S o C V ΓΡΑΦΕΙ ΤΗΝ ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ nd W ΤΟΥ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΣΜΟΥ E ΑΠΟ ΤΟ 1915 The National Herald 10 2 N anniversa ry www.thenationalherald.com A weekly Greek-AmericAN PublicAtioN 1915-2017 VOL. 20, ISSUE 1037 August 26 - September 1, 2017 c v $1.50 Greek Hoop Federation Mike Kentrianakis, Veteran Eclipse Chaser Says NBA Staged Says of the rare astronomical event, Antetokounmpo Injury “You’ll never, ever forget it” TNH Staff The “Greek Freak,” as he is affectionally called because of TNH Staff ATHENS – Having blossomed his above-the-rim skywalking into one of the NBA’s most and all-around versatile play as NEW YORK – Millions of Amer - shown-off young stars after ris - a shooter, rebounder, shot - icans converged on a narrow ing from poverty in Greece to blocker and playmaker had corridor stretching from Oregon the country’s star basketball waved the Greek flag for his to South Carolina to watch the player, Giannis Antetokounmpo, adopted land when he was moon blot out the midday sun son of Nigerian immigrants, said drafted by the NBA and has on August 21 for a wondrous he can’t play for the national been one of the country’s best couple of minutes in the first to - team because of a knee injury, a ambassadors but found himself tal solar eclipse to sweep coast claim harshly disputed by the deflecting suggestions he was to coast in 99 years. Greek hoop federation. faking the injury to protect his Veteran eclipse chasers The Greek organization said contract and looming endorse - warned the uninitiated to get Antetokounmpo was kept from ments as well. ready to be blown away. playing on the national team in “The simultaneous report by Among those veteran eclipse the Eurobasket tournament be - the Milwaukee Bucks and Gian - chasers is Mike Kentrianakis of cause of what it called an “or - nis Antetokounmpo himself, by the Amateur Astronomers Asso - ganized and well-staged plan” phone and social media from ciation of New York and the by the NBA and his team, the faraway China, and not by the American Astronomical Society Milwaukee Bucks, to protect appropriate official manner, of (AAS) Solar Eclipse Project their asset. The league denied his inability to join the national Manager. Kentrianakis was pro - it. men’s team saddens us … but is filed recently in the New York “The NBA and the Milwau - not surprising,” the federation Times along with other experts kee Bucks have followed all ap - said in the statement. about the extraordinary and his - propriate protocol under the “A series of indications…had toric astronomical event. NBA-FIBA agreement,” the NBA convinced us of the existence of “This is the most awesome said in a statement released to an organized and well-staged AP Photo/NAti hArNik astronomical event there is, pe - the Associated Press. “Giannis plan by (Antentokounmpo’s The Great American Eclipse riod. You’ll never ever forget it,” has an injury that has been con - NBA) team, with the full knowl - Kentrianakis said as reported in firmed through multiple exami - edge if not encouragement of People wearing solar glasses watch the solar eclipse in Falls City, Nebraska. The last total solar the Times. He has spent years nations and any suggestion to the NBA that put the athlete on eclipse to cross the United States was in 1918, the next one will be in 2024. pursuing totality, the moment the contrary is false.” the spot and forced him to an - when the moon aligns exactly nounce today that he is no with the sun and darkness de - longer part of the men’s national scends, traveling around the team,” indirectly accusing him world from the jungle in of lying and faking the injury. Trump Mocks Anchor Stephanopoulos Mikongo, Gabon, to the top of Takis Tsagronis, the federa - a mountain in Tianhuangping, tion General Secretary, told state China, and to the frozen wilder - TV ERT that a scan revealed no TNH Staff trate Stephanopoulos’ height. boyish mini-legs were seen dan - ness of Svalbard, Norway. problems with Antetokounmpo’s The chief news anchor’s gling,” the paper wrote. Kentrianakis’ excitement over knee. Jumping on his enemy media height has reportedly been a sen - Then Trump turned up the the “Great American Eclipse” led “We, on our side, did every - soapbox to denounce coverage sitive subject at ABC News, the heat to the delight of a partisan him to travel, beginning in thing not to give the Bucks an of his comments about violence British newspaper The Daily Mail crowd in Arizona, which cheered 2015, the coming eclipse’s en - excuse,” Tsagronis said. “We in Charlottesville, VA, President said. him on as he went after journal - tire path, a total of 3,000 miles, took a magnetic scan of Giannis’ Trump put ABC News’ George Last month it was reported ists and TV stations and the me - as part of his AAS work, the leg and it was clean. What the Stephanopoulos – a former ad - that Good Morning America got dia in general, citing his usual Times reported. Bucks claim is not the reality; visor to the Clintons – in his a redesigned anchor desk earlier mantra of “fake news,” as his The trip was not only to in - something else is happening.” crosshairs, mocking the one-time this summer, with two wide pan - popularity continues to plum - spire interest in the eclipse In his Facebook post, Ante - Democratic operative’s stature, els added to the front side of the met. among the people in the path tokounmpo said he failed to said to be either 5-4 or 5-7. set piece so that Stephanopoulos’ “All the networks, I mean of totality, but also to warn them complete physicals because of Continuing his pattern of dis - legs couldn’t be seen dangling. CNN is really bad but ABC this of the coming crowds of eclipse excessive pain. Antetokounmpo paraging personal insults against “GMA initially thought using morning- I don’t watch it much chasers, he has seen over and is in China to attend, but not those he doesn’t like, Trump sin - an anchor desk with elevated but I’m watching in the morning over wherever a total solar Milwaukee Bucks' Giannis An - gled out ABC and held his hand chairs would help the problem. tetokounmpo Continued on page 7 parallel to the ground to illus - Still awkward, George's little- Continued on page 2 Continued on page 4 TNH Interview Anastasiades Awards Six Cypriots of the Diaspora Dr. Katopodis Trachili on TNH Staff New Pres. of LEFKOSIA, CYPRUS – President Brain Drain Nicos Anastasiades awarded the Fl. Med. Assoc. Outstanding Contribution medal to six honorees of the By Zois Marinos Cypriot Diaspora for their con - By Demetris Tsakas tribution to the promotion of MONTREAL, CANADA – The the rights of the Cypriot people, ORLANDO, FL – Dr. John N. recent report by The National on August 22. The honorees are Katopodis was sworn in and of - Herald on the influx of new im - Nikos Mouyiaris, Antonis ficially assumed his duties as the migrants from Greece to Gerolemou, Andreas Karaolis, 141st President of the Florida Canada, has piqued the interest Costas Nikolaou, George Lazari, Medical Association. The swear - of the President of the Panhel - and Tasos Zambas. ing in, as the vice-president of lenic Veterinary Association, Speaking during the cere - the Association, Dr. Alix Miller Athena Trachili, a member of mony, President Anastasiades pointed out during an interview the Political Committee of New said that their country owes with The National Herald, took Democracy. them much and the award is place during the annual meeting Trachili, told TNH that the nothing but a small gift for their of the Association, on August 5 so-called brain drain, i.e., the contribution. at Loews Sapphire Resort at flight abroad of Greeks with im - Speaking at the Presidential Universal Orlando and was ex - portant degrees and high-level Palace during the reception in tremely moving. education, marks the “slow honor of delegates of the World Dr. Katopodis’ speech was death of the country” and the Conference of the Overseas dedicated to his parents, Nonda current government’s silence on Cypriots (POMAK), the Interna - and Georgia, his wife Evi tional Coordinating Committee Honoree Nikos Mouyiaris at the podium spoke on behalf of the six honorees at the reception in (Paraskevi) and his children, Continued on page 4 Justice for Cyprus (PSEKA) and honor of the delegates of the World Conference of the Overseas Cypriots. and reminded the audience of POMAK Youth (NEPOMAK), the major role the family played Anastasiades noted the "act of cision-making centers in the UK, in which they live, he said, ad - ever they live, around the in shaping the character of the For subscription: respect and the obligation of the the USA, South Africa, and Aus - dressing the issue whenever world,” he said. man and in instilling in him the 718.784.5255 State towards its citizens, who tralia, countries with which the need pushes us to seek support Addressing Hellenes abroad, virtues and values of Hellenism. [email protected] contributed and continue to Republic of Cyprus maintains for a legitimate request. Anastasiades said that “you Dr. Katopodis, a cardiologist, contribute selflessly and without excellent relations.” “Cyprus has huge potential have made yourself a perma - spoke touchingly, and the pres - calculation. He continued, saying that the and offers creative people, as nent ambassador of our national ence of his parents, wife, and “We honor tonight six of our honorees contributed greatly in demonstrated by our sterling problem, our language, our cul - their children Christina, Nikos, distinguished countrymen who shaping their effective orga - compatriots who today we acted and act on important de - nized network in the countries honor, excel everywhere, wher - Continued on page 7 Continued on page 3 2 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, AUGUST 26 - SEPTEMBER 1, 2017 RI State Senator Leonidas Raptakis Talks to TNH about Greek Issues By Stavros Marmarinos cilities on Crete and the 115th porter of the Greek language.