Giannis Antetokounmpo

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Giannis Antetokounmpo proved withiut a doubt his star-status in the NBA over the past season, not only by taking part in the starters of the NBA All Star Game, but also with his incredible improvement over the year. The Greek Freak led the Milwaukee Bucks to the NBA finals and registered some unbelievable figures on the court.

Giannis Antetokounmpo was at the basketball match between Olympiakos and Aris at the Piraeus “Peace & Friendship” stadium for the basketball league and was swamped by fans asking him for autographs. After the Milwaukee Bucks were knocked out of NBA finals, the Greek Freak is in Greece and decided to visit the local basketball league with his girlfriend Mariah and younger brother Kostas.

The NBA season might be over for Giannis Antetokounmpo, but the “Greek Freak” is not missing a beat, as he hit the gym during his stay in Greece. Giannis and his younger brother Kostas trained together. The NBA star and Kostas, who many believe, including Giannis, will grow up to be better than the Greek Freak visited a gym in Maroussi, Athens to shoot some hoops.

The “Greek Freak” has managed to do all sorts of things this season in the NBA. But it seems he is always breaking new grounds. This time Giannis Antetokounmpo added a rare highlight to his already packed reel by blocking a shot with his elbow. Just another reminder of why he is called a “Freak”. The unlucky player on the receiving end was Toronto Raptor’s Norman Powell.

Giannis Antetokounmpo might only be 22 years old, but the Greek Freak has already left his mark in the NBA. Giannis has achieved super-start status in only 3 years since being picked in the drafts.

NBA star Giannis Antetokounmpo (aka: The Greek Freak) added another solid performance with his team the Milwaukee Bucks against the Toronto Raptors in the playoffs, but he was unable to lead his team to victory in the second match. The Raptors won by 106-100 with Giannis scoring 24 points, getting 15 rebounds and giving 7 assists. The series now stand at 1 won for each team.

The “Greek Freak”, Giannis Antetokounmpo, teamed with an energy drink company and gave some Bucks fans waiting at the bus stop the surprise of their lives. Giannis appeared on a plexiglass bus stop cover and started talking to the elated fans. But there was a twist, as he asked them to go through some tests like dancing or doing push ups in one case.

Milwaukee Bucks wunderkind Giannis Antetokounmpo is evolving at such a pace that he may soon outgrow his nickname of "The Greek Freak."

It is not difficult to imagine Antetokounmpo one day becoming the NBA's best scorer, defender, playmaker or all of the above.

Giannis Antetokounmpo just can’t be denied! In the Milwaukee Buck’s game against the Memphis Grizzlies Andrew Harrison tied the Greek Freak up on the break by still can’t stop him from scoring. The muscle of Giannis is too much. He manages to score the bucket and draw the foul! The Grizzles couldn’t stop Giannis, scored 18 points, but they bagged the win (113-93).