Bucks Rookie Giannis Antetokounmpo Ran to a Game After Running Out of Cab Fare
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



