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Giannis Antetokounmpo, known to NBA fans as the “Greek Freak”, is definitely making Greeks across the globe proud of his feats in the sport’s premiere league. The 22-year-old, 211cm Milwaukee Bucks all-rounder, has already left his mark on the NBA with many believing he is the player to take the baton from the likes of Kevin Durant and LeBron James as the best player in the league.

In an all-time first for Greek basketball, Milwaukee Bucks small forward Giannis Antetokounmpo has been selected for the NBA All-Star game in New Orleans on February 19.

Giannis Antetokounmpo (aka: Greek Freak) has all but sealed a spot in the front court for February’s NBA All Star Game, as the 22-year-old Milwaukee Bucks rising star is the second most popular player in the online fan voting, just after Lebron James. The Greeks are particularly delighted with Giannis’s meteoric rise to fame, as he is considered one of theirs.

The “Greek Freak”, Giannis Antetokounmpo is currently running second in the NBA All Star Game voting poll in the Eastern conference, after the second count of votes that concerns the fans (50% of the aggregate votes).

The “Greek freak”, Giannis Antetokoumpo dropped a career-high-tying 34 points, along with 15 boards, five dimes, two steals, and a pair of blocks to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to victory against LeBron James’ Cleveland Cavaliers (118-101) .

Every tweet by Real Madrid football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo earns him an incredible 230,000 Euros! No it is not a misprint. According to US online marketing services ‘Opendorse’, the Portuguese footballer is the most profitable athlete on Twitter. French newspaper ‘Le Figaro’ attributes his online social media success to his fans who are hyper active and always promoting his name.

LeBron James made a baseline jumper as time expired to lift the Cleveland Cavaliers to an 86-84 win over the Chicago Bulls in game four of the NBA playoff quarter-finals on May 10.

LeBron James tallied 30 points, nine rebounds and seven assists as the Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Boston Celtics 99-91 April 21 to seize a 2-0 lead in their first round playoff series.

Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James grabbed the early lead in fans voting for the 2015 National Basketball Association all-star game.
      
Two-time all-star game MVP James has a slim lead over Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry.
      

More NBA players joined ongoing nationwide protests against police violence on Dec. 10 night and dozens of demonstrators again briefly blocked a Californian freeway.