Throughout their romance, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Mariah Riddlesprigger have made it a point to connect with the former’s home country, Greece. Although his parents are Nigerian, he was born and raised in Athens, absorbing Greek and Nigerian culture. «What I can tell people is that I was born and raised in Greece. “I understand Greek culture, I speak the language and I know the history, but at the end of the day, I know the same things about Nigerian culture,” he said. he explained in an interview with ESPN.

Antetokounmpo’s love for Greece has also extended to Riddlesprigger.

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