Kostas Antetokounmpo
Greek basketball player (born 1997)
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- Konstantinos Entoumpouisi " Kostas " Antetokounmpo (born Konstantinos Ndubuisi Adetokunbo , November 20, 1997) is a Nigerian-Greek professional basketball player for Aris of the Greek Basketball League, on loan from Olympiacos.
- He was drafted 60th overall by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2018 NBA draft, and his draft rights were then traded to the Dallas Mavericks.
- His brothers Giannis, Thanasis and Alex are also professional basketball players, all for the Milwaukee Bucks.
- Early life and family Antetokounmpo was born in Sepolia in Athens, Greece.
- His late father, Charles, was a former Nigerian soccer player, while his mother, Veronica, was a high jumper.
Konstantinos Entoumpouisi "Kostas" Antetokounmpo (born Konstantinos Ndubuisi Adetokunbo, November 20, 1997) is a Nigerian-Greek professional basketball player for Aris of the Greek Basketball League, on loan from Olympiacos.
Antetokounmpo played college basketball for the Dayton Flyers. He was drafted 60th overall by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2018 NBA draft, and his draft rights were then traded to the Dallas Mavericks. He won an NBA championship with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2020.
His brothers Giannis, Thanasis and Alex are also professional basketball players, all for the Milwaukee Bucks.
Kostas, along with his brothers, Giannis, Thanasis and Alex, and hockey player Filip Forsberg, was announced as joining the Nashville SC ownership group in the MLS.
Early life and family
Antetokounmpo was born in Sepolia in Athens, Greece. His parents were immigrants from Nigeria. His late father, Charles, was a former Nigerian soccer player, while his mother, Veronica, was a high jumper. Charles died in September 2017, at age 54. His parents are from different Nigerian ethnic groups; Charles was Yoruba, and Veronica is Igbo.
He has a Nigerian passport, granted to him in June 2013 so that he could gain a visa, and be allowed to legally enter the United States. He officially became a full Greek citizen in 2016.
He is the younger brother of basketball players Giannis and Thanasis and the older brother of Alex. His oldest brother, Francis, is also a professional association football player.
He began playing basketball with the junior teams of Filathlitikos, in Athens.
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