Another distinction, which exceeds the sports limits for him Giannis Antetokounbo, as one of the oldest (founded in 1931) major US magazines, “GQ” named him the Athlete of the past year.
According to the magazine itself, in the context of the 26th edition of the Men of the Year awards, the logic was different from previous years, as the criterion was to identify the personalities who had the greatest and most heroic influence in 2021 and was finally rewarded. the “bravery”.
In fact, we believe that bravery is the most important and topical advantage of this era and we call 2021, as the “Year of the Brave”. So, we searched all over the culture for people who embody the spirit of bravery, starting with the three stars on the cover that we announce here. “, reports the magazine on its site.
“Antitokunbo does not want to be the new face of the NBA, but he probably can’t stop it from happening anyway – because of his inspiring life story, unrivaled competition determination, previous talent and impressive playoff performance. of the NBA. “The fact that he does not want to be the face of the NBA means that John usually does not do things like magazine covers, fashion photography or personal interviews with journalists, so we are excited to be the exception.”, refers to the magazine.
Introducing #GQMOTY 2021: musician of the year @LilNasX, athlete of the year @ Giannis_An34, and superhero of the year @TomHolland1996 https://t.co/YZuUpUzofm pic.twitter.com/Z1MWo5sq6i
— GQ Magazine (@GQMagazine) November 15, 2021
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