Why is Antetokounmpo called Antetokounmpo?

Because he has the longest and most difficult to pronounce surname in the NBA, Giannis Antetokounmpo was nicknamed "Brother Antetokounmpo" in the Chinese-speaking circle.

Giannis Sina Ougko Antetokounmpo (English: Giannis Sina Ougko Antetokounmpo, December 6, 1994 -), was born in Greece, nicknamed "The Greek Monster" ( Greek Freak), "Antetokounmpo", currently plays for the NBA Milwaukee Bucks. He is the second player in NBA history with a surname of thirteen letters.

Giannis Antetokounmpo entered the NBA through the draft in 2013. In his rookie season, he was selected to the second team of the All-Rookie Team. In the 2016-17 season, he was selected as the Most Improved Player and the second team of the All-NBA Team. lineup and All-Defensive Second Team. Won the Slam Dunk Award of the Year in the 2017-18 season; the NBA regular season MVP in the 2018-19 season; the NBA Defensive Player of the Year and the regular season MVP in the 2019-20 season; selected to the NBA All-Star lineup 5 times.

Extended information:

Giannis’ father, Charles Antetokounmpo, and mother, Veronica Antetokounmpo, are from Nigeria. Originally living in Lagos, Nigeria, they later immigrated to Greece. Charles works as a handyman and his wife Veronica works as a nanny, and the couple works very hard to meet their family's needs. Furthermore, they are the only black family in Greece.

Although the family had moved to a new country, they had never become alienated from Nigerian culture. The boys were also taught Greek culture, but their Nigerian roots always dominated. Giannis was born in Greece and obtained Greek citizenship in May 2013.

Giannis Antetokounmpo has two brothers, Francis and Thanasis. In addition, there are two brothers named Kostas and Alexis. (Alexis)’s younger brother. Among them, his brother Thanasis was a teammate of Firasticos and also played in the All-Star Game with Giannis Antetokounmpo. Thanasis once played for the Westchester Knicks of the NBA Development League. He was selected by the New York Knicks with the 51st overall pick in the 2014 NBA Draft. He now plays for the Milwaukee Bucks with Giannis ***.

NBA introduction:

The National Basketball Association, referred to as the NBA, is a men's professional basketball league composed of 30 professional teams in North America. It is one of the four major professional sports leagues in the United States.

Among them were born such as: Michael Jordan, Bill Russell, Kobe Bryant, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Wilt Chamberlain, Earvin Johnson , Larry Bird, Oscar Robertson, John Havlicek, Rick Barry, John Stockton, Karl Malone, Elgin Baylor, David Robinson, Julius Erving , Shaquille O'Neal, Charles Barkley, Allen Iverson, LeBron James, Stephen Curry, Kyrie Irving, Rajon Rondo, James Harden, Yao Ming and other legendary stars.

The NBA is divided into the Eastern Conference and the Western Conference. Each league is divided into 3 divisions, each division consists of 5 teams. After the end of each season and before the start of the next season, the NBA draft will be held. After the draft, each team will have an NBA summer league for rookies. NBA preseason and NBA regular season usually start in October. The preseason includes NBA overseas games. Among them, there is a special performance event, the NBA All-Star Game, in February. After the NBA regular season, the top eight teams in the Eastern and Western Conferences enter the playoffs respectively to determine the Eastern and Western Conference champions and advance to the NBA Finals. The best players Won the Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award.

On October 8, 2019, China Central Radio and Television Station’s CCTV Sports Channel issued another statement, deciding to immediately suspend NBA game broadcast arrangements and investigate all cooperation and exchanges involving the NBA. On March 12, 2020, the NBA officially confirmed that the 2019-2020 season was suspended due to the novel coronavirus pneumonia epidemic. On June 5, 2020, the NBA announced that it would resume play on August 1; on June 12, 2020, the NBA announced that it would adjust the resumption time to July 31. On August 27, 2020, the NBA announced that the playoffs would be postponed.