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Re: Giannis Antetokounmpo Wins 2019 NBA MVP Award (Photos) by martineverest(m): 12:15pm On Jun 25, 2019 |
Chukwurah003:u think so?....what about the 'gianni'? |
Re: Giannis Antetokounmpo Wins 2019 NBA MVP Award (Photos) by abbey621(m): 12:19pm On Jun 25, 2019 |
zinizta: 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/ |
Re: Giannis Antetokounmpo Wins 2019 NBA MVP Award (Photos) by forgiveness: 12:20pm On Jun 25, 2019 |
abbey621: 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. |
Re: Giannis Antetokounmpo Wins 2019 NBA MVP Award (Photos) by zinizta: 12:25pm On Jun 25, 2019 |
abbey621: 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!!!
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Re: Giannis Antetokounmpo Wins 2019 NBA MVP Award (Photos) by abbey621(m): 12:26pm On Jun 25, 2019 |
forgiveness: 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? |
Re: Giannis Antetokounmpo Wins 2019 NBA MVP Award (Photos) by zinizta: 12:27pm On Jun 25, 2019 |
forgiveness: 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 1 Like |
Re: Giannis Antetokounmpo Wins 2019 NBA MVP Award (Photos) by abbey621(m): 12:29pm On Jun 25, 2019 |
zinizta: I suggest you look before you leap and stop this tomfoolery! This is what you responded to and highlighted in bold: Nigeria being the most popular and dominating demographics of Africans in the USA So what are you arguing here? Not once did I mention slaves to you, I'm talking about present demographics. Wake up! |
Re: Giannis Antetokounmpo Wins 2019 NBA MVP Award (Photos) by Nobody: 12:30pm On Jun 25, 2019 |
Nostradamus: 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. 1 Like |
Re: Giannis Antetokounmpo Wins 2019 NBA MVP Award (Photos) by zinizta: 12:31pm On Jun 25, 2019 |
abbey621: Oga you mentioned Kareem Abdul-Jabaar, didn't you? |
Re: Giannis Antetokounmpo Wins 2019 NBA MVP Award (Photos) by zinizta: 12:32pm On Jun 25, 2019 |
Lucid1: Obvious Nostradamus does not follow Basketball 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Giannis Antetokounmpo Wins 2019 NBA MVP Award (Photos) by abbey621(m): 12:34pm On Jun 25, 2019 |
zinizta: So? |
Re: Giannis Antetokounmpo Wins 2019 NBA MVP Award (Photos) by Nostradamus: 12:39pm On Jun 25, 2019 |
Lucid1: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. 1 Like |
Re: Giannis Antetokounmpo Wins 2019 NBA MVP Award (Photos) by forgiveness: 12:40pm On Jun 25, 2019 |
abbey621: 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. |
Re: Giannis Antetokounmpo Wins 2019 NBA MVP Award (Photos) by forgiveness: 12:42pm On Jun 25, 2019 |
zinizta: Many came back and that's the reason you hear many families bear foreign surnames in Lagos. |
Re: Giannis Antetokounmpo Wins 2019 NBA MVP Award (Photos) by abbey621(m): 12:47pm On Jun 25, 2019 |
forgiveness: 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. |
Re: Giannis Antetokounmpo Wins 2019 NBA MVP Award (Photos) by forgiveness: 12:50pm On Jun 25, 2019 |
abbey621: I am taking about his great grandfather. He was a slave. Oral history is what the Yorubas use to narrate their history. |
Re: Giannis Antetokounmpo Wins 2019 NBA MVP Award (Photos) by Rolings: 12:58pm On Jun 25, 2019 |
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Re: Giannis Antetokounmpo Wins 2019 NBA MVP Award (Photos) by Nobody: 12:59pm On Jun 25, 2019 |
Nostradamus: The Pacers finished the season strong, I remember one of their games when they ran through the Lakers like it was a mere practice session. Post season they were awful and VicOladipo would've given them a lot of depth if he wasn't injured, I hope he stays fit next season. He was the most improved player in 2018. He'll go places for sure. |
Re: Giannis Antetokounmpo Wins 2019 NBA MVP Award (Photos) by zinizta: 1:03pm On Jun 25, 2019 |
Nostradamus: oya knock yourself out https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjzAwCKZhY0 |
Re: Giannis Antetokounmpo Wins 2019 NBA MVP Award (Photos) by Magnifico2000: 1:14pm On Jun 25, 2019 |
[quote author=Rolings post=79655452][/quote] Why did you cancel my own opinion. |
Re: Giannis Antetokounmpo Wins 2019 NBA MVP Award (Photos) by abbey621(m): 1:17pm On Jun 25, 2019 |
forgiveness: 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. |
Re: Giannis Antetokounmpo Wins 2019 NBA MVP Award (Photos) by Rolings: 2:01pm On Jun 25, 2019 |
Re: Giannis Antetokounmpo Wins 2019 NBA MVP Award (Photos) by abuja2019: 2:17pm On Jun 25, 2019 |
nice one Anyway for your...
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Re: Giannis Antetokounmpo Wins 2019 NBA MVP Award (Photos) by Carlmax(m): 2:33pm On Jun 25, 2019 |
crazyABO: He is Nigerian by birth... Both his parents are Nigerians so it does not matter if he is born in Mars. He is Nigerian by our law. 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Giannis Antetokounmpo Wins 2019 NBA MVP Award (Photos) by Nobody: 2:40pm On Jun 25, 2019 |
Wow.. Great news. Congrats |
Re: Giannis Antetokounmpo Wins 2019 NBA MVP Award (Photos) by Willzkid(m): 2:45pm On Jun 25, 2019 |
forgiveness:Kareem is not a Nigerian. His real name is Lew Alcindor. He only adopted a Muslim name after conversion like Mohammed Ali did. |
Re: Giannis Antetokounmpo Wins 2019 NBA MVP Award (Photos) by forgiveness: 6:53pm On Jun 25, 2019 |
Willzkid: He changed his name because he knew his origin as Nigerian. |
Re: Giannis Antetokounmpo Wins 2019 NBA MVP Award (Photos) by forgiveness: 6:56pm On Jun 25, 2019 |
abbey621: That's your own personal opinion. Oral medium is still what Yorubas rely on to trace where dey came from. |
Re: Giannis Antetokounmpo Wins 2019 NBA MVP Award (Photos) by abbey621(m): 7:03pm On Jun 25, 2019 |
forgiveness: 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? |
Re: Giannis Antetokounmpo Wins 2019 NBA MVP Award (Photos) by forgiveness: 7:15pm On Jun 25, 2019 |
abbey621: I didn't disagree with you on that neither do I think it is only unique to Yorubas. Just wanted you to know that it remains the only way Yorubas use to trace their origin just to buttress my point that Jabber was right to have agreed he was Yoruba after he was told by his father. |
Re: Giannis Antetokounmpo Wins 2019 NBA MVP Award (Photos) by onyxvincent(m): 7:29pm On Jun 25, 2019 |
It was a mistake done in his passport while he was about traveling to the US in 2013 to get drafted martineverest: |
Re: Giannis Antetokounmpo Wins 2019 NBA MVP Award (Photos) by onyxvincent(m): 7:31pm On Jun 25, 2019 |
He always recognize his Nigerian roots. Watch his MVP speech on youtube johndoexxx: 1 Like |
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