{"id":103701,"date":"2025-08-29T06:13:12","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T06:13:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/103701\/"},"modified":"2025-08-29T06:13:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T06:13:12","slug":"vote-who-was-the-player-of-the-day-on-august-28","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/103701\/","title":{"rendered":"VOTE: Who was the Player of the Day on August 28?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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KATOWICE (Poland) – The stars came out to play as FIBA EuroBasket 2025 action tipped off in Limassol and Katowice on Thursday, with Luka Doncic and Giannis Antetokounmo headlining the Top Performers.<\/p>\n

But who had the best showing in an action-packed opening day in Groups C and D? <\/p>\n

We have left that for you to decide by casting your vote in the fan poll below and letting us know who you think deserves to be named Player of the Day. <\/p>\n

As expected, Luka Doncic<\/a> put on quite a show at the start of another EuroBasket campaign. The Slovenian superstar dropped 34 points, dished out 9 assists and picked opponents’ pockets five times for a tournament-high efficiency of 42, albeit in a 105-95<\/a> defeat to hosts Poland.<\/p>\n

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Elsewhere, Israel tipped off their campaign with a 83-71<\/a> win over Iceland, and Roman Sorkin<\/a> had everything to do with it. The big man tallied 31 points with four made three-pointers, grabbed 5 rebounds and blocked 1 shot which amounted to an efficiency of 31.<\/p>\n

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Earlier, Georgia shocked defending EuroBasket champions Spain 83-69<\/a> to make an early mark in the tournament. Sandro Mamukelashvili <\/a>put the team on his back with an all-around showing of 19 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists in a game that Georgia will surely remember for a long time.<\/p>\n

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