ATEAMS:
The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.

itsIYKE:
Welcome home Ugochukwu……Igbos are great

PROUDIGBO:


Here's yet another accomplished Ugochukwu! Does he look like a 'animal' to you?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iC445rBA0C0?si=vbnPxrn4WtK-cTAz

obaidan:

wow that's a powerful documentary......Giannis is such a vibe, you know there's a way being on the world stage take away your root from you, this documentary highlights his Nigerianess, he is so Nigerian, the jokes, the vibes, the way he talks, the way he eats.

flexyrule:
Over 234.5 incl OT.

If you know, you know...

PoloG:
Great omoluabi putting the race on the world map

pquaver:


His father is yoruba the momis igbo.. So is more like chinedu rhodes vivour...

So omoluabi annd igbo amaka to d world.. More like

omojoibo:
As an NBA champion, the game of basketball has taken Giannis Antetokounmpo all around the globe, not only in terms of physical presence but also in regards to influence. But out of all the places that the superstar athlete has touched down in, there was one locale that was calling him, a country that he'd never been: Nigeria.

While the world knows Antetokounmpo for his Greek nationality, popularly touted as the "Greek Freak," a nickname he's embraced, those closest to him call him "Ugo." It's the star's Nigerian name, as he's the son of parents Charles and Veronica Adetokunbo. They immigrated from Lagos to Athens, having to change their surname to Antetokounmpo in the process, and there, the star and three of his four brothers were born.

Since then, the Greek-Nigerian has accomplished plenty,going from playing in youth clubs in Athens to being drafted into the NBA, becoming a champion in 2021 and being named one of the league's greatest players of all time as part of the NBA 75th Anniversary Team. But in all those years, his 29 years specifically, he'd never been home home.

So this past summer, after missing out on the chance to visit Nigeria in 2020 due to the pandemic, Antetokounmpo and his mom, Vera, made the trek to his father's land. For his first trip to Lagos, the star was also accompanied by a film crew, including director Rick Famuyiwa, himself the son of Nigerian immigrants, to capture the experience for a new documentary done with WhatsApp, with whom Antetokounmpo has a partnership

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nba/now-i-know-who-i-am-giannis-antetokounmpo-makes-an-epic-first-trip-home-to-nigeria-in-moving-doc-ugo/ar-AA1n5gdC?ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=cc9e04fd5bfe4fc8838a546e30211087&ei=37#image=1

Konquest:

Yup! Giannis Adetokunbo... One of five sons of a Yoruba father from Abeokuta in Ogun State and a mother from Delta North (Anioma) in Delta State.

I wish Charles Adetokunbo was still alive to help in fully integrating his four sons who were born in Greece with his paternal roots in Lagos and Ogun States. Coincidentally I watched a documentary film on these boys just yesterday and noticed that the two youngest Adetokunbo boys have strong American accents. Only Giannis and his immediate older brother who both play in the NBA still have the strong Greek accents.

Nice to know Giannis Adetokunbo made it to the motherland for the first time ever.

#Giannis, in the footsteps of my OG, the NBA MVP, Hakeem "the dream" Olajuwon.

Malawian:
Which part of Yorubaland is his dad from?

Malawian:
Which part of Yorubaland is his dad from?

naptu2:
Someone sold him a Giannis shirt at Balogun and the person didn't know who he was. The person knew Giannis Antetokounmpo, but he didn't know that the person standing in front of him was Giannis.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4sgeS1EBLA?si=bRSFZUAr2OH_5RYT

sukkot:
Very sad story in how his dad and his mother hated each other’s culture and were trying to impose their own respective culture on the children. He said his dad would get angry if his mom tried to teach him Igbo and his mom would get angry if the dad tried to teach him Yoruba and because of that he never learnt any Nigerian language because he didn’t want to let any of his parents down by learning the others language and culture. Such a toxic environment.

PoloG:
his name is giannis adetokunbo but spelt in greek form.

he is a proud yoruba blood and not an omo igbo

Alamu5891:
he never related with Igbo

Him papa name na Charles Adetokunbo
Him mama name na Veronica Adetokunbo

Ugo he's bearing is just a nickname

PoloG:
his name is giannis adetokunbo but spelt in greek form.

he is a proud yoruba blood and not an omo igbo

Misterone:
Can Yoruba parents have an Igbo child?

itsIYKE:
Welcome home Ugochukwu……Igbos are great

PROUDIGBO:


The guy is of both Yoruba and Igbo heritage!