He’s a global superstar but doesn’t like the spotlight: “I’m not interested in being a franchise man, because it doesn’t change the way I play basketball. I want to be an example, inspire those who come after me”
“Babe! Babe!”. Giannis Antetokounmpo is seated at the table in the tiny room reserved for the visiting team’s press conferences at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. His Bucks have just overwhelmed the Lakers by hitting the 9th consecutive victory in a streak that reached 11 after the overtime success over Boston last night. His main concern at that moment, however, is that Maverick, his second son born a year and a half ago, has escaped the control of his mother Mariah and wants to go and sit on his father’s lap, just as he has to talk to reporters.