In a busy stretch of news for the Greek Freak, the Milwaukee Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo recently took to Instagram to refute rumors that his family moved to Greece. Per a Google Translation of his post:
Stop lying and endangering my family. Publicity is a result of my choices, not my children’s. Every child has the right to grow up without public pressure.
Every child needs space to grow, explore themselves and the world without feeling watched or judged. As a parent, it is my responsibility to protect their privacy so that they grow up with confidence, dignity and a sense of security.
Do not upload my kids on any platform again….. IT IS ENOUGH
Several familiar themes in this one. First, Giannis is fiercely protective of his children and their privacy. He’s known for adding filters to any pictures of them that he posts.
Second, bad actors are incentivized by a bad system to peddle rumors about Giannis’ future. In this specific instance, the source has a checkered history, the writing reads like AI slop, and the article suggests unrealistic access to sources, but it doesn’t matter; it gets cLiCkZ because it gaslights us into thinking that Giannis is on his way out of Milwaukee.
Don’t give rumors like these the time of day—Giannis has earned our trust.
