Greek NBA star Giannis Antetokounmpo will fund the construction of an indoor basketball court in a fire-ravaged area outside Athens. The Milwaukee Bucks player made an offer to the local authority and Rafina’s Mayor Vangelis Bournoros announced the construction of the new indoor court near the area where at least 100 people were killed last year.
Mayor Bournoros said that construction would be ready at the end of summer, but he did not give details about the cost.
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Angetokounmpo made a donation for the court to be made using a steel frame. The player whose parents migrated to Greece from Nigeria was born and raised in Athens before moving to the United States in 2014 to join the Bucks.
He maintains close ties with Greece, where he learnt to play basketball, and is known as the ‘Greek freak’. His older brother, Thanasis, plays for local club Panathinaikos in Athens.
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