IShowSpeed Proves Giannis Antetokounmpo Wrong, Leaves Bucks Star Believing in Him
If you’ve ever wanted to watch one of the internet’s most popular streamers be pally and hang out with one of the NBA’s best players, you’re in luck. IShowSpeed is in Greece as we speak, chopping it up with Giannis Antetokounmpo. Yes, the Greek Freak himself.
IShowSpeed met Giannis at the court where the Milwaukee Bucks star said he first dunked the ball as a 14-year-old. Giannis confessed that it took him six hours of practicing to pull off the feat and that his mom was there to capture the moment with a picture.
Not one to be outdone by a 14-year-old, Speed told Giannis that he could dunk, too. Giannis was a bit skeptical.
“You can’t even touch the rim,” the two-time MVP said. “Maybe this rim,” Giannis joked as he went to a shorter rim and grabbed it without even jumping. “I think you’re fast, but I don’t think you’ll touch the rim, though.”
Speed told Giannis, “You ain’t the only athletic one here,” before jumping up and grabbing the rim with two hands. He then easily did a pull-up.
That made IShowSpeed confident. “I think I can dunk it,” he said, grabbing a ball from a local kid who was watching. Giannis didn’t know what to think and said, “I don’t know, brother,” at first. But then he quickly changed his mind. “I believe in you now. I saw you touch the rim. I believe in you,” added Giannis.
The Greek Freak then put a little pressure on Speed by saying, “The moment you get your first dunk here, you’re destined for greatness.”
Speed took the challenge, dribbled up, and, well, you be the judge:
Giannis didn’t think Speed couldn’t touch touch the rim, so Speed DUNKS it pic.twitter.com/knbiZoSCv1
— Speedy Updates (@SpeedUpdates1) July 10, 2025
Considering Speed banked the ball and touched every inch of the rim before the ball went through the net, calling this a dunk is a bit suspect. But you know what? Having to perform in front of one of the best athletes in the world on his childhood court has to count for something. So Speed has to get at least an A for effort.
Giannis was a great sport, dapping Speed up after he came down off the rim. Then the two hit the Cristiano Ronaldo ‘Siu’ celebration in unison.
Anytime Giannis has been in conversations of late, it has been to speculate whether he’ll still be a Buck next year. Streaming with someone as popular as Speed was a great way to eliminate that and just have some fun, while giving the fans some entertainment.
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