Greece shocked the U.S. men’s basketball team at the 2006 FIBA World Championship in Saitama, Japan, denying the Americans a spot in the final. (As noted in Ailene Voisin’s Aug. 13 column in the Sacramento Bee, Team USA is 52-1 in official contests under Mike Krzyzewski.)
Here’s what I wrote on that game:
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2006/09/02/basketball/hot-shooting-greeks-upset-usa/#.VdDcULLtmkp
Ed Odeven Reporting 