Okay, so I’ve been digging into this whole Giannis Antetokounmpo thing, you know, the “Greek Freak” from the NBA? Everyone’s always going on about his basketball skills, but I got curious about his personal life, specifically his wife, Mariah Riddlesprigger. Like, what’s her background? Where’s she from?
So, I started where everyone starts – the good old internet. I typed in “Giannis Antetokounmpo wife ethnicity” and started scrolling. Turns out, this wasn’t as straightforward as I thought it would be! Lots of articles about their family, how they met, and their kids, but not a ton on her specific ethnicity.
I did find out that they started dating sometime in the mid-2010s. Apparently, she’s from Fresno, California. Which is cool, I guess. Not exactly a huge revelation, but hey, it’s a start. They’ve got three kids now, which is a whole other rabbit hole I didn’t even want to go down. But for the record, they’ve got two sons named Liam, the first one born in February 2020, and a daughter. I mean, good for them, starting a family and all that.
Then I found something a little more interesting. It seems like they met when Mariah was an intern with the Philadelphia 76ers. Now that’s a cool story! Imagine interning for a team and ending up with one of the biggest stars in the league. Talk about a slam dunk, am I right? Anyway, that’s a nice detail about how their love story started, but still not much on her ethnicity.
At the end of the day, I realized I am not getting all the answers I wanted, but that’s okay! This is still a pretty cool story. You have this amazing athlete, a seemingly great family, and a love story that started with an internship. I found this pretty interesting and I hope you guys do too.
- They started dating in the mid-2010s.
- Mariah is from Fresno, California.
- They have three children, two sons and a daughter.
- They met while Mariah was an intern for the Philadelphia 76ers.
Here’s what I did find out though:
I guess sometimes, you just have to enjoy the story for what it is, even if you don’t get all the answers. This whole thing just made me appreciate the human side of these athletes we see on TV all the time. They have lives, families, and their own unique stories. And that’s pretty cool, right?
