Overview
The story of Giannis Antetokounmpoās extraordinary rise from poverty in Athens, Greece, to superstardom in America with the Milwaukee Bucksābecoming one of the most transcendent players in history and an NBA Championāfrom award-winning basketball reporter and feature writer at The Ringer Mirin Fader.Ā Now in paperback with a new Epilogue.
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As the face of the NBAās new world order, Giannis Antetokounmpo has overcome unfathomable obstacles to become a symbol of hope for people all over the world; the personification of the American Dream. But his backstory remains largely untold. Fader unearths new information about the childhood that shaped āThe Greek Freakāāfrom sleeping side by side with his brothers to selling trinkets on the street with his family to the racism he experienced. Antetokounmpo grew up in an era when Golden Dawn, Greeceās far-right, anti-immigrant party, patrolled his neighborhood, and his status as an illegal immigrant largely prevented him from playing for the countryās top clubs, making his NBA rise all the more improbable. Fader tells a deeply human story of how an unknown, skinny, Black Greek teen, who played in the countryās lowest pro division and was seen as a draft gamble, transformed his body and his game into MVP material.
Antetokounmpoās story has been framed as a feel-good narrative in which everyone has embraced himāwatching him grow up, sign a five-year supermax contract extension worth $228 million, and lead the underdog Bucks to the NBA Championship in 2021. Giannis reveals a more nuanced story: how lonely and isolated he felt, adjusting to America and the NBA early in his career; the complexity of grappling with his Black and Greek identities; how he is so hard on himself and his shortcomingsāa drive that fuels him every day; and the responsibility he feels to be a nurturing role model for his younger brothers. Fader illustrates a more vulnerable star than most people know, a person who has evolved triumphantly into all of his roles: father, brother, son, teammate, and global icon.
**Instant New York Times Bestseller, Los Angeles TimesĀ Bestseller, Wall Street Journal Bestseller,Ā USA TodayĀ Bestseller, Publishers Weekly Bestseller**
**Mirin Fader Selected as the 2021 Sports Media Author of the Year by The Big Lead**
This book title, Giannis (The Improbable Rise of an NBA Champion) - 9780306924118, ISBN: 9780306924118, by Mirin Fader, published by Hachette Books (April 12, 2022) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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