Bibliograph

Giannis, the improbable rise of an NBA MVP, Mirin Fader

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Label

Giannis, the improbable rise of an NBA MVP, Mirin Fader

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Giannis

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1226564342

Responsibility statement

Mirin Fader

Sub title

the improbable rise of an NBA MVP

Summary

"As the face of the NBA's new world order, Giannis Antetokounmpo has overcome unfathomable obstacles to become a symbol of hope for people all over the world, the personification of the American Dream. But his backstory remains largely untold, and Fader unearths new information about the childhood that shaped "The Greek Freak"--from sleeping side by side with his brothers to selling trinkets on the side of the street with his family to the racism he experienced in Greece. Antetokounmpo grew up in an era when Golden Dawn, Greek's far-right, anti-immigrant party, patrolled his neighborhood, and his status as an illegal immigrant largely prevented him from playing for Greek's top clubs, making his rise to the NBA all the more improbable. Fader tells a deeply-human story of how an unknown, skinny, Black-Greek teen, who played in the country's lowest pro division and was seen as a draft gamble, transformed his body and his game into MVP material."--Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Hunger -- Dreaming -- Stateless -- Found -- America -- Lonely -- Hope -- Reunited -- Mean -- Star -- Loss -- Identity -- Freak -- MVP -- Home

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