Giannis Antetokounmpo had quite the game Tuesday night, scoring 25 points on 12-of-16 shooting to go along with nine rebounds and eight dunks. After the game, he wanted to have a nice little FaceTime conversation with his brother, Thanasis. Except he still had media obligations.
Giannis Antetokounmpo conducts postgame interview while also FaceTiming his brother, Thanasis
Instead of hanging up with his brother, Giannis decided to make history in what he called the first brother press conference with one on FaceTime.
Victory interviews with @Giannis_An34 joined by @Thanasis_ante43 via FaceTime!! #OwnTheFuture https://t.co/yvBs7sDtyA
— Milwaukee Bucks (@Bucks) January 27, 2016 Yes, Giannis actually conducted an entire press conference while holding up his phone, showing his brother on a video call. And he did it well! Thanasis did a solid job in his role as supporting actor, chiming in with an answer or two of his own.
This should really become an NBA trend where players call up friends and family members on video chat to help them with press conferences. Stephen Curry can get his daughter, Riley, on the phone. Dirk Nowitzki can call up Steve Nash. Nick Young can call ... well we don’t want to know who Nick Young would call.
