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Alexandros Emeka Antetokounmpo (born Adetokunbo, 27 August 2001) is a Nigerian–Greek professional basketball player for the Promitheas Patras of the Greek Basket League (GBL) and the Basketball Champions League (BCL). He is the youngest brother of basketball players Giannis, Thanasis, and Kostas.
Antetokounmpo was born in Sepolia, a neighbourhood in Athens, Greece, as the son of Nigerian parents Veronica and Charles Antetokounmpo. He has a Nigerian passport, which he received in June 2013, so that he could gain a visa, and be allowed to legally enter into the United States. He received Greek citizenship in September 2021, alongside his mother. He started playing basketball at age nine, and in sixth grade, moved with his family to Cudahy, Wisconsin, near where his older brother Giannis was practicing for his rookie season for the Milwaukee Bucks of the (NBA) National Basketball Association. Before high school he moved to River Hills, Wisconsin. He attended Dominican High School in Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin.
Antetokounmpo played basketball for Dominican High School in Whitefish Bay for four years. As a freshman, he averaged 2.9 points per game…
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