Giannis Antetokounmpo waited years to be in the Olympics. Setbacks aside, it’s been ‘incredible’
Associated PressVILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France — Giannis Antetokounmpo has waited a long time to be on the Olympic stage. Like, I remember that game the first day, I texted my wife and I told her ‘I cannot stop smiling.’ It’s just the atmosphere and the vibe is just different.” Backed by Antetokounmpo, Greece made it to the Paris Games by winning a qualifying tournament earlier this month. “Just the energy from the moment that we went to the ceremony and, with all Greek athletes and, teammates and lifting up the flag and seeing people come out and in Paris to say that they got to cheer for us — and going back and competing in the games and see how the crowds get into it and, how people are really competing,” he said. It’s incredible.” He was also thinking about his father, Charles Antetokounmpo, who died of a heart attack in 2017 — before Giannis won the first of his back-to-back NBA MVP trophies in 2019.
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