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Giannis Antetokounmpo
Giannis Sina Ougko Antetokounmpo is a Greek-Nigerian professional basketball player for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA). His size, speed, and strength have earned him the nickname "Greek Freak". He is widely regarded as one of the greatest players and power forwards of all time.
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sports · Nigerian-Greek basketball player (born 1994) · basketball player · also Giannis Antetokounmpo, Greek Freak, Giannis Adetokunbo, Giannis Sina Ougko Antetokounmpo, Yannis Antetokounmpo, Akumpo
Born 6 December 1994 · Q8991894
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2026· 32 entries
“s death and a challenge by Kobe Bryant on Twitter to win MVP fueled his motivation.”
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“We went through some hard times.”
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PhillyVoice: Scouting the Sixers' competition: With Giannis Antetokounmpo on board, can Miami Heat contend?
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Yahoo Sports: ESPN analyst warns Giannis Antetokounmpo and Bam Adebayo could crowd Miami’s offense: "Question is about their shooting and shot creation"
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BasketNews.com: Giannis Antetokounmpo's contract decision revealed if traded to Celtics
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Yahoo Sports: Miami Heat Projected to Land 25 PPG All-Star PG With Giannis Antetokounmpo
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BasketNews.com: Giannis and Thanasis Antetokounmpo to attend Greek League clash
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GreekReporter.com: Giannis Antetokounmpo Shares Highlights from Family Summer Vacation in Greece
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Yahoo Sports: Jeff Teague believes Giannis Antetokounmpo cannot replicate what Jimmy Butler did in Miami
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Chronicle-Tribune: NBA's 2026-27 schedule gives Jaylen Brown and Giannis Antetokounmpo homecoming games in January - Chronicle-Tribune
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roundtable.io: NBA Superstar Explains Difficult Challenge Of Defending Giannis Antetokounmpo
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Yahoo Sports: Heat news: Jeff Teague slaps Giannis Antetokounmpo with harsh Jimmy Butler reality
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All U Can Heat: Bam Adebayo could unlock Giannis Antetokounmpo's best year yet
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Yahoo Sports: Heat news: Stephen A. Smith rips trolls who targeted Giannis Antetokounmpo's wife
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The Times of India: “If you have 4 kids with a woman, she completes you”: Giannis Antetokounmpo’s wife Mariah gets heartwarm
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Sports Illustrated: Giannis Antetokounmpo has a chip on his shoulder and the rest of the NBA should look out
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Heavy: Stephen A. Smith Unloads on Trolls Targeting Giannis Antetokounmpo Wife
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BasketNews.com: Miami Heat trade offer for Giannis Antetokounmpo revealed, per report
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Yahoo Sports: Giannis Antetokounmpo shows love to Russell Westbrook after NBA retirement
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Yahoo Sports: Heat news: Giannis Antetokounmpo challenges Victor Wembanyama
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basketballnews.com: “F*ck Y’all”: Stephen A. Smith Fires Back at People Targeting Giannis Antetokounmpo’s Wife
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Basketball Network: "I'll go to the bench" - Jared Dudley reveals how his sacrifice helped Giannis Antetokounmpo take a vital step toward superstardom
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Sporting News: Amar'e Stoudemire gets brutally honest about today's players and Giannis Antetokounmpo
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Eurohoops: Giannis Antetokounmpo reta a Victor Wembanyama a una partida de ajedrez
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www.metrolibre.com: Antetokounmpo aterriza en los Heat en un megatraspaso que calienta la NBA
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Yahoo Sports: Steph Curry addresses Giannis Antetokounmpo trade rumors after Warriors' win
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Public attention spiked: 21,523 Wikipedia readers in one day, 3.4× the usual 6,386, with 10 article edits. Editors noted: External links
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Antetokounmpo alongside Bobby Portis was traded to the Miami Heat in exchange for Tyler Herro, Kel'el Ware, Jaime Jaquez Jr
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Public attention spiked: 171,886 Wikipedia readers in one day, 26.9× the usual 6,386, with 44 article edits. Editors noted: Adding {{pp-vandalism}}
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Awarded Member of the European Order of Merit (2026).
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Played for Miami Heat (2026).
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2025· 3 entries
Antetokounmpo recorded 33 points, 13 rebounds, 5 assists, and hit a buzzer-beater to lift the Bucks over the Pacers 117–115
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Antetokounmpo was named a starter for the All-Star Game, marking his ninth consecutive selection
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Antetokounmpo put up 27 points on 12-of-24 shooting from the field, 13 rebounds, seven assists and three blocks in a 113–110 loss to the Brooklyn Nets
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2024· 2 entries
The Hellenic Olympic Committee designated him as the Greek flag bearer for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, along with race walker Antigoni Drisbioti
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Antetokounmpo recorded his 42nd career triple-double with 35 points, 18 rebounds, 10 assists and 2 blocks in a 126–116 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers
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2023· 13 entries
Antetokounmpo signed a three-year, $186 million extension with the Bucks
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Published video “We bought into Los Angeles Golf Club with Alexis Ohanian, Serena and Venus Williams | Thanalysis”.
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Published video “We partnered on LA Golf Club!!”.
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Published video “Alexis Ohanian on Reddit, Investing, AI and investing in LAGC & The Golf League | Thanalysis”.
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Published video “Ian Lara is your host for your first day in New York... | #thanalysis”.
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Published video “Ian Lara on breaking into stand-up, Dave Chappelle, Kevin Hart, the Tonight Show & more | Thanalysis”.
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Published video “The first time Kamaru Usman stepped in the octagon, it was a wild feeling!! | #thanalysis”.
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Won the All NBA First Team with Milwaukee Bucks (2023).
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Published video “Giannis is the Nigerian Nightmare of basketball. 🇳🇬💪🏾😤 | #thanalysis”.
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Published video “Kamaru Usman: Fighting is just a tool to take care of the family. 💪🏾🙌🏾🙏🏾 | #thanalysis”.
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Published video “Kamaru Usman the 'Nigerian Nightmare' on his nickname, the UFC, Iowa and much more | Thanalysis”.
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Published video “Like Giannis said, “Be Present.” | #thanalysis”.
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Antetokounmpo recorded a then career-high 55 points, alongside 10 rebounds and seven assists in a 123–113 win over the Wizards
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2022· 3 entries
Antetokounmpo scored a national team career-high 40 points, along with 8 rebounds and 5 assists, in an overtime loss to Serbia in the 2023 World Cup qualifiers
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Won the All NBA First Team with Milwaukee Bucks (2022).
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Led the Bucks to a 118–99 win over the Golden State Warriors with 30 points, 12 rebounds, 11 assists, and 3 blocks, leading both teams in such stats, in less than thirty minutes, and became the first player to record
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2021· 9 entries
After receiving his first NBA championship ring in the annual pre-game ceremony, Antetokounmpo recorded 32 points, 14 rebounds, and seven assists in a 127–104 season-opening win over the Nets
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Antetokounmpo became a minority owner of the Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball
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Snopes rated the claim “On the morning of July 21, 2021, after scoring 50 points in the last game of the 2021 NBA Finals, Milwaukee Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo ordered 50 Chick-fil-A nuggets.” True.
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Won the All NBA First Team with Milwaukee Bucks (2021).
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Antetokounmpo suffered an injury to his left knee during the third quarter of Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Atlanta Hawks after slamming into Clint Capela and landing awkwardly, resulting in a grues
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Awarded NBA All-Star Game Kobe Bryant Most Valuable Player Award (2021).
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And has been listed by Forbes as one of the world's ten highest-paid athletes in 2022 and 2024
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Kostas signed with ASVEL Basket, part of the French Betclic Élite and the EuroLeague
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Led the Bucks to their first NBA championship since 1971 and was named Finals MVP
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2020· 8 entries
Antetokounmpo re-signed with the Bucks, coming to terms on a five-year, $228 million extension, the largest in league history
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Won the All NBA First Team with Milwaukee Bucks (2020).
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Awarded NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award (2020).
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Awarded NBA Most Valuable Player Award (2020).
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Antetokounmpo and his family pledged to give $100,000 to the staff of the Fiserv Forum who were unable to work during the suspension of the 2019–20 NBA season because of the COVID-19 pandemic
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Antetokounmpo was named an All-Star Game captain, alongside James, for the second consecutive year
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Antetokounmpo and his family also donated 20,000 masks to people in Athens and Zografou in Greece in 2020.
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Becoming only the third player, after Michael Jordan (1988) and Hakeem Olajuwon (1994), to win both awards in the same season
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2019· 6 entries
Won the All NBA First Team with Milwaukee Bucks (2019).
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Awarded Best Male Athlete ESPY Award (2019).
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Awarded NBA Most Valuable Player Award (2019).
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Scored a then career-high 52 points to go with 16 rebounds in a 130–125 loss to the 76ers
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And 2020, joining Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and LeBron James as the only players in NBA history to win two MVPs before turning 26
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2020, 2023, and 2024 as he led the Eastern Conference in voting in these four years
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2018· 1 entry
Antetokounmpo's younger brother, Kostas, played college basketball for Dayton before being selected with the last pick in the 2018 NBA draft.
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2017· 2 entries
Awarded NBA Most Improved Player Award (2017).
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Antetokounmpo was named a starter on the Eastern Conference All-Star team for the NBA All-Star Game
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2016· 2 entries
Antetokounmpo agreed to a four-year, $100 million contract extension with the Bucks
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Antetokounmpo recorded his first career triple-double with 27 points, 12 rebounds, and 10 assists in a 108–101 win over the Los Angeles Lakers
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2015· 1 entry
Recorded a then career-high 27 points and 15 rebounds in a loss to the Houston Rockets
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2014· 3 entries
Following their son and brother, the entire Antetokounmpo family, except for Francis and Thanasis, moved from Athens to Milwaukee in early 2014.
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To be named Finals MVP, as well as the first European since Dirk Nowitzki in 2011 to do so
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Helping Greece finish ninth overall in the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup with a 5–1 record
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2013· 4 entries
Less than two months before the NBA draft
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Antetokounmpo officially made himself eligible for the 2013 NBA draft
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Played for Milwaukee Bucks (2013–2026).
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Joined Milwaukee Bucks in 2013.
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2012· 1 entry
Played for Filathlitikos B.C. (2012–2013).
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2011· 1 entry
Began playing for the club's senior team before entering the 2013 NBA draft, where he was selected 15th overall by the Milwaukee Bucks
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2000· 2 entries
To score at least 60 points without a made three-point basket
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As the only players to reach those numbers in consecutive finals games
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1994· 1 entry
Born 1994-12-06.
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1963· 1 entry
And his father was born in 1964, so he combined the last digits of their birth years
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