Greece head coach Vassilis Spanoulis criticized officiating standards at EuroBasket 2025 after his team’s 96-80 win over Spain, arguing that Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo has not received fair treatment compared with other international stars such as Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Doncic .
In his postgame press conference via Eurohoops, Spanoulis highlighted the disparity in free throw attempts between teams and pointed directly to Antetokounmpo’s limited trips to the line.
“One more time, I have seen a lot of difference in the number of free throws. I have to see the game again. In such a game, one team can’t have 37 attempts and the other 19,” Spanoulis said. “You can’t have Luka (Doncic) and other players taking 20-23 free throws per game and Giannis begging to