Giannis Antetokounmpo Biography: He was born on December 6, 1994, a Greek basketball player of Nigerian descent who belongs to the staff of the Milwaukee Bucks of the NBA. With 2.11 meters of height, he plays in the wing-Pivot position, but due to his characteristics he is able to play both forward and forward . Antetokounmpo was born in Athens, Greece, and is the son of Nigerian immigrants living in Greece. Despite this, he does not have Nigerian citizenship. Giannis and his family officially won full Greek citizenship on May 9, 2013, with the official legal spelling of his name being Antetokounmpo. As a child he was, on occasion, a street vendor along with his brother Thanasis to contribute financially to the maintenance of his house: "I will always take that with me, it's how I learned to work like that". His older brother, Thanasis, is also a professional basketball player who was selected in the 51st position of the 2014 NBA Draft by the New York Knick...