And Baby Makes Five For Giannis Antetokounmpo And Mariah Riddlesprigger!
By Melanie VanDerveer on May 12, 2023 at 5:30 AM EDT
NBA star Giannis Antetokounmpo and his girlfriend Mariah Riddlesprigger are expecting baby number three!
They announced their big news in a sweet Instagram post on Wednesday, and fans couldn't be more excited for the couple who are parents to Liam, 3, and Maverick, 1.
Giannis And Mariah Announced They Are Expecting Baby 3!
Antetokounmpo and Riddlesprigger shared their news on their Instagram pages, "Our dreams are becoming a reality.π€"
The photo announcing their exciting news shows the family of four, soon to be five, standing in front of pink and blue balloons draped over the word "Baby." Of course, that had their fans predicting if the baby would be their third boy or if this would be their first girl.
"Giannis would be the ultimate girl dad," one fan wrote. Another added, "A girl version of Giannis would be lethalππ½."
One follower asked, "You trying to have a starting 5?" and another said, "I believe it's a girl, the reason he said their dreams are becoming a reality. What do you all think?"
Before Announcing Baby 3, Giannis Was Named All-NBA First Team
Just a few hours before sharing exciting baby news, Antetokounmpo was named to the All-NBA First Team for the fifth year. And to make the report even sweeter, he was the only player to be selected unanimously.
The two-time NBA MVP was the only first-team selection with 100 votes and 500 points. Jayson Tatum of the Boston Celtics came in second with 98 votes and 484 points.
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Other players named to the All-NBA First Team are Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers, Luka Doncic of the Dallas Mavericks, and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the Oklahoma City Thunder.
The All-NBA Second Team includes Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors, Donovan Mitchell of the Cleveland Cavaliers, Jimmy Butler of the Miami Heat, Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets, and Jaylen Brown of the Boston Celtics.
The All-NBA Third Team is LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers, Julius Randle of the New York Knicks, D'Aaron Fox and Domantas Sabonis of the Sacramento Kings, and Damian Lillard of the Portland Trailblazers.
Giannis Antetokounmpo Was Left Off The NBA All-Defensive Teams
Just one day before all the good news for Antetokounmpo, he shared his frustration over being left off the NBA All-Defensive Teams on Instagram.
"I'm tired of the disrespect. I'm coming," he captioned a photo of himself with dramatic lighting to help get his point across. The post received more than 1.3 million likes and comments about the frustrating situation.
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"They going to stop disrespecting you⦠time to get DISRESPECTFUL GIANNIS. You're the best player & they are downplaying you," one fan wrote in the comments.
"LETSSSSSS GOOOOOOOO CHAMP πͺπΌπͺπΌπͺπΌπͺπΌπ€π€π€π€," another wrote.
Nike didn't seem too happy about the snub and left "π€" in the comments. The Bucks also went their thoughts with a simple "π€π€π€."