?Giannis Old Enough to Pick His Own Nose?: Brother Thanasis Faces Backlash from NBA World for Absurd Gesture Before Bucks vs 76ers

The Antetokounmpo family has produced three NBA champions in Kostas, Thanasis, and Giannis Antetokounmpo. Several siblings have made it to the biggest basketball stage together. However, the Antetokounmpo brothers are one of the very few sets of NBA siblings to lift the NBA gold.

Giannis is unquestionably the best player of the three and has accomplished the most in the NBA. Interestingly, he and Thanasis both compete for the Milwaukee Bucks. While Giannis is the star of his squad, Thanasis is an end-of-the-bench role player. In fact, his real value is as an emotional leader on the bench and in the dugout. The two brothers together have exemplified the idea brotherly love during their time in the league. However, unlike most of their sibling activities, this one, in particular, wasn’t as well received by fans.

The Milwaukee Bucks tipped off their NBA season against the Philadelphia 76ers recently. After months of waiting, fans were eager to see their favorite players in action. However, before the Bucks opened their NBA season, Giannis and Thanasis decided to provide the entire world with a strange moment.

Giannis Antetokounmpo and brother Thanasis share a strange moment on court

As Giannis Antetokounmpo was preparing to take the court and unleash his hooping powers, the cameras caught Thanasis preparing his brother in an unusual way. In a video that has been making rounds on social media, Thanasis appeared to be picking Giannis? nose for him.

Not sure whether it was a way to hype his brother up or make sure that his nose was clean, but it certainly was an absurd gesture. Nevertheless, if that was a failsafe method of revving Giannis up, it certainly worked as he spearheaded his team to a victory over the 76ers.

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The former NBA champion flirted with a triple-double as he finished with 21 points, 13 rebounds, and eight assists. However, the moment between the two brothers stole all the spotlights.

NBA fans react to the absurd moment between the two brothers

The Bucks fans were delighted as their team won their opening ballgame of the new NBA season. However, Giannis and Thanasis Antetokounmpo made sure to give everyone something else to talk about.

Giannis is known across the NBA for his extensive repertoire of dad jokes. However, the two-time MVP getting his nose picked by his brother was a pretty unsual sight to witness. Hopefully, Thanasis had some hand sanitizer handy. And as fans, let’s hope the two brothers haven’t found themselves a new pre-game ritual.

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Meanwhile, Giannis Antetokounmpo getting his nose picked by his elder brother set the internet on fire. Here are some of the best reactions.

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