by Mirin Fader
12,600 people homeless: Matina Stevis-Gridneff, “After Fire at Refugee Camp, Europe Faces a Reckoning,” New York Times, September 19, 2020.
He said it would be the toughest: Matt Velazquez, “Bucks Back to Finish the Work; Budenholzer, Giannis Have Eyes on Title,” Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, July 2, 2020.
“Do not exist solely”: Howard Bryant, “The Reality of Black Pain Is Breaking American Sports’ Status Quo,” ESPN, August 26, 2020.
“Yeah, I could play more”: Kane Pitman, “Milwaukee Collapse Raises More Questions about Rotation as Giannis Antetokounmpo Admits He Could ‘Play More,’” Sporting News, September 4, 2020, https://www.sportingnews.com/au/nba/news/nba-playoffs-2020-game-3-milwaukee-collapse-raises-more-questions-about-rotation-as-giannis-antetokounmpo-admits-he-could-play-more/14rgk7kek097k1gbhabjb4tj6s.
As long as everyone was fighting: Sopan Deb, “Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo Wins Second M.V.P. Award,” New York Times, September 18, 2020.
“Don’t call me MVP”: Matt Velazquez, “A More Valuable Award Desired; Giannis Downplays Repeat MVP Honor,” Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, September 19, 2020.
The first words Giannis wanted: Vassilis Skountis and Rigas Dardalis, Cosmote TV, Greece, December 1, 2020.
If he missed a free throw: Malika Andrews, “Everything Is Fuel for Giannis Antetokounmpo’s Competitive Fire,” ESPN, December 15, 2020, https://www.espn.com/nba/insider/story/_/id/30521245/everything-fuel-giannis-antetokounmpo-competitive-fire.
Mariah and Liam, who were in the gym watching, would also have to run: Ibid.
“I want to be Giannis who started”: Vassilis Skountis and Rigas Dardalis, Cosmote TV.
He told reporters it was one of the biggest: Eric Nehm, “Giannis’ Focus Is on Basketball and Not the Bucks’ Supermax Extension,” Athletic, December 9, 2020, https://theathletic.com/2250811/2020/12/09/giannis-focus-is-on-basketball-and-not-the-bucks-supermax-extension/.
The Bucks were optimistic: Brian Windhorst and Kevin Arnovitz, “How the Milwaukee Bucks and Giannis Antetokounmpo Reached This Massive Deal,” ESPN, December 15, 2020.
Giannis and Thanasis were both in constant: Jake Fischer, “Inside the Botched Sign-and-Trade Clouding Giannis’ Future,” Bleacher Report, November 25, 2020, https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2919681-inside-the-botched-sign-and-trade-that-could-send-giannis-antetokounmpo-packing.
Three-hour lunch: Brian Windhorst and Kevin Arnovitz, “How the Milwaukee Bucks and Giannis Antetokounmpo Reached.”
Lasry and Edens, the other co-owner: Ibid.
The Bucks believed: Ibid.
Nineteen pens: Shams Charania, Eric Nehm, and Sam Amick, “The Giannis Twists, Turns and Worry: Inside the Largest Deal in NBA History,” Athletic, December 15, 2020, https://theathletic.com/2263457/2020/12/15/giannis-antetokounmpo-largest-contract-in-nba-history/.
One day he seemed all in: Ibid.
Budenholzer was pulling: Steve Megargee, “Antetokounmpo Says He Wanted to Repay Milwaukee’s Loyalty,” Associated Press, December 16, 2020.
“This is my home”: Giannis Antetokounmpo (@Giannis_An34), Twitter, December 15, 2020, https://twitter.com/giannis_an34/status/1338912608662003715.
Veronica did as well: Eric Woodyard, “Supermax Signed, Giannis Antetokounmpo Sets Sights on Winning a Championship with Milwaukee Bucks,” ESPN, December 16, 2020.
Giannis knew his dad would be dancing: Megargee, “Antetokounmpo Says He Wanted to Repay.”