Giannis Antetokounmpo, known as the "alphabet brother", can be said to be a popular star in the NBA league today. The experience of winning two MVP honors is enough to make him a highly representative international player in NBA history, it is not too much to call him an active superstar, and this year he is also expected to usher in the first championship ring of his NBA career.
Every star always has some unknown anecdotes or anecdotes, and the alphabet brother is no exception. In this article, the author will select ten anecdotes about alphabet brothers that may not be widely known, so that fans can more fully understand this NBA star with a very impactful and beautiful style of play.
First, about the family background of Brother Alphabet
Alphabet Brother is a Nigerian NBA star, this African populous country has sent many stars to the NBA, such as Olajuwon, Iguodala, Adebayo, Oladipo and so on. Brother Alphabet's father and mother first lived in Lagos, Nigeria, and later came to Athens in Greece early to work hard, with his father working as a handyman and his mother as a nanny, pulling up five children, including Brother Alphabet.
Because of the general family situation, in order to save money, the poorest time is when the letter five brothers wear several pairs of sneakers, only the eldest has new shoes to wear, and the shoes are worn after the old ones come, the third comes, and the fourth comes. In their leisure days, the alphabet brothers go to the tourist area to sell sunglasses and sun hats to subsidize the family.
In addition, due to the lack of identity in the early stage, the Alphabet Brother family spent many years in Greece hiding in Tibet. It was not until Brother Alphabet was 9 years old that he obtained greek citizenship.
At home, the alphabet Giannis Antetokounmpo is the third oldest. The eldest in the family, Francis, is a professional footballer who played as a starting midfielder in the Greek Second Division at his peak and is currently a singer. Of the five brothers, he was the only one who continued his father Charles's love of football.
In addition to the alphabet brother himself, the second brother of the family, Sanasis Antetokounmpo, the fourth in the family, Costas Antetokounmpo, are currently NBA players, the second brother of the alphabet brother, Sanasis, is currently playing for the Bucks, while the alphabet brother Costa is in the Lakers, and the youngest five Alex is currently playing in the Spanish ACB League.
Second, the alphabet brother was the first to practice football, and the earliest to play point guard after practicing basketball
As mentioned earlier, Brother Alphabet's father is a football enthusiast and has trained his eldest brother to become a professional footballer. Before the letter brother was 10 years old, he had been practicing football, and from time to time he could see the letter brother show his footwork in the NBA. Later, due to the rapid growth of height, alphabet brother changed to play basketball that was more talented in height. At the beginning of entering the basketball world, Alphabet Brother first practiced the point guard position, which laid the groundwork for Kidd to make him a point guard.
It can only be said that the alphabet brother is too long, and the height behind is far beyond the usual point guard, so he is on top of the front, and the result is a bit different, the technology is low in polishing when entering the NBA, and the draft can not enter the lottery area, becoming a piece of jade waiting for Bole to carve.
Third, the number one idol of the alphabet brother is Iverson, who has cooperated with the letter brother to send him surprises
Every friend who loves basketball should have his or her number one basketball idol or enlightenment idol, and Alphabet Brother is no exception. On the road to the growth of the basketball world, Alphabet Brother first played point guard, and at that time, Iverson's dazzling style of play deeply attracted Alphabet Brother, who established a God of War posture in the NBA with a small body, and the story of leading Philadelphia to challenge the Lakers also deeply touched Alphabet Brother, who was the number one basketball idol of Alphabet Brother. However, although Iverson is regarded as an idol, the alphabet brother's crotch dribble is relatively stiff.
After knowing that Alphabet Brother likes him very much, Iverson is full of praise for him, claims that his talent is crazy, and says that he can return to his heyday, and the most wanted to join forces among the active players is Alphabet Brother.
In the past few years, it also cooperated with the NBA official to shoot a promotional video for the alphabet brother to tease the creativity of passers-by, creating a surprise for the alphabet brother. At that time, the idea of the video was that the local passers-by fans in Milwaukee were waiting for the bus at the bus stop, and then the alphabet brother appeared on the next screen to initiate the video voice link, and finally jumped out to surprise the passers-by.
When he finished filming to surprise passers-by, Brother Alphabet sat at the bus stop resting, unaware that he had become the next object to be surprised by the whole deception, because Iverson's video call message sounded just after he sat down.
Fourth, Brother Alphabet once chose to run to the stadium to play on match days because he did not have money on him
Back to a game day in the 13/14 season, the alphabet brother who still took the rookie contract found that he did not have enough money to take a taxi to the stadium after the bank remitted all his existing savings to the Greek family, so he had to run over.
Fortunately, after running 1.6 kilometers, Brother Alphabet met a couple on the road who were ready to go to the ball, who stopped Brother Alphabet and asked him if he was a rookie player who asked him if he was a Bucks, and then took Brother Alphabet to the arena with the wind. This story, I believe that the senior fans of the alphabet brother have heard it, but it is really more classic, may wish to mention it again.
Fifth, about the nickname of the alphabet brother
Due to the excessive number of letters composed of names, and the length and difficulty of pronouncing, domestic fans often call Giannis Antetokounmpo directly with "alphabet brother", which has also become his code name. As for his popular nickname in North America, "Greek Freak", used to describe his explosive talent and style of play, and the two words of Greek Freak are also pressed with a tail rhyme, in line with the style of the ball and catchy.
Sixth, about the love of the alphabet brother
Alphabet Brother's life off the field is quite low-key, but in fact he is quite single-minded, and there is rarely playboy negative news. Alphabet Brother's partner, Maria Reedspeg, is three years older than Alphabet Brother, and the two have been in love since 2015. Prior to meeting Alphabet Brother, Maria Reedspeg interned at the Philadelphia 76ers for a time.
Currently, the two have a son (born on April 7 last year). It is worth mentioning that the full name of the alphabet brother has 26 English letters, and Maria Reedspeg also has 20 English letters, which can be described as a literal letter sister-in-law.
Seventh, Middleton is the NBA teammate that Alphabet Brother has been working with for the longest time
In the 13/14 season, Alphabet Brother entered the NBA league, when Middleton had just transferred from the Pistons to the Bucks, and the two worked together, grew up together, and stayed in the team to this day. As the second boss of the Bucks, Middleton's style of play can be said to be a perfect complement to the alphabet brother, and it is the indispensable mainstay of the Bucks to become an indispensable power in the East.
For this best partner, Alphabet Brother is also very affectionate, and recently said after the game that Middleton retired that day, he will be very sad, because he has been by his side since the first day of the NBA. Judging from the current contract situation and the Bucks' competitive performance, the partnership between the two will continue for a long time, and it is likely to become a very representative classic duo in the history of the NBA.
Brother Alphabet has an amazing pair of giant palms
Alphabet Brother has an amazing pair of giant palms, with a pure length of 27cm and a pure span of 30.5cm. Only than the span, the alphabet brother is the second in active service, second only to the giant Boban Majanovich with a span of 35cm, in the history of the NBA with data records, Boban is a single super big hand monster, and the alphabet brother is slightly inferior to O'Neill after Boban, the gap is about 0.3CM.
However, Alphabet Brother is a little bit worse than O'Neill in height, and it can be said that he is historical in palm width and span. Because of a pair of large palm blessings, the alphabet brother raised the fire with one hand in the start, or the one-handed empty hand action was easy to pick up. Coupled with the super muscles of the upper limbs, it is difficult for the alphabet brother to be snatched by the opponent or cut the ball from the hand, which is a static talent that is not easy to detect.
Nine, alphabet brother's biggest hobby is to write songs
As mentioned above, Alphabet Brother's eldest brother Francis Antetokounmpo has transformed into a singer, releasing his first single "Shekosi" last year, and has released a total of four singles.
Alphabet brothers are a little musical talent, in the early years of the industry to accept the NBA official interview, alphabet brother said that his childhood is not busy training to become a professional player or busy with his brothers to make money, there is no time to develop hobbies, the biggest hobby is to calm down and write songs, write some R&B and rap.
At the same time, he said that he had made a bet with his brother in his childhood, saying that he would buy a big house when he had money, and the first floor would be used as a studio. Later, Brother Alphabet walked up, and he did not forget his big brother who loved music, and got him a big house and music studio. Maybe after Brother Alphabet retires, he will also spend some time making music. In addition, the alphabet brother is very caring for other brothers, in addition to the guidance and care in the field of basketball, the alphabet brother has established an AntitokounBros Tv video matrix, which currently has about 200,000 fans on overseas video websites, which is used to share the daily life of the five brothers, so that the rest of the brothers who are not so strong in basketball can also mix their faces as small Internet celebrities.
10. Last year's birthday The most popular birthday gifts received by the alphabet brother are pens
In order to connect with teammates, it is normal for NBA players to send birthday gifts to each other, and it is normal to send small gifts to teammates after getting a big contract. However, on last year's birthday, Alphabet Brother received many fountain pens. That night, first Connaughton sent him pens, then Middleton, then some of his teammates and team staff.
At first, the stupid alphabet brother said that he was very ignorant and could not understand what these people meant. After some thought, he understood the original meaning of sending a pen to him a birthday gift, and everyone implied that he quickly signed a contract to renew the Bucks. Later, Brother Alphabet did sign a long contract with the Bucks to continue to write the story of one person and one city.