Apr 27, 2017 · Giannis Antetokounmpo is currently in his fourth and most active season with the Milwaukee Bucks. He and Spiros aren’t very close anymore; the former coach follows him mostly through social media.

Giannis Sina Ugo Antetokounmpo [a] (né Adetokunbo; [b] born December 6, 1994) is a Greek and Nigerian professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). His size, speed, strength, and country of …

May 15, 2019 · Spiros Velliniatis said it would have been "a sin" not to encourage Giannis Antetokounmpo to play basketball when he was in Greece.

Feb 19, 2017 · The club coach who spotted 13-year-old Giannis Antetokounmpo and his brother kicking a soccer ball around a neighborhood field says the NBA All-Star grew up in constant fear of the police,...

As his 48- year-old coach admits, Giannis often skipped practice to help his parents. “So together with Mr. Loukas Karakousis – the Inspector of the Filathlitikos team-we decided to help the family so Giannis could train,” says his coach. Loukas agreed to give them 500 Euros per month.

2 days ago · At age 13 Giannis and his brothers—three of whom (Thanasis, Kostas, and Alex) would go on to become professional basketball players—caught the eye of a local coach. They began playing basketball, and three years later Giannis joined Filathlitikos, a …

Feb 5, 2023 · Giannis Antetokounmpo had no idea who then-Bucks head coach Jason Kidd was when he started playing for the team.

2 days ago · The 30-year-old Antetokounmpo ranks second in the NBA in scoring (31.8) and fifth in rebounding (12.2) per game. Rivers is hoping Antetokounmpo can play when the Bucks get to post-All-Star matchups on Feb. 20. “We’re really hoping that when we come out of the break, we have our team,” Rivers said. “That’s the hope.” ___

Much of his backstory has been told, how Charles and Veronica Antetokounmpo emigrated from Nigeria to Greece in 1991 for a better life, had four boys there, and bounced from one eviction...

Giannis was spotted by scouts and began his basketball career with the Greek club Filathlitikos. He later gained Greek citizenship, which enabled him to enter the 2013 NBA Draft. The Milwaukee Bucks selected him as the 15th overall pick when he was just 18 years old.