The Greek Freak I The Story Behind Giannis Antetokounmpo 

50 points to end a 50 year championship drought. It doesn't get more poetic than that. Giannis is beyond special.

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As someone who is born and raised in Milwaukee it was amazing to see Giannis and Middleton get a ring. We as a city saw them grow up before our eyes. I cried when they won. Happy cry caus after all that hard work and heartbreak they finally did it. Only a fan but was super proud for them

The fact that Giannis is only 26 and is already a two time MVP, DPOY, five time All Star + one All Star MVP, MIP, five time All NBA and four time All Defensive, plus Champ and Finals MVP is absolutely mind boggling. In 10 years time he's gonna be considered GOAT.

There's also something this video didn't show: his willingness to accept failure and keep trying to overcome it (or his lack of fear regarding failure). There's a video of him during this year's playoff where he told PJ Tucker (his teammate): I airballed two freethrows in 4th quarter, I got shutdown in 4th quarter, I lost playoff series leads before, I can't fall any lower. That's also what makes Giannis unique: he will not accept failure, but he will not intentionally avoid the risk of failure, if it means getting what he wanted (be it victory or championship). That's something that's hard to teach to most people.

He is already reached legendary status. Already top 20 players. Just completely dominant on both ends of the floor.

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Went from wanting to be like Durant to being considered, by some people, to be greater than kelvin durant. Joe Cole told y’all “may your heroes be your rivals”.

The loyalty to Greece reflects his loyalty to Milwaukee. If he was drafted elsewhere, he would’ve tried to do the same. For him, it doesn’t matter who he plays for, he just wants to play his hardest and provide for his family.

Giannis Antetokounmpo is simply legendary

What a production guys. Brought a tear to my eye. 🥲

I'm a long term Giannis fan and I've been waiting for a long time for this, thank you theScore!

I don't even like basketball and I came to RU-vid searched for his name and story . This is so humble and deserves 100% of everything

*I really think Giannis will win at least 2 more championships, another MVP or two, in the next 5-7 years, that's how special this guy is, taking into consideration he only 'runs and dunks'.*

"the story behind" from y'all is one of my favorite series on youtube

The dude probably has the best body an athlete can hope for. Playing right after a hyperextended knee and won the chip with a 50 pt performance and legendary chase down block? That's a greek god. Lol

actually it's not necessarily greek by blood, it's one parent had to be born in greece to get citizenship automatically; they may had not had passports but had documentation to go to school. He's a Greek through and through and we are proud of him and his family

I fucking love this dude and the whole Bucks organization. Such a class act man. No ego, just straight up results

In a league where the kings are so good at manipulating the business and the media, here we have a genuine baller created by the Greek Gods themselves.

He is literally took what he is good at and made himself unstoppable at it. And then slowly took his time to work on what he was bad at.

I just love this guy everything about him from on and off the court is so likable

Everyone was waiting for this one

At this point even he switch teams, his number will be retired ny the Bucks no questions asked.

Been waiting for this one !!

Hes a Shaq with a Mamba Mentality

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Great video!

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Great video bro! Keep it up!!!

Really well done vid. Great story

Fire video brother, Giannis 1st picked up a BBall at 13 yet could still become GOAT

He continues to be a GOOD, a GREAT person, giving back as much as he can. He earned it all with his hard work and great spirit, he deserves it and we hope he will keep it till he's a 100! LOVE GIANNIS !

This man's legacy is already set in stone. The awards and accomplishments that he has at such a young age is something a lot of players work their entire careers just to get chance to achieve them. Anything that comes after winning that chip is already consolation man I'm so happy for you my g.

That was a great video, man I love this guy - he simply the best !!! Unbelievable story , so much greatness

Liked the video from the 1st second.... Giannis is the miracle-man

Incorrect fact about being stateless. He might not have owned a Nigerian passport but he was Nigerian by virtue of the fact that the Nigerian constitution states that any child born of Nigerian parents anywhere in the world is automatically a Nigerian

Been a fan of him since he was drafted in 2013 and I'm so happy not only for his transformation but also him as a very genuine person. He'll win more rings in the future, that's for sure. He's onlu scratching the surface!

doing a presentation on this champ💪

always thought that Kawhi poster on Giannis in game 6 was overrated that angle at 10:22 just fully validated my opinion

Long time coming.

Have a great weekend yall!

Wow!!!

Finally finally finally.

Hardens gonna be more salty now😂

The most humble human in the NBA. 🥰🏆

I dont even need to watch to like, i already know its gonna be good

I love Giannis ! He’s so humble!!! He’s the best alive right now

He was Nigeria, as long as one of your parents or grandparents is Nigeria not matter where you are born in the world you are Nigerian, as per law.He just didn't have a passport.

❤Giannis go

The legends of jersey number 34 for big mans continues

Even right now I am still amazed at how he managed to essentially walk out of that knee injury he suffered late in the WCF. Really thought that spelled the end for the Bucks but nope and when the Freak returned for Game 1 in the Finals (even if they lost the game) he didn't seem to miss a beat. Not a Bucks fan but that was a really good Finals series to watch, admittedly the first good one in quite some time IMO.

16:21 man. Damn!

5:36 For sure Giannis. For sure :)

Can we have a song list for this amazing video also ?

I remember when he was drafted, he did the sign of the Cross, he says thanks to God, and unlike his Piers from the hood he is modest, humble, devoted, not arrogant. True Champion, true Christian.

When they said he is a big chooker. Now he prove them very wrong. Never judge a man who became better and better in year after year..

Man,Giannis is the true modern reincarnation of Shaq

"We had a lot of happiness " this right here.

But that Kevin durant's shoe mention was nice😂😂

Forgot to mention maybe one of the most impactful stats-Giannis, after getting some much needed nutrition and some NBA vitamins, grew three inches and put on nearly 30 lbs of muscle.

I have to squint everytime I watch the TV. 😂

If I ever meet someone that don't like Giannis, I will never trust them.

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Amazing story!!! Will be GOAT. Never seen nba players look like children the way Giannis does. I will rename him as the Nigerian Nightmare!

They need to make a movie of his life

Kareem Abdul Jabbar wins the 1971 NBA Finals for the Milwaukee Bucks. 50 years later 2020 - 21, Giannis Antetokounmpo wins the NBA Finals for the Milwaukee Bucks. Kareem would be proud.

Rip God bless 8:04

It's crazy how when he was younger he had shooting range. Now he can barely shoot at all.

'By the Alphabet" LOL Ted Davis is great at calling games. Still a little sad he retired after the championship season.

Commenting got algorithm to help propel this outstanding channel to where it deserves to be! Like if y'all agree that it's shocking they haven't blown up yet..

You left out several spicy parts of his story like how he playing tag and thats when scout Spiros Vellinaitis found him.

Anyone else notice that at 12:20, wilts per record was 31.76 in 61-62 but if you go look it up now it changed somehow to 32.08, anyone know why?

Blocked by Giannis!

And now he's an owner of the brewers.

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now do a jokic one it,s the perfect time

Yooo

I mean the 50 year drought story has been done by LeBron in the most fantastical way but giannis man he is something else

You mention the fact that Giannis was not a citizen of Greece until he turned 18 years old. I believe that’s the case in every country in Europe. My ancestors had been in the United States for over 100 years and they were not citizens yet and even after they was promising citizenship we were still fighting for full citizenship during the civil right movement. So what is your point?

The nba scouts in 2013 completely messed up. Sometimes it's about will and determination rather than talent. Giannis had that dog in him to always keep improving, whereas the other talents in that draft either were busts or decent players but nowhere near as good as giannis.

3:39 this kid grew up to beat kd in the conference championship

Harden said what? Damn😂

Θα σέβεστεεεεεεε!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The all want to do what Duncan did for one team only!

This piece while really excellent it’s not long enough. I’m absolutely not criticizing the channel they have only so much time to devote to an individual especially one that lives and plays in Milwaukee.

the thumbnail creeps the f outta me

Anyone here from TheScore esports?

Sort for the second reply. So who thinks the 8 thumbs down are people who watched this thinking if Anthony Davis wasn’t hurt this would have been about LeBron somehow.

Harden such a CLOWN 😂😂

They were all celebrating and i was in my car due to COVID :(

Am I tripping or did he just say "closely-er"? 4:29

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I’d take Giannis over Harden all day..

So a Nigerian or any countries citizen can just go to another country to have they're baby like a lady from the Congo can go to Hawaii to have they're kid and they're baby automatically becomes a US citizen? Or should the baby be a citizen of the country they're parent is citizen of doesn't that make most sense?

Harden is such a clown 😭😭😭

I wish I could dribble, travel and flop like Harden... NOT!

The reason he couldn't get a Greek citizenship was that his parents had travelled illegally and not legally.Same thing would have happened to a Greek couple if they went undocumented to Nigeria for the rest of their lives

You guys really just make videos based on whatever happened on a podcast from the ringer a couple of days before...

This is so well done but why are you acting like Greece, a country in dire financial debt, didn't totally take in and take care of Gianni's and his totally random foreign family? Had Greece not given his family a safe haven and platform he wouldn't be here. And he did a weekend with the military when all other citizens have to do 9 months.