© 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.
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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.
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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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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
— 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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UPDATE: On Thursday night, Giannis Antetokounmpo Tweeted this out.
— Giannis Antetokounmpo (@Giannis_An34) May 8, 2020
Giannis Twitter Hack
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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo’s social media accounts were hacked on Thursday afternoon and several bizarre and offensive tweets were posted, according to the Milwaukee Bucks, Antetokounmpo’s brother and the player’s representatives.
More than a dozen tweets popped up in Antetokounmpo’s feed in the span of about five minutes, and they appeared to clearly be the work of someone other than the reigning MVP.
Giannis’ Twitter account was apparently hacked today 😳😳😳 pic.twitter.com/Co8xoRVY1b
— Warriors on NBCS (@NBCSWarriors) May 7, 2020
The tweets included racial slurs, profane attacks on other players and a claim that Antetokounmpo had the coronavirus.
Giannis Antetokounmpo’s social media accounts were hacked this afternoon and have been taken down. An investigation is underway.
— Milwaukee Bucks (at 🏠) (@Bucks) May 7, 2020
Giannis’ twitter, phone, email and bank accounts were hacked! He genuinely apologizes for everything that was tweeted and he will be back as soon as possible! The things that were said by this hacker were extremely inappropriate and disgusting!
— Kostas Antetokounmpo (@Kostas_ante13) May 7, 2020
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“Giannis’ twitter, phone, email and bank accounts were hacked!” Los Angeles Lakers forward Kostas Antetokounmpo tweeted. “He genuinely apologizes for everything that was tweeted and he will be back as soon as possible! The things that were said by this hacker were extremely inappropriate and disgusting!”
The tweets weren’t up for long before disappearing from Giannis Antetokounmpo’s account. The Bucks said in a statement that an investigation is underway.
Giannis Antetokounmpo Hacked Tweets
Octagon, Antetokounmpo’s agency, also confirmed the hacking.