Janes am was a socker player, and he wanted to be just like his dad. Janis is coordinated because he plays sucker, but he's not talented in sket ball. At first, he hates basket ball. He would commit travel violation after travel violation that used to holding the ball. In the next couple of years, janus falls in love with basketball, and he gets really good. But he's still not good enough for the top two teams. So essentially, janis is stuck this a two or three year period dreaming of becoming something so much more.
Giannis Antetokounmpo went from hawking watches and DVDs on the streets of Greece to winning an NBA championship for the Milwaukee Bucks. In this repodcast, the Ringer’s Mirin Fader tells the story of his improbable rise.
Today’s show was produced by Amina Al-Sadi, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Efim Shapiro, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
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