was recording his teammates' celebration, but when he noticed a flood of Turkish flags being spammed in the live chat comments, his emotions quickly boiled over.

"Take the damn Turkish flags away from here!" Giannis angrily cursed in response to this behavior. Some fans in the live chat also typed messages saying, "Only Greek fans are allowed here."

The match against Turkey in this European Championship was Giannis' toughest game of the tournament: in that semifinal defeat, he only scored 12 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, with an offensive performance far below his average. Greece suffered a heavy 26-point loss to Turkey. This was also the only game in this EuroBasket where Giannis scored less than 25 points. Throughout the tournament, he averaged 27.3 points, 10.6 rebounds, and 4.1 assists per game, earning a spot on the EuroBasket All-Star First Team thanks to his outstanding performance.

It is worth noting that Giannis and Şengün had some friction. Şengün once said in an interview that Giannis' passing skills were average, to which Giannis responded by saying to watch highlight reels before making such comments. Both made the EuroBasket All-Star First Team, but they had no interaction during the award ceremony. Giannis hugged and chatted warmly with Schröder, while Şengün kept a sour expression throughout. Losing to Germany and only getting the silver medal left the Rockets center very unhappy.

In the new season, the NBA matchups between Giannis and Şengün will undoubtedly gain another point of interest: who will come out on top on the NBA court?