Giannis Antetokounmpo says farewell to Milwaukee in emotional video
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Giannis Antetokounmpo posted a classy farewell to the city of Milwaukee on July 6, the day the trade that sent him from the Milwaukee Bucks to the Miami Heatbecame official.
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The short video features clips from Antetokounmpo's career, including celebration of the 2021 NBA championship. It also features a Giannis voiceover, with snippets recorded in a conversation with former Bucks announcer Jim Paschke.
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The longer-form video of the interview with Paschke, which appears to have been recorded before Antetokounmpo knew for sure he'd be traded, premiered on Antetokounmpo's YouTube page.
Here's what Giannis said in the shorter video:
"The city of Milwaukee and the state of Wisconsin, I want them to remember this from me.
"Don't worry about the basket. Don't worry about the championship. Don't worry about the wins. Don't worry about the losses.
"I tried to be like them. I believe the city of Milwaukee is blue-collar. It's people that work extremely hard every single day. They give all their hard-earned money, just to come watch the Milwaukee Bucks. To come and feel something. To come to be a part of us.
"I hope that I was able to represent them, the best that I could. And I was like them. I showed up to work, did everything. I was willing to do all the dirty work, just like them.
"I hope that bringing a trophy to the city meant something to them, because it meant so much to me.
"I want you to hear it from my mouth. The city of Milwaukee will always be in my heart. This is my home. And this is a place that I had my kids. My mom is here. My father is here. My brothers played here. It made me the man that I am today. That will never, ever change.
"No matter where I am, Milwaukee will always be my city, my team, my family."
The video closed with an archived video of young Antetokounmpo looking at the camera and responding to a question with, "I want to be an NBA player," followed by audio of late former NBA commissioner David Stern announcing Antetokounmpo's name in the 2013 NBA draft.
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This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Giannis Antetokounmpo says farewell to Milwaukee in emotional video