An MVP for the world

Today, Explained

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4.4 • 9.5K Ratings

🗓️ 7 August 2021

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Giannis Antetokounmpo went from hawking watches and DVDs on the streets of Greece to winning an NBA championship for the Milwaukee Bucks. The Ringer’s Mirin Fader tells the story of his improbable rise. Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained. Support Today, Explained by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:37.4	Look, I know the Olympics are going on
0:39.6	but we're going to talk about basketball today
0:41.3	and not even a Olympic basketball NBA basketball
0:44.5	which yes, I realize is currently in its off season
0:48.0	but a few weeks ago a very tall Greek Nigerian basketball god
0:54.3	named Janis Adetokumpo
0:57.1	brought a championship to the city of Milwaukee
0:59.7	and his story is simply a little too irresistible to pass up
1:03.7	so if you'll indulge us for a minute here
1:06.3	I promise you won't regret it
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