The 24-year-old “Greek Freak” was born in Athens, Greece, and has become one of the best basketball players in the NBA.
He is the star firing the Milwaukee Bucks firmly towards the playoffs – they hold the NBA number two spot so far with a fantastic 28-11 record.
The Rockets, on a 23-16 record themselves, host the Bucks in Houston tonight and hope to disrupt the Bucks’ game.
Antetokounmpo, known for his impressive slam dunks, has been romantically linked to 26-year-old Mariah Riddlesprigger.
CUTE: Giannis Antetokounmpo is in a relationship with Mariah Riddlesprigger (Pic: GETTY/TWITTER/@MARIAHDANAE15)
LOVERS: Antetokounmpo and Riddlesprigger have been together over two years (Pic: INSTAGRAM/@GIANNIS_AN34)
TRAVEL: Antetokounmpo and Riddlesprigger enjoy a trip to Paris (Pic: TWITTER/@MARIAHDANAE15)
She was a top volleyball player at college and interned for the NBA for two years.
Riddlesprigger is often seen hanging out at Bucks games, cheering on her man.
She is originally from Fresno, California, and attended Rice University.
In Riddlesprigger’s senior year, she was named the Conference-USA’s Defensive Player of the Week.
HUMOUR: The couple enjoy sharing cute snaps of each other on social media (Pic: TWITTER/@MARIAHDANAE15)
UNFILTERED: They aren’t afraid to show the unglamorous side to their relationship (Pic: TWITTER/@MARIAHDANAE15)
BEAUTIFUL: Mariah and Giannis are active on social media (Pic: INSTAGRAM/@GIANNIS_AN34)
She recorded a season-high 16 kills in a match.
She also ran outdoor track at Rice and participated in the javelin throw and high jump.
Riddlesprigger graduated in 2014 with a degree in sports management and sociology.
After college, she worked as a basketball operations intern for the Philadelphia 76ers until June 2016.
Rice University wrote a feature story about Riddlesprigger’s experience interning in the NBA for two years.
The article said she worked for the NBA Summer League.
Some of Riddlesprigger’s fondest memories from the internship were networking with professionals.
“I met everybody from Mark Cuban to Rick Fox and several team presidents, general managers, ESPN executives and sports agents,” she said.
ROMANTIC: The couple recently went on a break to Florence, Italy (Pic: INSTAGRAM/@GIANNIS_AN34)
FESTIVE: The duo certainly get into the Christmas spirit (Pic: TWITTER/@MARIAHDANAE15)
STAR: Antetokounmpo is known for his outrageous dunks (Pic: GETTY)
The article stated that Riddlesprigger’s eventual career goal was to work for an agency.
While it’s not exactly clear how or when Antetokounmpo and Riddlesprigger first met, they’ve been in a romantic relationship for over two years.
The two live in Milwaukee together and often post about each other on their respective social media accounts.
Riddlesprigger has been to her beau’s home country of Greece.
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