Milwaukee Bucks rookie sensation Giannis Antetokounmpo is perhaps the NBA’s best story this season. He dazzles on the court, and charms everyone off of it. Per SI:
Favorite–of many–anecdotes from @G_ante34 reporting. Early in the season, Giannis took a cab to Western Union to send money home…
— Chris Mannix (@ChrisMannixSI) March 5, 2014
…after sending all the money he could to Greece, he realized he didn't have enough left for cab fare. It was game day, so he started running
— Chris Mannix (@ChrisMannixSI) March 5, 2014
…he got about a mile before a couple stopped, asked if he was the Bucks rookie. He said yes. They picked him up and dropped him at the arena
— Chris Mannix (@ChrisMannixSI) March 5, 2014
This has been a miserable Bucks season. But every GM I talked to about Giannis agrees: John Hammond drafted a gem.
— Chris Mannix (@ChrisMannixSI) March 5, 2014
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