Giannis Antetokounmpo is getting his own signature shoe, and he showed the general public a first look at the Greek Freak 1s on Friday. The Milwaukee Bucks star hinted earlier in the day that the Nike shoe had an official name in a Tweet that got sneakerheads excited.
The shoe was rumored to be released in 2019, but there at least appears to be a prototype of the Greek Freak 1. Because yes, that’s the name they’re going with according to the Freak himself.
Who is excited for the Greek Freak’s 1👟?
— Giannis Antetokounmpo (@Giannis_An34) May 11, 2018
Later, Antetokounmpo retweeted an account that captured the video he shared on Instagram Live, showing off the shoe for the first time.
“So guys, these are the Greek Freak 1s don’t look,” Antetokounmpo warned wryly. He also “announced” the release date, though either the audio cut out when he was talking or he was just moving his mouth without saying anything at all. Hrm.
Sneak peek 👀 #GreekFreak’S1 https://t.co/f68bTh6CW9
— Giannis Antetokounmpo (@Giannis_An34) May 12, 2018
Giannis “announces” the release date of his debut Nike shoe and even gives us a sneak peak of what the Greek Freak 1’s will look like 😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/pRG0mnPYWj
— Brew Hoop 🏆🦌 (@brewhoop) May 4, 2018
If you didn’t see anything that looked like a signature shoe, congratulations. You got the joke. But it’s not out of character for Giannis, really. He’s been careful about how his image has been used in the past, famously saying his epic dunk over Tim Hardaway Jr. couldn’t be used for shirts.
His work with Nike has been pretty slick thus far, so it will be exciting to see how they promote his signature launch and the colorways they cook up for it. When, you know, it actually exists.
