Giannis Antetokounmpo; The Best NBA Chess Player?!

Hey guys! Welcome back! I hope you enjoy this blog! 

Again, this is inspired by @raync910's Baseball and Chess blog! He's a staff member, and a top blogger, who so happened to comment on my last blog!

Anyways, enjoy!

Now, I already did a blog on the best NFL chess player, which is Kyler Murray, starting Cardinals QB. Now, I'm doing a blog on the NBA's best chess player! This is Giannis Antetokounmpo. He currently plays for the Milwaukee Bucks. 

Giannis started playing chess because of former teammate; Tony Snell. He started playing as a challenge to his big brain of hisHe also used it as a break, and to give him something else to do, apart from basketball. 

Here's a quote;

“I’m like, ‘The only reason I’m playing chess right now is to get my mind off basketball.’ So, I’m still thinking about basketball! So, I’m getting ready to make a move and I’m like, ‘Ahhh, s—! I’m thinking about basketball again.’”

-Giannis Antetokounmpo

After stating his interest of chess, TWO Grandmasters responded. The first to respond was, no other than Russia's Garry Kasparov.Garry tweeted to Giannis; "Let me know if you need some remote tips." The second GM to responde was....drumroll please...Magnus Carlsen!! Carlsen tweeted "Chess is tough, it takes skill, you can just be 7 feet and dunk over everybody." Well said, Carlsen. 

Giannis kept himself busy by playing chess. As many players were being forced to quarantine, many were forced to stay inside and find new hobbies. This is how Giannis found chess. 

Now, if you searched "Giannis Antetokounmpo chess Profile" if would come up with @Giannis_34Bucks. I am pretty sure this isn't him. I think this because the location is somewhere in the Philippines. We all know that he isn't from the Philippines. If you search up; "Where is Giannis Antetokounmpo from?", it would say Athens, Greece. 

Here are screenshots of the search results:

Well guys, that's it! I know that was part was weird, but I had to say it. Not really. I just wanted to add it. *Wink Wink I hope you enjoyed!