The Buck stops with Giannis


Towering figure: Giannis Antetokounmpo vying for the ball with Miami Heat’s Haywood Highsmith during an NBA game at Fiserv Forum on Feb 4. — AFP

GIANNIS Antetokounmpo carried around a small, black portable fan, which looked minuscule as it whirred in his 12-inch-wide hands. He was trying to counteract the hot sun at a hillside mansion as he watched his youngest brother, Alex, pose for photos near a basketball hoop overlooking Los Angeles for an ad campaign.

“Alex, the eyes,” Giannis said. “Eyes of the tiger right there, and then you mix it in with a smile.”

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