© Jim Dedmon-USA TODAY Sports Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo saw inappropriate and racist messages posted to his Twitter account as part of a hack, according to reports.
Giannis Antetokounmpo was an All-Defensive First Team player last season, but he needs to do a better job of defending his social media accounts.
The Giannis Twitter hacker tweeted various bizarre tweets from the Milwaukee Bucks star's account, bringing up Steph Curry, LeBron James and even the late NBA legend Kobe Bryant. As per recent reports, the Giannis Twitter hacker is a 16-year-old boy named Christian Boulton. If you saw the tweets in real time, you knew something weird was going on. Around 12:30 p.m. PT on Thursday, the Twitter account of Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo was hacked. A string of unflattering tweets were sent by someone posing as the reigning NBA MVP, including one directed at Warriors star Steph Curry and his wife, Ayesha. It was clear that Giannis' account had been.
The Milwaukee Bucks All-Star and reigning MVP saw his Twitter account get hacked on Thursday with a message claiming he was going to the Golden State Warriors.
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© Jim Dedmon-USA TODAY Sports Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo saw inappropriate and racist messages posted to his Twitter account as part of a hack, according to reports.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 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
Giannis Twitter Hack
— Kostas Antetokounmpo (@Kostas_ante13) May 7, 2020
The 25-year-old Antetokounmpo, who has more than 1 million followers on Twitter, also saw other inappropriate and racist messages posted to his account as part of the hack, according to reports. 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 his Twitter page certainly knew the stir they would cause by posting about him going to the Warriors.
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