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Giannis Antetokounmpo is the cheapest, most adorable NBA player

19-year-old Greek sensation Giannis Antetokounmpo keeps giving us reasons to love him. The latest, a series of anecdotes from Grantland’s Amos Barshad on the Bucks rookie.

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On taxes
Zaza Pachulia recalls the first time Giannis got his check: “He saw half of the money was going to taxes. He ask me, is there any way he doesn’t pay taxes?“On food
Brandon Knight remembers Giannis carrying free food home from the players’ lounge: “You’d see him with like six or seven boxes, trying to save money - cakes, drinks, all types of stuff.“On sneakers

Caron Butler remembers tossing out a pair of sneakers, only to have Giannis intervene: “He pulled the shoes out the garbage like, ‘What are you doing? These good shoes!’“You know, there really should be a Giannis tax exemption. Get on that, Congress.

(The full feature is very much worth reading).

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