{"product_id":"giannis-the-improbable-rise-of-an-nba-champion-paperback","title":"Giannis: The Improbable Rise of an NBA Champion - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMirin Fader\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe story of Giannis Antetokounmpo's extraordinary rise from poverty in Athens, Greece, to superstardom in America with the Milwaukee Bucks--becoming one of the most transcendent players in history and an NBA Champion--from award-winning basketball reporter and feature writer at \u003ci\u003eThe Ringer\u003c\/i\u003e Mirin Fader. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eNow in paperback with a new Epilogue.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As the face of the NBA's new world order, Giannis Antetokounmpo has overcome unfathomable obstacles to become a symbol of hope for people all over the world; the personification of the American Dream. But his backstory remains largely untold. Fader unearths new information about the childhood that shaped \"The Greek Freak\"--from sleeping side by side with his brothers to selling trinkets on the street with his family to the racism he experienced. Antetokounmpo grew up in an era when Golden Dawn, Greece's far-right, anti-immigrant party, patrolled his neighborhood, and his status as an illegal immigrant largely prevented him from playing for the country's top clubs, making his NBA rise all the more improbable. Fader tells a deeply human story of how an unknown, skinny, Black Greek teen, who played in the country's lowest pro division and was seen as a draft gamble, transformed his body and his game into MVP material. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Antetokounmpo's story has been framed as a feel-good narrative in which everyone has embraced him--watching him grow up, sign a five-year supermax contract extension worth $228 million, and lead the underdog Bucks to the NBA Championship in 2021. \u003ci\u003eGiannis\u003c\/i\u003e reveals a more nuanced story: how lonely and isolated he felt, adjusting to America and the NBA early in his career; the complexity of grappling with his Black and Greek identities; how he is so hard on himself and his shortcomings--a drive that fuels him every day; and the responsibility he feels to be a nurturing role model for his younger brothers. Fader illustrates a more vulnerable star than most people know, a person who has evolved triumphantly into all of his roles: father, brother, son, teammate, and global icon. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e**\u003c\/i\u003eInstant \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eBestseller\u003ci\u003e, Los Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller, \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal \u003c\/i\u003eBestseller, \u003ci\u003eUSA Today \u003c\/i\u003eBestseller, \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003eBestseller** \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e **Mirin Fader Selected as the 2021 Sports Media Author of the Year by \u003ci\u003eThe Big Lead** \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e **The Sports Librarian's Best of 2022 - Sports Books**\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMirin Fader \u003c\/b\u003eis a senior staff writer for \u003ci\u003eThe Ringer\u003c\/i\u003e. She wrote for \u003ci\u003eBleacher Report\u003c\/i\u003e from 2017 to 2020. Her work has been honored by the Pro Writers Basketball Association, the Associated Press Sports Editors, the U.S. Writers Basketball Association, the Football Writers Association of America, and the Los Angeles Press Club. She was named a Top Women in Media in the \"Up and Comer\" category in 2019, and her work has been featured in the \"Best American Sports Writing\" series. Fader has profiled some of the NBA's biggest stars, including Giannis Antetokounmpo, Ja Morant, Brandon Ingram, and LaMelo Ball, but she focuses more on the person rather than the player. Her approach is that she writes about people who happen to play sports, telling the backstories that shape some of our most complex, most dominant, heroes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.14 x 8.27 x 5.58 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 12, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52082316804397,"sku":"9780306924118","price":22.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/giannis-the-improbable-rise-of-an-nba-champion-paperback-6121101.webp?v=1780163588","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/giannis-the-improbable-rise-of-an-nba-champion-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}