publication date: Friday, July 23, 2021 (part of Summer 2021)

category: Sports

clue: Call him the Greek Freek, or call him "the crown has returned from overseas," or call him by his last name if you can pronounce it. Just don't forget to call him NBA champion, along with the rest of his team as of this week.

intended difficulty: very easy

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Denise Sawicki, Erik Bates, and Mike Eberhart


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