Giannis Antetokounmpo Mother And Father

Giannis antetokounmpo s father charles dies from heart attack.

Giannis antetokounmpo mother and father. Charles and veronica antetokounmpo were both athletes although neither were basketball players. When he officially gained greek citizenship on may 9 2013 his name was officially romanized as giannis antetokounmpo. Giannis antetokounmpo 24 was born in athens greece to parents charles and veronica who emigrated to the mediterranean country from nigeria. So while they may not have been versed in basketball they knew what it took to be a competitor.

In a statement released saturday the team said. Nba player giannis antetokounmpo is a proud father of one and here is all you need to know about his girlfriend mariah riddlesprigger and son liam. His nickname is the greek freak. By kurt helin sep 30 2017 2 21 pm edt.

The baby gets his middle name. Still members of far right golden dawn party questioned his greekness in 2012 schortsanitis was born to a greek father and a cameroonian mother. Greek born basketball player giannis antetokounmpo popularly dubbed greek freak seizes every opportunity to show off his adorable family. Charles antetokounmpo 54 and father of milwaukee bucks star giannis antetokounmpo has died of a heart attack.

Veronica was a high jumper. From a skinny unknown from a foreign land built like a tootsie pop and facing questionable competition giannis antetokounmpo has worked and developed himself into the nba s reigning kia mvp. Giannis s first love wasn t basketball. Charles a yoruba man from lagos and veronica an igbo woman.

The bucks family is heartbroken. The two brothers live with their mother veronica along with giannis girlfriend mariah riddlesprigger and the couple s newborn child liam charles antetokounmpo. Charles died in september 2017 at age 54. Three months after giannis was drafted by the.

Antetokounmpo s father charles was a former nigerian association football player while his mother veronica is a former high jumper. Click to share on facebook opens in new window. For a while the super star has not hidden his nigerian roots despite representing the greek national team and the greek freak appellation.