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All about Giannis Antetokounmpo The name Antetokounmpo has thirteen letters and six vowels. This name is hard for many people to pronounce. Do you know where the The Greek Freak got his name? Well, he got his name from Greece since that’s his home country. Childhood Giannis Antetokounmpo was born on December 6, 1994 in Sepolia, Athens. His parents came from Nigeria to Greece because they wanted a better life. He has two older brothers, Francis and Thanasis, and two younger brothers, Kostas and Alexis. Giannis originally lived in Athens and later moved to Sepolia, Greece. He was very poor and often worried about being deported back to Nigeria. He didn’t go outside to play because he was scared. In the 60 minutes interview he said that “he helped his family by selling sunglasses and watches for money.” His dad was a football player and his mom …show more content…

From 2009 to 2012 he played, and sometimes scored 50 points in a game. This interested other coaches in Europe. During the 2012-13 season Giannis played Zaragoza Spanish basketball team. According to The Famous People website “his stats were 9.5 points, 1 block, 1.4 assists, and 5 rebounds in every game.” In 2013 he was selected to be on the Greek All Star Team. Coach's from the US were coming over to look at him. Giannis was drafted on April 28, 2013 for the Milwaukee Bucks. Giannis didn’t know anything when he came to America. He didn’t even own a suit. His first tweet was for a smoothie. He was the top NBA Rookie for the 2013 -14 season. His stats were 6.8 points per game and 61 blocks throughout the season. On April 1st, 2016 he got his 5th triple double. In 2016 he got a four year extension contract for 100 million dollars for the Milwaukee Bucks. A year later he played in the 2017 All Star Game. On April 10th, 2017 he matched Kareem Abdul Jabbar’s record of three triple doubles. Giannis now lives in a double bedroom with his mom, brother and his

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