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The Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo has recently taken to social media to share his interaction with the underprivileged boys and girls present at the AntetokounBros Academy, the brainchild of the Greek-Nigerian player along with his brothers. They had launched it with a vision to provide opportunities to children from vulnerable social groups to change their lives through the sport.
In the flagship program of the AntetokounBros Academy, the boys, and girls aged 10 to 16 get basketball training, coupled with educational inspiration, to realize their sporting potential and become better citizens across the board. They also help junior coaches aged 18 to 25 in their journey to become a professional in the sport of basketball.
In his recent post on Twitter, Giannis Antetokounmpo posted a few pictures of the interaction with the academy kids, captioning it, “Just like the good old days! A Ball, a hoop and some sun”.
Giannis Antetokounmpo faced criticism from Shaquille O’Neal for comment recently
The NBA champion from 2021 with the Milwaukee Bucks, had a disappointing end to the last season following the first-round loss against the Miami Heat in the playoffs. In the immediate aftermath, Giannis Antetokounmpo was quoted as saying that there’s no failure in sports. It led to Shaquille O’Neal criticizing the power forward by stating that if you don’t win after being the favorites, then you have failed the team.
During “The Big Podcast with Shaq,” the NBA legend said, “When you’re touted as the best, you’re expected to win, and if you don’t, it’s a failure. It’s not bad. I’m not a failure as a player, but I failed the city, I failed the team and I failed to reach my accomplishments. Period. Point blank.”