A Greek-Nigerian professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association, Giannis Sina Ugo Antetokounmpo was born Adetokunbo on December 6, 1994. The epithet “Greek Freak” was given to Antetokounmpo because of his nationality as well as his stature, strength, and ball-handling prowess.
Antetokounmpo started off playing basketball with Filathlitikos’ youth teams in Athens where he was born and nurtured by parents from Nigeria. He started representing the club’s senior team in 2011, and the Bucks selected him with the 15th overall pick in the 2013 NBA Draft.
Giannis Antetokounmpo wife, and children
Giannis Antetokounmpo is not married but he dating Mariah Riddlesprigger. Giannis’s children are Charles Antetokounmpo and Maverick Shai Antetokounmpo.
Giannis Antetokounmpo parents, and siblings
Giannis Antetokounmpo was born on December 6, 1994, to his parents who are known as Charles Antetokounmpo and Veronica Antetokounmpo. He has four siblings. His older brothers are Francis Antetokounmpo and Thanasis Antetokounmpo.
For the 2015 EuroBasket, Antetokounmpo re-joined the Greek national squad. Vassilis Spanoulis, Ioannis Bourousis, and Nikos Zisis were just a few of the many seasoned players on Greece’s team who had won European championships with their clubs earlier.