Greece, coached by Rick Pitino, fought hard but were unable to get past Canada in the opening game of the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament.
Canada, led by eight NBA players, held on for a 97-91 victory.
Andrew Wiggins led the Canadians with 23 points. RJ Barrett added 22 points.
CANADA FOR THE WIN
The Canadians open the men’s Olympic basketball qualifier with a victory over Greece. Andrew Wiggins with a game-high 23.
Game two tomorrow night vs China at 7pm ET. pic.twitter.com/yhOztiFaiM
— Devin Heroux (@Devin_Heroux) June 30, 2021
Former Kentucky forward Trey Lyles chipped in 8 points for Canada. Mychal Mulder finished with 3 points.
When the game started to slip away from Greece, Rick Pitino let his team know about it (NSFW language):
Rick Pitino cursing out Greece, lmaooo pic.twitter.com/IqzDPqQe7I
— Reid Goldsmith (@reidgoldsmith) June 30, 2021
