The Story of Giannis Antetokounmpo: From Peddler to NBA Superstar

The Story of Giannis Antetokounmpo: From Peddler to NBA Superstar

Its history has its origin 22 years ago on the other side of the Atlantic. His parents arrived in Greece in 1991 as illegal immigrants , looking for a less gloomy future than they envisioned in their native Nigeria. Giannis was born a year later. They worked as street vendors or picking oranges in the field. The mother became ill and the father looked for a job as soon as it came out. With the little money there was not enough to support the five children in the family. The basketball player had to take to the streets to earn his food. Together with his four brothers, he would put himself in the ditch to sell anything to get some coins. "We were always together on the street, selling a toy, a watch. We earned 10 dollars and it was good because that day we did not starve and we could go home, "he said. Thanasis, the brother who was two years older than he was going up and down the Acropolis, told him: "Let's make something of our lives, so we never have to repeat thi…