/ 22 July 2021

What a star…

“I hope this can give everybody around the world hope and believe in their dreams,” said Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo yesterday after scoring a record-breaking 50 of the team’s 105 points to take out the NBA championship. His side beat the Phoenix Suns on 98 points in game 6 of the finals series. Standing 211cm tall, the Greek-born 26yo with Nigerian heritage is now the king of Wisconsin after bringing home the team’s first title in 50 years. And to give you some context on how epic yesterday’s game was, 20 of Antetokounmpo’s points came in the third quarter. The last player with 20 points in a finals quarter was Michael Jordan in 1993. So you’d forgive him for not being 100% humble

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