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Giannis Antetokounmpo was born in Athens, Greece, on the 6th of December 1994, to Nigerian parents. He holds both Greek and Nigerian citizenship, having received Greek citizenship on the 9th of May 2013, and his Nigerian passport in 2015.
According to basketball player Hakeem Olajuwon, who is also Yoruba, the original family name Adétòkunbọ translates to 'the crown has returned from overseas.' His father Charles was Yoruba and his mother Veronica is Igbo.
Antetokounmpo wears number 34 in honor of his parents. His mother was born in 1963 and his father in 1964, so he combined the last digits of their birth years to get 34.
Antetokounmpo has won two consecutive NBA MVP awards in 2019 and 2020, the NBA Defensive Player of the Year in 2020, the NBA Finals MVP in 2021, the NBA Most Improved Player in 2017, and the NBA All-Star Game MVP. He was also named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team in 2021.
Antetokounmpo led the Milwaukee Bucks to the NBA championship in 2021, their first title since 1971. He scored 50 points, 14 rebounds, and 5 blocks in the clinching Game 6 against the Phoenix Suns and was named Finals MVP by unanimous vote.
Antetokounmpo scored a career-high 64 points on the 13th of December 2023, in a win over the Indiana Pacers, which also set a Bucks franchise record. He became the first player since Shaquille O'Neal in 2000 to score at least 60 points without a made three-point basket.