Chukwurah003:


It was a mistake by the Greek authorities

zinizta:


so what is your point exactly?

@ the bolded,Nope, Angola and Liberia Mostly

abbey621:


90% of African Americans born in America don't really know their heritage. Where does Trinidad & Yoruba mix? Here's another quote from him "My forebears were Yoruba people, from present day Nigeria". He said he learnt this from his father and he learned from his father but there is no proof. Nigeria being the most popular and dominating demographics of Africans in the USA, it's no wonder DNA analysis and research shows basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabar and the famed Harvard historian, Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. are descendants of Yorubas but how confident are you in DNA research that shows that a person is 10 to 15% Nigerian and likely Yoruba?

abbey621:


My point is that it is easy to claim Nigerian descendant due to the law of probability. Also you're wrong, Angola and Liberia don't even crack the top 5.

https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017/02/14/african-immigrant-population-in-u-s-steadily-climbs/

forgiveness:


My great grandfather was stolen and sold abroad as a slave in the 18th century but he still managed to find his way back to Nigeria.

How did he know his origin and came back home through the help of a slave merchant?

At least, you have agreed that 10% knows their origin and Abdul Jabber's father who went to America in the 18th century belongs to this category of those who knew their heritage.

forgiveness:


My great grandfather was stolen and sold abroad as a slave in the 18th century but he still managed to find his way back to Nigeria.

How did he know his origin and came back home through the help of a slave merchant?

At least, you have agreed that 10% knows their origin and Abdul Jabber's father who went to America in the 18th century belongs to this category of those who knew their heritage.

zinizta:


are we talking slaves and region they were taken? or Immigrants

my advice to you is stop shifting the goal post in an argument... it does not make you look as smart as you think... you mentioned a slave descendant and then proceed to post a link on immigrants...common men!!!

Nigeria being the most popular and dominating demographics of Africans in the USA

Nostradamus:
this guy can't shoot,also he seem weak with his ballhandling. Victor oladipo seems to be a better shooter and handler than him. Who among the two will you prefer to play for Nigeria(don't consider oladipo's injuries)?

abbey621:


I suggest you look before you leap and stop this tomfoolery! This is what you responded to and highlighted in bold:



So what are you arguing here? Not once did I mention slaves to you, I'm talking about present demographics. Wake up!

Lucid1:


It's highly unlikely that Giannis will play for Nigeria, I think he already represented Greece at Senior international level.

Giannis is a better paint player, it's just that he can't shoot. He's a star bro

Victor Oladipo all the way, he can shoot, pass and has deft moves.

zinizta:



Oga you mentioned Kareem Abdul-Jabaar, didn't you?

Lucid1:


It's highly unlikely that Giannis will play for Nigeria, I think he already represented Greece at Senior international level.

Giannis is a better paint player, it's just that he can't shoot. He's a star bro

Victor Oladipo all the way, he can shoot, pass and has deft moves.

abbey621:


But Jabber's father was not a slave. If he went to the US in the 18th century, that is the year 1900 and beyond, slavery ended already(1865). The more likely scenario was that Jabber's great grandfather was brought to the U.S as a slave and the stories were passed down from generations but where does Trinidad & Yoruba correlate?

zinizta:


true, i know Yorubas that came back home from Brazil....mostly based in Lagos state...some stayed bac in Cuba,Trinidad&Tobago, Brazil, England etc

Samuel ajayi-crowther, the man who translate the Bible to Yoruba,Igbo languages etc came back too...Herbert Macaulay...all Yorubas

forgiveness:



My family was brought to America by a French planter named Alcindor, who came here from Trinidad in the 18th century. My people were Yoruba, and their culture survived slavery...

Why was his name changed to Alcindor?

Yourbas rely mostly on oral history till date.

abbey621:


His name was not changed to Alcindor, he was born that way. He was born in 1947 in New York City. Slavery ended in the U.S around 1865, almost 90 years ago, so his father more than likely was also not a slave.

Magnifico2000:
[s]Nigeria has lot it. Everyone is trying to leave this country.
He even changed his name to atetokounmpo instead of Adetokunbo. Our past and present leaders have failed us.
God help us.

So the passport officers made a mistake in speaking his name and he continued bearing that name. It is fine. I wonder what my Greek name would be[/s].

Nostradamus:
so in short, you enjoy watching oladipo more?even me too, I always feel he's better than giannis. The pacers will be stronger next season(hopefully he doesn't get injured).they might even make the Eastern Conference finals sef.the trio of Victor, turner and sabonis will be too hot for opponents.

Nostradamus:
this guy can't shoot,also he seem weak with his ballhandling. Victor oladipo seems to be a better shooter and handler than him. Who among the two will you prefer to play for Nigeria(don't consider oladipo's injuries)?

forgiveness:



I am taking about his great grandfather. He was a slave.

Oral history is what the Yorubas use to narrate their history.

Magnifico2000:

Why did you cancel my own opinion.

crazyABO:
Lol Nigerians like to attach sha his not Nigerian by birth just by blood if he was in Nigeria he wouldnt have probably won that, when everything is about favoritism

forgiveness:
The third basketballer of Nigerian heritage to win it after Kareem Abdul Jabber and Hakeem Olajunwon.

Willzkid:

Kareem is not a Nigerian. His real name is Lew Alcindor. He only adopted a Muslim name after conversion like Mohammed Ali did.

abbey621:


Yea his great grandfather was probably a slave but it still does not support the Yoruba theory. Many African countries use oral medium to tell their story.

forgiveness:


That's your own personal opinion. Oral medium is still what Yorubas rely on to trace where dey came from.

abbey621:


Did I dispute that with you? Why can't you also admit that plenty of African tribes also use oral medium? So why do you think it is unique only to Yorubas?

martineverest:
Adetokunbo has been greek-cised to ' antetokounmpo' just because of greeek citizenship....na wao

johndoexxx:


Always claiming. Who respect Nigeria? People are shamed of this zoo country, so is Giannais. Have you ever heard him utter Nigeria? SMH