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Fans Go Crazy as Days After Serena Williams Pregnancy News, Giannis Antetokounmpo Also Reveals Hopes of Extending Family: “Ultimate Girl Dad”

Published 05/11/2023, 5:45 AM EDT

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Tennis icon Serena Williams isn’t the only sports star who is excited about extending her family. Though the Milwaukee Bucks suffered an early exit from this year’s playoffs, there are still smiling faces in the Antetokounmpo household. Ahead of starting preparations for the next NBA season, the father of two has something else to look forward to as Giannis Antetokounmpo and his longtime girlfriend, Mariah Riddlesprigger, shared some exciting news with the world.

Days ago at the Met Gala event, Serena Williams and her husband Alexis Ohanian announced that they are expecting their second child. The Milwaukee Bucks star’s wife followed suit with her latest post on Instagram.

Giannis Antetokounmpo getting ready to welcome another family member

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The news of Alexis Ohanian and Serena Williams expecting their second child came as somewhat of a surprise to fans. The couple also chose a worldwide broadcast event to reveal the news. Giannis and his family, however, went in a different direction instead. Mariah Riddlesprigger went on her official Instagram page to announce the news.

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The long-time girlfriend of the Greek Freak uploaded a picture of her entire family, seemingly at a gender reveal party of their unborn child. No news had been given out as to what the gender of their third child will be. The couple have two sons, Liam Antetokounmpo and Maverick Shai.

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However, fans are rooting that the Antetokounmpo’s welcome a baby daughter after having two sons. Mariah did not write a long caption and kept it short and simple instead. She captioned the image, “Our dreams becoming reality.” The couple could be seen looking up to the sky, which may have already revealed the gender to them and their close ones.

Fans shower the couple with love

Fans on social media could not get enough of Giannis Antetokounmpo and his wife getting ready to welcome another child into this world. They flooded Mariah’s comments section with love and blessings.

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One fan commented, “Giannis would be the ultimate girl dad.”

While another fan deduced the gender of the child, saying, “Twins, hence pink and blue balloons.”

WNBA legend Candace Parker also commented, “Yayyyaaaaaaaaa” with multiple hearts.

Even the official Instagram page of the Milwaukee Bucks too congratulated the couple in the comments section.

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Here are a few more reactions from fans on Instagram.

“I hope it’s a girl!”

“Ahhhhh! Congrats @sincerelyymariah ! Being a mother is such a blessing ! Let’s hope for a baby sister for the boys.”

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“Milwaukee royalty.”

Fans were happy that the Antetokounmpo family is about to get bigger. This may also boost Giannis’ morale after the loss to the Miami Heat. Nonetheless, there seems to be only one thing on the mind of the 2021 NBA champion.

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