Press enter after choosing selection

Giannis : : the Improbable Rise of an NBA MVP

Fader, Mirin. Book - 2021 796.323 Fa 1 On Shelf No requests on this item Community Rating: 0 out of 5

Cover image for Giannis : : the improbable rise of an NBA MVP

Sign in to request

Locations
Call Number: 796.323 Fa
On Shelf At: Downtown Library

Location & Checkout Length Call Number Checkout Length Item Status
Downtown 2nd Floor
4-week checkout
796.323 Fa 4-week checkout On Shelf

"As the face of the NBA's new world order, Giannis Antetokounmpo has overcome unfathomable obstacles to become a symbol of hope for people all over the world, the personification of the American Dream. But his backstory remains largely untold, and Fader unearths new information about the childhood that shaped "The Greek Freak"—from sleeping side by side with his brothers to selling trinkets on the side of the street with his family to the racism he experienced in Greece. Antetokounmpo grew up in an era when Golden Dawn, Greek's far-right, anti-immigrant party, patrolled his neighborhood, and his status as an illegal immigrant largely prevented him from playing for Greek's top clubs, making his rise to the NBA all the more improbable. Fader tells a deeply-human story of how an unknown, skinny, Black-Greek teen, who played in the country's lowest pro division and was seen as a draft gamble, transformed his body and his game into MVP material."--Amazon.

REVIEWS & SUMMARIES

Library Journal Review
Booklist Review
Publishers Weekly Review
Summary / Annotation
Author Notes

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

No community reviews. Write one below!

Cover image for Giannis : : the improbable rise of an NBA MVP


PUBLISHED
New York : Hachette Books, 2021.
Year Published: 2021
Description: xvi, 379 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language: English
Format: Book

ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780306924125
0306924129

SUBJECTS
Antetokounmpo, Giannis, -- 1994-
Basketball players -- Greece -- Biography.
Athletes, Black -- Greece -- Biography.
Biographies.