Giannis to be featured on ‘60 Minutes’ Sunday
Even though he is only 23 years old, Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo already has an incredible life story.
Giannis Antetokounmpo's rise from a gangly kid selling trinkets on the streets of Athens to one of the best players in the NBA gets the "60 Minutes" treatment when the venerable television news program airs a profile of the Milwaukee Bucks superstar this Sunday night (6 p.m. CBS).
Steve Kroft interviewed Antetokounmpo in Milwaukee earlier this year.
The particulars of the "Greek Freak's" childhood are probably wellknown to most Bucks fans, but his story remains amazing in every retelling. The Antetokounmpo brothers, sons of Nigerian immigrants, hawked items like glasses and watches to help keep the family afloat.
“I was the best (salesman). I was really good at it,” Antetokounmpo told Kroft.
Basketball became the family's salvation and Antetokounmpo was drafted by the Bucks in 2013.
The good news for Bucks fans is that Antetokounmpo said he is constantly working to improve.
“I have to," he said in the interview. "There’s not a choice. I’m really scared of failing. So I’ve got to get better.”
The episode of 60 Minutes is sure to draw a lot of eyeballs. Sunday's program will also feature an interview with Stormy Daniels, the adult film actress who says she had an affair with Donald Trump in 2006.