Giannis Antetokounmpo was an All-Defensive First Teamer last season, but he obviously needs to do a better job of defending his social media accounts.
The Milwaukee Bucks star and reigning MVP saw his Twitter get hacked on Thursday with a message claiming he was going to the Golden State Warriors.
Giannis’ Twitter account was apparently hacked todaypic.twitter.com/Co8xoRVY1b
— Warriors on NBCS (@NBCSWarriors) May 7, 2020
Both Antetokounmpo’s agent Alex Saratsis and his younger brother Kostas confirmed that The Greek Freak had indeed fallen victim to hackers.
No surprise, Giannis Antetokounmpo’s Twitter account has been hacked, his agent confirms.
— Eric Woodyard (@E_Woodyard) May 7, 2020
Wow yo someone hacked this account
— Kostas Antetokounmpo (@Kostas_ante13) May 7, 2020
Giannis did not post this
— Kostas Antetokounmpo (@Kostas_ante13) May 7, 2020
The 25-year-old Antetokounmpo, who has over 1 million followers on Twitter, also saw other inappropriate and racist messages posted to his account as part of the hack. The offending tweets have since been deleted.
Antetokounmpo will become a free agent in 2021 with Golden State gaining buzz as a potential suitor if he decides to leave the Bucks. Whoever hacked the four-time All-Star’s Twitter page certainly knew the stir that they would cause by posting about him going to the Warriors.
