Giannis Antetokounmpo Recalls His Fanboy Moment With LeBron James

The Greek Freak Giannis Antetokounmpo is on a mission to retain his side’s NBA crown. The road to glory however, will be extremely challenging. The 2021-22 season presents new adversities, and many more teams contending. One of them, is LeBron James’ Lakers. In many ways, Giannis mirrors his fellow forward – James. He has looked up to him for many years, and the duo share immense respect for one another. In a recent interview, the 26-year-old shared a sweet fanboy moment of his.

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Antetokounmpo led the Milwaukee Bucks to a titanic triumph last year. He demolished every opposition that stood in their path, averaging over 28 points. The Bucks’ #34 inspires everyone around him to be a better player; a trait very similar to a familiar foe. At the age of 36, LeBron James continues to shatter records everywhere he goes. Currently battling an injury, he will be desperate to get back on court for the Lakers. With a gigantic age gap of ten years from ‘Bron’, Giannis will hope to replicate a similar career graph, while still paving his own legacy.

Giannis Antetokounmpo recalls how LeBron James gave him a signed jersey

Although he has already cemented his place in the league, the Athens-born star is still quite young. A big fanboy in his blooming days, Giannis possesses multiple jerseys of senior players. While many of them are from legendary competitors who played before him, a large number of jerseys are of his peers. Among these, he cherishes his signed LeBron James jersey.

Talking with GQ, Antetokounmpo reminisced the time when James gave him an autographed Lakers jersey. He told the interviewer, “LeBron James man. Look! Look what he wrote for me.” Giannis then proceeded to read out what the 17-time All-star wrote on his jersey. “To Giannis, aka the Greek Freak. Continue to strive for greatness every single day you wake up, brother. Love everything you represent to this game of hoops, and off the court as well. The limit is not the sky. Go beyond it.” He went on to claim, “That’s big time, you know?”

Giannis Antetokounmpo’s adorable fanboy moment surprises nobody. After all, LeBron James is a certified maverick of the sport. Yet, who is going to come out victorious, when the duo battle one another very soon? Is it the master, or the apprentice? Let’s wait and watch!

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