Giannis Antetokounmpo Says He Still Does Every Normal Thing

By Elena Marika Konstantinou

October 25, 2026

Giannis Antetokounmpo is one of the most recognizable athletes on the planet, and he still does his own grocery runs. On the latest episode of Thanalysis, the podcast hosted by his brother Thanasis, the Miami Heat star said fame is not going to change how he lives, Basketball Network reported on October 23.

"I do everything. Take flights, I went, yesterday, to the movies with my kids, I do everything. I go to the grocery store, I do every normal thing," he said.

He made it clear this is a choice, not an accident. "I refuse to let this perception, this bubble, like, 'He's an NBA superstar, he should not be doing [that],' no, no, no. Bro, I'm human. If I want to walk down the street, I'm just gonna walk down the street."

That is easier said than done when you are nearly seven feet tall and the newest face in Miami. Giannis has a plan for that, too. "If people bother me, I'm gonna say, 'No, not right now, I'm walking down the street. Not right now, I'm with my family,' but I want to live my life whole."

Movie night with the kids, a supermarket run and a polite but very firm "not right now." Honestly, that is peak Greek dad energy, and we are here for it.

It also fits where he comes from. Giannis grew up in Sepolia, a neighborhood of Athens, and Basketball Network points out that he and his family knew real hardship before the NBA. The brothers have been a team ever since, from the courts of Sepolia to an NBA title together with the Milwaukee Bucks in 2021, and now behind a podcast mic.

On the court, Miami's new era is still warming up. Giannis scored 35 points in his Heat debut against Minnesota, then followed it with 36 points and 12 rebounds in a 128-111 loss to Detroit on Friday, according to AP and ESPN. That is 71 points in two games, even with the Heat starting 0-2.

Still, if the man wants to catch a movie with his kids between games, Miami should probably just let him.