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The 2021 NBA champion with the Milwaukee Bucks, Giannis Antetokounmpo has taken to his social media to reveal his desire to play in the Saudi Pro League, one of the most-talked professional sporting leagues in recent times. After showcasing his skills with the ball on July 14, Friday, the 28-year-old put out a question on Twitter, asking whether the league needs a new striker or not.
The Saudi Pro League is making head waves in the world of football (soccer), after one of their clubs, Al-Nassr signed Cristiano Ronaldo in January, for a whopping deal of $215 million a year. Since then, a lot of top-tier talent has gone to the Middle Eastern country to play the sport, including the likes of Karim Benzema, N’Golo Kante, Roberto Firmino, Ruben Neves, and Kalidou Koulibaly among others.
A few days ago, Steven Gerrard, the Liverpool club legend, agreed to manage the club Al-Ettifaq in the league for the 2023-24 season.
To address the hype around the Saudi Pro League, Giannis Antetokounmpo, the most valuable player in the NBA twice, posted a video on his official Twitter account, doing keep-ups with the ball, captioning it, “497 498 499 500 Saudi Pro League still need strikers?!”
Giannis Antetokounmpo interacted with underprivileged boys and girls
To promote the basketball training program at his AntetokounBros Academy, for the young kids aged 10 to 16, the Greek-Nigerian player Giannis Antetokounmpo had an interaction with the underprivileged boys and girls.
The seven-time NBA All-Star tweeted a few pictures of the moment with a caption, which read, “Just like the good old days! A Ball, a hoop and some sun”.