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Giannis Antetokounmpo

Antetokounmpo Used to Be Street Vendor as Kid in Greece

Antetokounmpo Used to Be Street Vendor as Kid in Greece

Giannis Antetokounmpo’s rise from unknown prospect in Greece to NBA superstar has been one of the more interesting in the NBA in some time and his otherworldly combination of size, speed and length combined with his endearing personality make him a great face for the future of the NBA. He is currently in the first [...]

March 27, 2018 Anou Enright Offbeat 0

Trouble in Milwaukee(?): Bucks Have No Timetable for Giannis Antetokounmpo’s Return from Ankle Injury

Trouble in Milwaukee(?): Bucks Have No Timetable for Giannis Antetokounmpo’s Return from Ankle Injury

So, Milwaukee Bucks fans: Do you want the good news or the bad news first? Actually, never mind. Let’s start with the good: Interim head coach Joe Prunty doesn’t anticipate Giannis Antetokounmpo missing a significant amount of time with his current ankle injury. Yay! But now for the awkward, if kind of bad news: Prunty [...]

March 23, 2018 admin Blogs 0

Greek Freak’s Brother Declares for NBA Draft

Greek Freak’s Brother Declares for NBA Draft

There could be another Antetokounmpo in the NBA very soon. The younger brother of Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo, Kostas Antetokounmpo, has declared for the NBA Draft. [tweet https://twitter.com/Kostas_ante13/status/976964863288332288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] Kostas, 20, averaged 5.2 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game in 15.1 minutes per game in his one season at Dayton, so he isn’t [...]

March 23, 2018 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0

Antetokounmpo Leaves Game With Ankle Injury

Antetokounmpo Leaves Game With Ankle Injury

The Bucks lost 127-120 to the Clippers at home on Wednesday night, moving them to 37-34 for the season. Milwaukee may have lost a lot more than just the game though as their star player Giannis Antetokounmpo left the game in the 2nd quarter with what appears to be an ankle sprain… The Greek Freak [...]

March 22, 2018 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0

Antetokounmpo Says Doctors Tell Him His Knee Needs More Rest

Antetokounmpo Says Doctors Tell Him His Knee Needs More Rest

This has been a rough NBA season for injuries. Numerous stars young and old are currently on the shelf with injuries from Kristaps Porzingis to Kawhi Leonard. In addition to that, there are always other stars who are pretty banged up by this time of the season with the wear and tear of the NBA [...]

February 21, 2018 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0

Jason Kidd Says Giannis Antetokounmpo Offered to Try and Save His Job After Bucks Fired Him

Jason Kidd Says Giannis Antetokounmpo Offered to Try and Save His Job After Bucks Fired Him

Giannis Antetokounmpo didn’t want to let the Milwaukee Bucks fire Jason Kidd without a fight. As first reported by ESPN.com’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the Bucks elected to part ways with their head coach on Monday, a decision that was surprising only because most expected any major changes to take place over the summer. A few hours [...]

January 22, 2018 admin Blogs 1

Greek Freak, Durant Top Early All-Star Voting

Greek Freak, Durant Top Early All-Star Voting

As you may (or may not) know, the rules and stipulations around the creation of the NBA All-Star teams changed this off-season. Instead of the teams being separated by conference affiliation, they will be chosen by the leading vote getter from each conference who will serve as a team captain. Each captain will have a [...]

January 5, 2018 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0

Giannis Antetokounmpo Downplays Yelling Expletives at Milwaukee Bucks Assistant Sean Sweeney

Giannis Antetokounmpo Downplays Yelling Expletives at Milwaukee Bucks Assistant Sean Sweeney

Giannis Antetokounmpo has a mean streak…apparently. The Milwaukee Bucks fell to the shorthanded Utah Jazz on Saturday night, 121-108, and their early MVP candidate wasn’t happy. At one point, he took out his frustrations on a little old, unsuspecting chair: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WX_GUhoENmk That’s not all he did, though. He also starting yelling at Bucks assistant coach [...]

November 27, 2017 admin Blogs 0

Eric Bledsoe Calls New Teammate Giannis Antetokounmpo One of NBA’s Top-10 Players

Eric Bledsoe Calls New Teammate Giannis Antetokounmpo One of NBA’s Top-10 Players

Eric Bledsoe has only been a member of the Milwaukee Bucks for, like, a half-second, and he’s already underrated Giannis Antetokounmpo. Speaking with ESPN.com’s Chris Haynes after his trade from the Phoenix Suns, the point guard referred to Antetokounmpo as a top-10 player: “You’ve seen him,” Bledsoe said of Antetokounmpo. “I’ve watched him play like [...]

November 9, 2017 admin Blogs 0

Greek Freak Not a Fan of Flashy Cities

Greek Freak Not a Fan of Flashy Cities

Giannis Antetokounmpo has quickly become one of the very best players in the NBA and quite possibly the best young superstar in the league under the age of 25. He could end up being the best player the Milwaukee Bucks organization has had since Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in the late 60s and early 70s and that [...]

November 7, 2017 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0