On Thursday, NBA star Giannis Antetokounmpo spent some time with Vinicius Jr. of Real Madrid to express his admiration for another sport.

In addition to exchanging autographed jerseys, Antetokounmpo and his siblings posed for photos with Vinicius.

While seeing his brother Kostas play for the Greek national team in FIBA Internal Cup qualifying, Antetokounmpo has returned to Europe with his family.

With their respective teams, Antetokounmpo and Vinicius are getting ready for the forthcoming seasons.

After finishing 13 points clear of second-place Barcelona, Vinicius and Real Madrid will start defending their La Liga crown.

Vinicius played in 52 games across all competitions, scoring 20 goals and dishing out 20 assists.

In contrast, Antetokounmpo’s Milwaukee Bucks placed third in the Eastern Conference of the NBA. After that, they advanced to the Eastern Conference playoffs before the Boston Celtics defeated them in seven games.

In the 67 games he participated during the regular season, he averaged 29.9 points, 11.6 rebounds, and 5.8 assists.

Signing free agency forward Joe Ingles was Milwaukee’s greatest offseason move. The team is bringing back much of the same players in an effort to relive the excitement of an NBA Finals triumph, like they did in 2020–21.