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The ‘Lost Antetokounmpos’ of Greece
Giannis Antetokounmpo, the kid from Sepolia for the first 18 years of his life was stateless, having no papers from either Nigeria or Greece.
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How a Greek Priest Made Giannis Antetokounmpo a Devout Christian
A Greek Orthodox priest in the Sepolia area of Athens who baptized Giannis Antetokounmpo together with his brother Alexandros on October 28, 2012, spoke recently about his relationship with the NBA star and his family.
Antetokounmpo developed a special relationship...
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When Giannis Antetokounmpo Acted in a Movie
Before Giannis Antetokounmpo joined the NBA, he made his acting debut in an Australian movie called Dead Europe when he was only sixteen years old.
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Acting role to earn some extra money
In the movie, young Antetokounmpo has only one line...
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Giannis Antetokounmpo: I Would Go Back Selling CD’s Just to Be With My Dad
Giannis Antetokounmpo said on Friday that he would do everything to have his father back! Even going back in time to sell CD's in the Athens' suburb of Sepolia where he grew up.
“I would give it all up, without a...
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Antetokounmpo Brothers Return to Greece with NBA Finals Trophy
Greek NBA star Giannis Antetokounmpo and his brother Thanasis returned to their native Greece on Sunday.
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Giannis Antetokounmpo: The Kid from Athens Who Became King of Basketball
Giannis Antetokounmpo became the King of basketball on Tuesday after leading the Milwaukee Bucks to the first NBA title in half a century
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Giannis Antetokounmpo Distributes Food to the Needy in Athens
Giannis Antetokounmpo, who is currently training in Greece, donated and distributed boxes of food for people in need at the church of Agios Meletios in Sepolia, the neighborhood where he grew up, on Monday.
What makes his actions so special,...
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Hero's Welcome for Giannis Antetokounmpo at Sepolia, Greece
Thousands of Greeks turned out to greet their homegrown hero Giannis Antetokounmpo at the Sepolia district of Athens on Saturday.
The Greek Freak, Thanasis Antetokounmpo, Kostas Antetokounmpo and Alex Antetokounmpo, together with their mother Veronica Antetokounmpo and their older brother...
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Woman Killed by Train in Downtown Athens
A woman was killed on Monday when she was hit by a train in the downtown Athens district of Sepolia, between Konstantinoupoleos and Damvergi streets.
The train was on its normal route between Thessaloniki and Athens.
The reasons of the accident...
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Watch Giannis and Thanasis Antetokounmpo Play Pick Up Ball in their Old Greek Neighborhood (Video)
More than 500 hundred kids gathered at Sepolia, a working class neighborhood in Athens, to watch their old buddies, NBA players Giannis and Thanassis Antetokounmpo, play basketball and give hope to their crisis-hit dreams.
After all Giannis and Thanassis who play...