By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Giannis Antetokounmpo has been the talk not only of the town (Milwaukee) but the whole NBA metropolitan area with his achievements during the season.
The “Greek Freak” gave a large and extremely interesting interview for the official website of the NBPA (National Basketball Players Association) speaking about a wide array of topics that expand from his childhood and the basketball beginnings, to his current stardom status and day-to-day life.
Here are some excerpts:
What made you want to transition from soccer to basketball?
“It wasn’t height, I wasn’t tall as a kid. One day, Thanasis was, like, “I want to play basketball.” I was, like, “Oh, man!” My father was lecturing us for like three hours straight. “Basketball? You’re talking about basketball?” After, he was, like, “OK, you can play basketball.” I was, like, “I’m not going to be a No. 1 player in soccer.” I was going to spend time with Thanasis because he was older than me, and so I always wanted to be with him. Then Kostas played basketball, then Alex.”
Through the past three years, what’s been your favorite experience so far in the community?
I did an appearance this season with some kids [35 boys as part of Operation Dream]. Most of the kids really didn’t have a father figure, so it was more like a mentoring thing. So that was one of my moments that I felt like I could give back in a different way—not just money.
READ THE FULL STORY AND INTERVIEW HERE
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