Giannis Antetokounmpo is beloved by Milwaukee Bucks followers, however when he’s off the court docket, just one girl issues: his spouse, Mariah Riddlesprigger.
The NBA star and the Rice College alum began courting within the mid-2010s after Antetokounmpo was drafted by the Bucks. The duo have since saved their relationship comparatively personal, however they sometimes give followers glimpses of their life collectively through social media.
In June 2022, the facility ahead shared a number of snaps from his household’s annual journey to his native Greece. His dad and mom, Charles and Veronica Antetokounmpo, immigrated to Europe from their dwelling nation of Nigeria three years earlier than Giannis’ start.
“Our annual Akropolis go to🇬🇷🔥,” the NBA All-Star wrote through Instagram alongside a photograph of himself displaying his and Riddlesprigger’s two sons the sights. The couple welcomed Liam in February 2020 and Maverick in August 2021.
Giannis was within the supply room together with his accomplice each occasions she gave start, and each occasions he burst into tears upon seeing his sons’ faces. “I assumed possibly it was as a result of [Liam] was my first one,” the athlete informed GQ in November 2021, explaining that he was stunned when he additionally cried when Maverick arrived. “Seeing what the physique has to undergo as a way to carry this lovely, candy factor into the world, it’s insane.”
Riddlesprigger, for her half, has mentioned that she loves attending to spend time in Greece together with her beau and their youngsters. “The best factor about Greece is that I’ve acquired to go to the locations and meet the individuals which are part of Giannis’ story!” she wrote through Instagram in December 2020. “Studying one thing new about him with every place we go to and individual we meet.”
The Sincerely, Mariah founder typically helps Giannis at his basketball video games, however earlier than their romance, she cheered for a special workforce: the Los Angeles Lakers.
“Other than the Bucks, what’s your favourite workforce?” requested one fan throughout an Instagram Stay with the couple in March 2020. “I used to be a Lakers fan rising up,” Riddlesprigger replied. When her boyfriend reacted with shock, she added, “I mentioned, ‘Rising up!’”
The 2021 MVP joked that the Stay couldn’t go on after his girlfriend’s unspeakable treachery. “I gotta cease the Stay now,” he quipped. “Oh, hell no!”
When the Bucks gained the NBA championship in July 2021, nevertheless, Riddlesprigger was readily available for the celebration with Liam. “No person really is aware of the work you’ve got put in and the obstacles you needed to overcome, however to see a part of your journey up shut has been such a blessing!” she wrote through Instagram on the time. “I AM SO FREAKIN PROUD OF YOU BABY! You might be [an] NBA CHAMPION and no one can take that from you!”
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