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‘Finally made it to Nigeria with Mama’ – Giannis Antetokounmpo

August 2, 2023 by AFRIPOL Leave a Comment

Back to motherland- NBA star, Giannis Antetokounmpo is in Lagos, Nigeria, for the Youth Alive Basketball Championship taking place at Rowe Park. It's going to mean the world to these kids, being on the same court with @Giannis_An34

📹@therealbuckets pic.twitter.com/Vq47sMl5lS

— Making of Champions (@MakingOfChamps) July 28, 2023

😂😂😂Stop it Giannis! You can't be dunking on kids! Anyway they will have stories they will tell their friends: that they played with the 'Greek Freak' and saw him slam-dunking.pic.twitter.com/dhNFpVDLCy

— Making of Champions (@MakingOfChamps) July 28, 2023

“Both of Antetokounmpo’s parents were born in Nigeria before they immigrated to Greece and started a family. While in Nigeria last week, Antetokounmpo visited the Rowe Park Sports Centre in Lagos, where he met with basketball players during the final of the Youth Alive Basketball Championship camp. Antetokounmpo’s trip came a couple weeks after Giannis’ older brother Thanasis also visited Nigeria. Thanasis, who recently signed another deal to return to the Bucks, worked with players and provided words of inspiration to players at a camp at the Greensprings School in Lekki, Lagos, according to Nigerian media.”

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