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NBA's Underpaid Players Lead The Way In Playoffs? Only 1 Of Top 15 Paid Stars Remains In Fight For NBA Championship
Thursday, May 23, 2024 - 6:04pm | 883The high pay of athletes has been a hot topic in recent years, including the start of the 2024 WNBA season with rookie and number-one overall pick Caitlin Clark's starting salary compared to NBA players. To make matters worse, 14 of the 15 highest-paid NBA players are not on the final four teams...
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NBA Star 'Greek Freak' Recalls 'Getting Clowned' For Owning A Google Pixel Instead Of An iPhone — But He Had The Last Laugh
Thursday, August 3, 2023 - 2:29am | 788NBA star Giannis Antetokounmpo, also known as the “Greek Freak,” recalled an incident that occurred during the All-Star Weekend when he faced ridicule for using an Alphabet Inc.’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google Pixel instead of an Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhone, leading to...
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Mark Cuban Empathizes With Rival Giannis Antetokounmpo's Reporter Dust-up And Plays A.I. Journalist
Thursday, April 27, 2023 - 2:42pm | 1047Athletes are often celebrated when times are good and games and championships are won. The same athletes are often criticized when they lose games or fall short of expectations set by fans. This storyline played out in a postgame media session after the Milwaukee Bucks saw an early exit from the...
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WhatsApp Jumps On Original Content Bandwagon With Movie Starring NBA's 'Greek Freak'
Thursday, September 15, 2022 - 5:43am | 456WhatsApp, the mobile messaging platform from Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: META), has shared a trailer for a short film based on the story of National Basketball Association player Giannis Antetokounmpo. What Happened: “Naija Odyssey” tracks the life of Antetokounmpo who is of Nigerian...
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How NBA Champion, MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo Helped Boost Chick-fil-A Marketing
Friday, July 23, 2021 - 4:23pm | 446Fresh off a NBA Finals victory, Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo celebrated by taking both his trophies (NBA Finals and NBA Finals MVP) to the drive-thru of Chick-fil-A. What Happened: A video that went viral online shows Antetokounmpo interacting with fans and placing an order at...
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How Giannis Antetokounmpo Earned His Massive $228M 'Supermax' Contract
Tuesday, December 15, 2020 - 6:40pm | 457The back-to-back NBA MVP signed the largest deal in league history and earned a supermax contract extension. What Happened: Giannis Antetokounmpo signed a five-year, $228 million supermax contract extension with the Milwaukee Bucks, the team that drafted him 15th overall in 2013. The deal, reported...
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The Wealthiest Zodiac Signs In The NBA
Sunday, March 29, 2020 - 12:41pm | 518Are zodiac signs giving NBA players a competitive and financial advantage over one another? Benzinga analyzed data from the 2020 NBA All-Star roster to determine which horoscope [hawr-uh-skohp] signs are earning the highest salaries during the 2019-2020 season. With the ongoing coronavirus pandemic...