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Huffington Post // Technology

Trump Mocks Black Greek NBA Superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo's Heritage

Sunday 3rd November 2024, 8:00AM

!function(n){if(!window.cnx){window.cnx={},window.cnx.cmd=[];var t=n.createElement('iframe');t.display='none',t.onload=function(){var n=t.contentWindow.document,c=n.createElement('script');c.src='//cd.connatix.com/connatix.player.js',c.setAttribute('async','1'),c.setAttribute('type','text/javascript'),n.body.appendChild(c)},n.head.appendChild(t)}}(document);(new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=ff7fdddc-5441-4253-abc4-f12a33fad58b';cnx.cmd.push(function(){cnx({"playerId":"ff7fdddc-5441-4253-abc4-f12a33fad58b","mediaId":"c64c82c0-17bc-4e7f-8af0-3f5e826d9c16"}).render("67272d1fe4b0c08c52a576b0");});Former President Donald Trump took a detour during his speech in Wisconsin on Friday to joke about star Bucks player Giannis Antetokounmpo’s heritage as a Greek national with Nigerian parents. “Who has more Greek in him? The Greek or me?” Trump asked the audience, which reacted with a smattering of applause. Antetokounmpo, a Black centre who rose to fame in the NBA over the last decade as one of the sport’s greatest players of all time, earned the nickname “Greek Freak” on the court. He has, however, discussed how his background complicated his early years, as he was made to feel like he did not truly belong in either Nigerian or Greek culture, despite being born in Athens.Three of Antetokounmpo’s brothers have also been

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