After EuroBasket 2025, Giannis Antetokounmpo and his family had reason to celebrate. Greece secured the bronze medal—their first international podium finish in 16 years—and Giannis’ wife, Mariah, was there through it all, pausing important family commitments to cheer him on. As she put it, “…but every single sacrifice is worth it to see you accomplish your dreams…” —words that captured the pride behind the long road they’ve traveled together.

But the days that followed were far from easy. Giannis found himself embroiled in a war of words with Turkey’s Alperen Sengun, and then the situation escalated off the court: Mariah revealed she had received a vile, life-threatening direct message from a fan. She exposed the sender’s identity and called out the ugliness of the attack—writing, “Peo

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