Giannis Antetokounmpo and his household are telling their story their means.
Their inspiring journey started in Nigeria and took them to Greece, earlier than finally touchdown in Milwaukee. The NBA star alongside together with his three brothers, Thanasis, Kostas, and Alex, their mom Veronica, and Giannis’ fiancée Mariah Riddlesprigger, are sharing their story within the Prime Video Sports activities new documentary, “Giannis: The Marvelous Journey.”
The Antetokounmpo Household Is Sharing Their Story In The Newly Launched Documentary
It’s not the primary time the Antetokounmpo household’s story has been instructed, nevertheless it’s the primary time they’re sharing it how they need it shared. Giannis, 29, stated his life story contains his household’s struggles with poverty, racism, and citizenship, and contains a few of his “darkest moments.”
“I talked to my brothers, talked to my mother and Mariah, to see if we had been okay and prepared to share our story with the world, and we got here to this choice as a household,” Giannis instructed PEOPLE.
“There’s been lots of people which have shared their model of our story, however we felt like this was our time to open up about our dad, our basis, our journey, and do it in our means. It was time for us to go on the market and share this like I stated, our means. That’s one factor that I’m very, very comfortable about — it’s our means.”
Giannis defined that it was tough to recount among the darker moments the household has skilled for the documentary.
“You don’t wish to return there as a result of there are just a few issues which are exhausting to speak about,” he stated. “We don’t know the way the world goes to take it. I’ve by no means opened up about my father to anyone. So it’s good, nevertheless it’s additionally exhausting.”
Giannis additionally stated he’s “going to be proud to point out my children this movie to allow them to see our story.” Giannis and Riddlesprigger share three youngsters collectively, sons Liam, 3, Maverick, 2, and daughter Eva, born in September 2023.
“I don’t play basketball for the cash, the celebrity; I solely play as a result of I needed to vary my household’s life,” Giannis stated within the trailer for the documentary that was launched on February 19 on Prime Video.
The documentary was directed by Kristen Lappas, who Giannis stated, “did an excellent job of creating all people open up, as a result of we don’t actually try this, particularly to a stranger.”
Lappas instructed PEOPLE that the documentary is “the story of a powerful household” as an alternative of a documentary of a basketball participant.
“The household has been apprehensive to inform their story in a documentary, they’re very non-public, however we had been in a position to actually go there on their difficult relationship with Greece, with their dad’s passing which he had by no means opened up about, and I really feel like this simply reveals a unique aspect of him,” she shared.
Giannis Antetokounmpo Led His Crew To Victory For A Second Yr In A Row Throughout NBA All-Star Weekend
NBA All-Begin Weekend simply wrapped up in Indianapolis on Sunday evening with the All-Star Recreation. For the second 12 months in a row, Giannis, an eight-time All-Star, was a crew captain and led his crew to victory.
The East received the Sunday night sport towards LeBron James’ West crew 211-186.
Throughout the sport, Giannis paid tribute to his older brother and fellow Bucks participant, Thanasis, sporting his newly launched Giannis Freak 5.
Throughout the 2019 NBA All-Star Recreation, Giannis wore a pair of crimson/white Kobe 4s with the handwriting on them, “Thanasis, thanks for sharing.” And now everybody can personal an an identical pair. The brand new footwear had been launched on February 16, simply forward of All-Star Weekend.
In acknowledgement of how far the household has come, paying homage to the time Thanasis would let Giannis borrow his crimson/white Kobe 4s, the footwear have “Thanasis, thanks for sharing” written on them. On the again of 1 shoe, Giannis’ quantity 34 and on the opposite, Thanasis’ quantity 43.
The footwear are presently promoting on Nike.com for $140.
“Giannis: The Marvelous Journey” is now streaming on Prime Video.
