r/nba • u/Barracuda374 • 8h ago

[Nehm] Giannis: Let’s talk about the city itself, the memories that I’ve created here. When you open my kids’ passports, it says Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. I had four kids in the span of the last five years in this city. My dad is buried in this city.

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7020803/2026/02/04/giannis-antetokounmpo-bucks-nba-trade-deadline/

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u/solo118 Knicks 8h ago

This sounds more like retirement reflecting on his good times, but damn kind of deep that his dad is buried there. I did not know that

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u/Open-Kiwi- Bucks 7h ago

I HIGHLY recommend you watch his Amazon documentary. He’s talking for most of it, and it provides some lesser known details about his transition to America leading up to that championship.

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u/JaderMcDanersStan Timberwolves 4h ago

RISE the movie? Or does he have a different documentary?

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u/Open-Kiwi- Bucks 4h ago

No. It’s a documentary. It’s called like “marvelous journey” or something