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His younger brother, Giannis Antetokounmpo (b. 1994), was drafted 15th overall in the 2013 NBA draft by the Milwaukee Bucks. [56] With Giannis known as "The Greek Freak", Thanasis was sometimes referred to as "Greek Freak 2", [57] [58] although his own nickname was "The Greek Streak". [59]
He was baptized in the Greek Orthodox Church along with his brother Alex on October 28, 2012. [228] Following their son and brother, the entire Antetokounmpo family, except for Francis and Thanasis, moved from Athens to Milwaukee in early 2014. [229] In July 2016, Giannis and Thanasis began their mandatory military service in Greece. The two ...
He officially became a full Greek citizen in 2016. [7] He is the younger brother of basketball players Giannis and Thanasis and the older brother of Alex. [8] His oldest brother, Francis, is also a professional association football player. He began playing basketball with the junior teams of Filathlitikos, in Athens.
Kostas, 26, plays for Panathinaikos, a team in the Greek Basket League and EuroLeague. Older brother Thanasis Antetokounmpo, who plays for the Bucks, once played for Panathinaikos.
Perhaps thas is why the nickname "Greek Freak" is more commonly attributed to Antetokounmpo — a moniker that likely emerge during the 2024 Paris Olympics after he helped Greece qualify for this ...
Following the legacy-defining victory, Antetokounmpo’s girlfriend, Mariah Riddlesprigger, posted a heartfelt message on Instagram for the ‘Greek Freak.’ “Nobody truly knows the work you ...
Rise is a 2022 biographical sports drama film directed by Akin Omotoso, from a script written by Arash Amel.Based on the true story of four young Nigerian-Greek brothers, Giannis, Thanasis, Alex and Kostas Antetokounmpo, who emigrate to the United States and rise to fame and success within the National Basketball Association.
Antetokounmpo led the Greek national team to an 80-69 win over Croatia in the final of their FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament on Sunday in Piraeus, Greece. The win officially earned Greece a ...