COLOSSAL MATCH

Euro arch-rivals Turkey (left) and Greece
battle it out in day 4 of the FIBA World
Championships.

Day four could be one of the most anticipated days in the group stages of the FIBA World Championships as host Turkey battles arch-rivals Greece. Both teams are toting 2-0 win-loss cards in the six-team Group C. The game will see the return of Greek frontliners Antonios Fotsis and Sofoklis Schortsanitis from two-games suspension each for their role in the ugly brawl last week, which marred the Acropolis finals against Serbia. Greece head coach Jonas Kazlauskas  tries to hide his excitement as he downplayed the importance of the colossal match between the two European neighbors, according to FIBA.com.

“I understand the importance of the games between Greece and Turkey. It is like the games we had between Lithuania and Russia. But at the same time it’s one game.”