Giannis Antetokounmpo Teases New Sports Venture, Mocks His Controversial Comments About Saudi Arabia Last Year

GIANNIS Antetokounmpo joked about accepting a new sporting profession while also joking about past controversial comments.

Milwaukee Bucks superstar mocked football star Kylian Mpabbe’s move to Real Madrid.

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Last week, Mpabbe decided transfer for the reign UEFA Champions League winner Real Madrid.

Over the weekend, Giannis Antetokounmpo posted on Instagram an edited photo of a young Mpabbe next for Madrid icon Cristiano Ronaldo.

Antetokounmpo photoshopped his youth onto Mpabbe’s face and wrote the caption: “After negotiations with Al-Hilal. Madrid, I’m on my way!! Hilal Madrid… Oops, sorry, I meant Hala Madrid”, adding with a laugh emoticons.

Antetokounmpo, 29, mentioned Saudi Arabia’s Al-Hilal football club after making a joke about them last year.

Last year, Al Hilal offered Mpappe a one-year contract worth US$776 million.

Once the News bankrupt, Antetokoumpo posted on X: “Al Hilal. You can take me. I look like Kylian Mbappé” along with laughing emojis.

Mpappe ended up rejecting the agreement.

Antetokoumpo earns $45.6 million per season and is currently the eighth-highest-paid player in the NBA, according to Spotrac.

The Greece native told TMZ he would consider playing in Saudi Arabia after his NBA career.

“If the NBA worked out, maybe as a swap between the NBA and Saudi Arabia League, I’m there,” Antetokounmpo said last year.

During the NBA offseason, Antetokounmpo enjoyed spending time in Greece.

The eight-time NBA All-Star appeared in the EuroLeague final, where Panathinaikos defeated Real Madrid.

Antetokounmpo is a well-known Real Madrid fan.

The forward is coming off a 2023-24 season in which his Bucks were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs by the Indiana Pacers.

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Milwaukee was without Antetokounmpo, who suffered a calf injury late in the regular season.

The two-time MVP appears to be recovering from his injury and is expected to play for Greece in the upcoming Paris Olympic qualifiers this Sunday. summer.

Greece will play against Egypt and the Dominican Republic in the group stage of the qualifiers.