The "official beloved's" greatest moment -The USA National Basketball team bows before the Greek National team

Our national sport's stars (coached by Panagiotis Giannakis with players Spanoulis 22 (3), Kakiouzis 15 (1), Schortsianitis 14, Diamantidis 12 (2), Fotsis 9, Papadopoulos 8, Dikoudis 8, Papaloukas 8 (12 assists, five rebounds), Tsartsaris 3 (1), Hatzivrettas 2, Vasilopoulos), defeat 101-95 the "dream team" in Japan (Saitama) MundoBasket 2006. The triumph went down in world history as an iconic victory. And it's a point of reference for every game of the USA national team. "Players with high IQ annihilated us," commented an ESPN commentator that describes the semifinal's outcome. Other comments made by the American press: USA Basketball: "The United States bumped into Greece," USA Today: "Greece struck the United States," NBA.com: "The greatest shock in MundoBasket: The United States becomes a surprise-victim of Greece.".