…after sending all the money he could to Greece, he realized he didn't have enough left for cab fare. Early in the season, Giannis took a cab to Western Union to send money home. And then sometimes it gives you gems like this:įavorite-of many-anecdotes from reporting. Sometimes Twitter is a nightmare of negativity and anger and everything wrong with the world. I can even picture Giannis in a red convertible, wearing a flaming bowling shirt with a pair of sunglasses perched behind his head. Raise your hand if you would watch a "Diners, Drive-ins and Dives"-esque food show starring Giannis touring the country, trying dishes and snack foods, and loving America. They where good but I’ll stick to American Cool Ranch Doritos �oeOeð¾ #AmericaStayBlessed #WhatsNextForTheFreak /ojiagExo3n While having my first pedicure in two years, I tried my first bag of Funyuns. America stay blessed � TM�ð¾ #WhatsNextForTheFreak /y91RK5IaQS Just had my first sip of American Red Kool Aid while watching the game. Just tried a corndog for the first time.Man God Bless America! � ~,� ~, #ForReaL /k4RDp6nSnI Little did we know that Giannis' first taste of smoothie would be just the start of a charming cornucopia of foodie tweets from the Greek Freak, sampling the finest of America's festival fare and junk foods from the corn dog. Actually, all of his food adventures are great Giannis Antetokounmpo: the best thing to happen to smoothies since the invention of the blender.ģ. I just taste for the first time a smothie.MAN GOD BLESS AMERICA� ~� That time he tried a smoothie for the first time His talents and his legend have only grown since his rookie year in 2013, but as he climbs closer and closer to the NBA's highest honors, it's worth remembering where it all began, when Giannis was still just an unknown lanky kid with a lot of great potential and an even greater story.Ģ. So putting those boring numbers aside, here's a list of reasons – 34 of them, because duh – why we geek out over the Greek Freak.Įven before Giannis set foot on the court, we were fans of the Greek Freak and his incredible story, growing up as poor in Greece as the son of Nigerian immigrants before making it to America and the NBA – all while keeping his family and his heritage near and dear along the journey.
It's the stylish way he's racked up those numbers on the court – and the charming personality he's shown off of it – that's already made the 28-year-old an icon. No, it's not just the numbers that make the Greek Freak beloved around Brew City.
Now, we could discuss why we love Giannis simply using the impressive statistics and wins he's accumulated over these past several seasons – including the team's first NBA title in 50 years – but that's just part of the equation. And in the process, he's rejuvenated a once-middling, mediocre franchise and the entire city of Milwaukee, sparking a new arena, a new Downtown district and a new sense of optimism. He's been a highlight machine with MVP-like numbers – and we still haven't seen the roof of his abilities yet. (Or maybe a whole mess of punctuation if you're unfortunate enough to play against him.) Giannis Antetokounmpo has proven to not only be the best player in his draft class, but possibly the best player in Milwaukee Bucks history and maybe the best player of his time. Just a few years later, that question mark has proven to be an exclamation point. He was the definition of a question mark – from his uncertain potential to even just pronouncing his name. This piece originally ran back in April 2019, but what better reason to revisit it than the start of another playoff run! (Outdated links and information have been updated.) Go Bucks!īack in 2013, with the 15th pick in the NBA Draft, the Milwaukee Bucks took a risk on a thin, untested, unknown and raw babyfaced teenager with just a handful of impressive clips against limited competition.
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