Photo: Angelos Tzortzinis / AFPSource: AFPYoung Athenians sharpen their shooting skills under the dazzling white lights of an outdoor basketball court, forever dreaming of emulating local hero and global star Giannis Antetokounmpo. Photo: Angelos Tzortzinis / AFPSource: AFPAn enormous fresco on a basketball court depicts Antetokounmpo, 27, leaping with superhuman agility towards a basket, soaring towards the clouds and a Greek god. Photo: Angelos Tzortzinis / AFPSource: AFPGiannis's sporting achievements facilitated the regularisation of his status in Greece, where he obtained citizenship at 18 as he jetted off to the United States. Photo: Angelos Tzortzinis / AFPSource: AFP"The law says the steps should be completed in six months. Photo: Angelos Tzortzinis / AFPSource: AFP"He (Giannis) showed that if you work hard enough, you will succeed," said the young man of Congolese and Angolan origin.

Source: The Star December 04, 2022 06:19 UTC