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GE HealthCare and the Charles Antetokounmpo Family Foundation, named for Giannis' late father, provided the remaining $800,000, split evenly between the two, to support the other eight nonprofits.
Giannis Antetokounmpo’s foundation has now realized another vision and goal: a community center in Nigeria. The Charles Antetokounmpo Family Foundation (CAFF) recently partnered with the GEANCO ...
Giannis wears the number 34 in honor of his parents, who were born in 1963 and 1964. [227] Antetokounmpo has two older brothers, Francis (Greek name Andreas) and Thanasis, as well as two younger brothers, Kostas and Alex. [228] Antetokounmpo is a Christian and was raised in the Greek Orthodox Church. [229]
Giannis Antetokounmpo and his family were recognized by the International Rescue Committee with a humanitarian award for their philanthropic work.
The club is mostly known for being the first club that Giannis Antetokounmpo played for, prior to his being selected in the 2013 NBA draft, and playing in the National Basketball Association (NBA), as well as for being the club that the eldest Antetokounmpo brothers (Thanasis, and Giannis), played with.
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 ]
For those who somehow can't find inspiration in Antetokounmpo’s MVP-caliber efforts on the court, he is also pouring into the Charles Antetokounmpo Family Foundation, which aims to help widows ...
Giannis Antetokounmpo (born Adétòkunbọ̀ in 1994) – 2-time NBA MVP and 2021 NBA Finals MVP for the Milwaukee Bucks. His parents are Nigerian, and though he was born in Athens, Greece, he did not receive Greek citizenship until 2013. According to Giannis, him and his brothers grew up in a "Nigerian home" with "no Greek culture."