. [14][15][16] His father had been a soccer player in Nigeria, while his mother was a high jumper. He averaged 6.8 points, 4.4 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 0.8 steals, and 0.8 blocks in 77 appearances during his rookie season. Greece's roster consisted of many experienced players, most of them previously crowned European champions with their clubs, like Vassilis Spanoulis, Ioannis Bourousis and Nikos Zisis, and Greece was a favorite for a medal, after showing great form in friendly games. highroller-nation.myshopify.com/ Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/jxmyhighroller/ Beat: "Trap Sax Nish" Be sure to subscribe and turn on notifications for the latest content from ya boy Jxmy! France. He joined Wilt Chamberlain and Elgin Baylor as the only players in NBA history with back-to-back games of at least 40 points, 20 rebounds and 5 assists. [9] The same year, he was honored as one of the league's greatest players of all-time by being named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team.[10]. A Greek-Nigerian professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association, Giannis Sina Ugo Antetokounmpo was born on December 6, 1994. [27][28] Antetokounmpo also holds Nigerian citizenship,[11] having received his Nigerian passport in 2015,[18] and as such possesses dual citizenship. Its not like I can go back home to Nigeria and they can understand what I am saying. } Language: English. window.addEventListener('load', function () { Giannis Sina Ugo Antetokounmpo[a] (born Adetokunbo;[b] December 6, 1994) is a Greek-Nigerian professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). But did you know that Giannis speak multiple languages? I can understand it a little bit. Antetokounmpo speaks two languages, English and Greek, while understanding a bit of the Nigerian languages. if(0===c.indexOf(a))return c;d(6,a+" , "+b+" -> "+c)}else return b;else d(7,b)}function g(a,b){function c(){if(!1===n){for(var c=[],E=0;E