NBA player Giannis Antetokounmpo has expressed his interest in a career away from basketball.
The Milwaukee Bucks player is considered to be one of the most dominant players in NBA history and is gearing up for his 13th year in the league.
But since helping the Bucks win a championship in 2021, Antetokounmpo has not been able to get past the second round. Recent reports suggest the star man could depart from Milwaukee, with his future well and truly up in the air.
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The two-time MVP is loved by fans for his active and honest social media presence, interacting with fans on a regular basis and loving nothing mroe than having a laugh and a joke with them.
And in one recent video, Antetokounmpo expressed his desire to start venturing in to the streaming industry (think Kick, Twitch) and has called for help from two of the best streamers on the planet: Kai Cenat and IShowSpeed.
He was on the video with his wife, who suggested the live video Antetokounmpo was doing is like streaming.
To which, he said: "Should I start streaming?"
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His wife, Mariah Riddlesprigger, was not pleased with the suggestion and reminding the NBA player that he had four children and other responsibilities.
However, Antetokounmpo continued speaking about streaming on his video and shouted out for help from Cenat and Speed.
"IShowSpeed, Kai Cenat help you're brother out, I want to start streaming," said Antetokounmpo.
Who are Kai Cenat and IShowSpeed ?
Cenat and Speed are two of the best streamers on Twitch.
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The American duo have millions of followers on social media and rose to prominence through streaming.
Both have a huge following on Twitch, with Cenat officially the second most followed streamer on Twitch with over 17 million followers and Speed has over 400k followers.
Where have people seen Cenat and Speed?
Cenat has appeared in an advertisement with pop singer SZA, while Speed is a known admirer of football legend Cristiano Ronaldo.
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Aside from streaming, Cenat and Speed make regular appearances on YouTube channels of famous celebrities.
The duo were also recently seen at the Sidemen Charity match were they played for the YouTube All-Stars and scored goals to help them to a win.
Cenat and Speed even released a music video together in 2023, which gained over 13 million views on YouTube.
Both have attracted some big names on their streams and it seems like Antetokounmpo could soon also make the list to learn more about streaming from them.
Topics: Basketball, IShowSpeed, NBA
Godwin Mathew