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Author Reveals How Giannis Antetokounmpo Was More Nervous for His Brother’s High School Games Than Eastern Conference Finals

Published 07/27/2021, 3:30 PM EDT

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Giannis Antetokounmpo was already a champion as a compassionate person, well before winning his maiden NBA title. All of the Milwaukee Bucks leader’s previous interviews point towards his innate humbleness and ingenuity. Those characteristic traits helped him come from humble beginnings to make it huge in the highly competitive world of NBA.

But he did not do any of that alone. The Freak always had his brothers as his supporting wheels and his latest biography book covers it well. In a nutshell, Giannis is nothing if not for the love for his brothers and this makes his life’s story rather compelling.

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In a recent interview, the book’s celebrated author, Mirin Fader revealed how she went to Giannis’s home to find him cutting fruits like a regular human. She also spilled out how the Freak carries a black notebook to note down important happenings in his life. But more enticingly, she detailed his relationship with his brothers.

The author detailed, “There’s close and then there’s close close and they’re close close. Giannis, he told me he gets more nervous watching Alex, the youngest playing in a high school game than the Eastern Conference Finals. When I heard that, I was just like, oh my god Giannis I hope that’s not true. But it is true, Giannis not only is present and active in all his brothers’ lives, but he would coach their practices. Like I chart a couple practices that Giannis was at and he wasn’t just in the background, he was coaching, he was talking to the 12th man on the team.”

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Notably, Alex is the youngest sibling, 19 years of age, and a professional player for UCAM Murcia (Spanish Liga ACB). Given that he skipped NCAA to play for the European league, his priorities seem clear.

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The Ringer’s Mirin Fader further unveiled, “Kostas told me that their goal as a family is to win a championship together on one team, all do it together… a lifelong goal. And after their dad’s death, they really band together even closer. So they’re all motivated by this phrase, ‘I’m my father’s legacy’. And Giannis as one of the oldest, is so instrumental in carrying that.”

Now, Giannis, Thanasis and Kostas Antetokounmpo already have cleared out the weirdness from their dinner table by winning a championship ring. With Giannis’ loyalty towards the Bucks, one can expect that Marc Lasry can someday sign Kostas to the Bucks.

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Now, about Alex’s upcoming NBA draft, chances are building up that Indiana Pacers can show interest in signing the rookie in Round 2. Do you think Alex will ever get to join the Bucks? Help us know in the comments below.

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Sourabh Singh is an NBA sports analyst for EssentiallySports, who has been working with the site since May 2020. Prior to this, he functioned as Managing Editor at WittyFeed, followed by a stint at Decathlon. The Sports Management graduate leads an active lifestyle, veering to the mountains for off-trail adventures.
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