Giannis Antetokounmpo and Mariah Riddlesprigger watched the Europa Conference League Final. (Image credit: Mariah Riddlesprigger/Instagram.)
Giannis Antetokounmpo and his fiancée Mariah Riddlesprigger attended the UEFA Europa Conference League final in Athens, Greece, on Wednesday. The Milwaukee Bucks superstar and his family are on holiday in his home country following their early exit from the 2024 NBA playoffs. 
Riddlesprigger expressed her excitement over her first live soccer game in an Instagram story. The match pitted Fiorentina of Italy against Olympiacos of Greece. The couple had one of the best seats in the OPAP Arena to see the event unfold. 

“First football game with this goofball @giannis_an34,” Riddlesprigger tweeted.

Giannis Antetokounmpo was born and raised in Athens, Greece. He is a great football lover who supports AC Milan. He is also a minority owner of Nashville SC in Major League Soccer. But growing up in Athens, he was an Olympiacos supporter, and there are photos of him attending games with his late father, Charles.

Olympiacos defeated Fiorentina in the final to win the Europa Conference League trophy. It was their first European victory since the Balkans Cup in 1963.

Olympiacos won thanks to Moroccan attacker Ayoub El Kaabi, who scored in the 116th minute of extra time. Fiorentina failed to produce an equaliser and lost the Europa Conference League final for the second time in a row. Last year, they fell 2-1 to West Ham United, with the game-winning goal coming in the 90th minute.

Giannis Antetokounmpo also attended the EuroLeague Final in Berlin

Giannis Antetokounmpo also went to the EuroLeague Final in Berlin.
Giannis Antetokounmpo brought his family on an early holiday in Europe, primarily to Greece. The Indiana Pacers defeated the Milwaukee Bucks in the first round of the 2024 NBA playoffs. Antetokounmpo was unable to compete in the series due to a calf ailment.

Despite being on vacation, “The Greek Freak” had time to cheer on his younger brother, Kostas Antetokounmpo, in the EuroLeague Final in Berlin, Germany.Kostas plays for Panathinaikos, a Greek basketball team.

In the final, which was held at the Uber Arena, they faced European superpower Real Madrid. Madrid led in the first quarter before Panathinaikos rallied and kept the game close in the second. The Greek squad dominated the second half, winning 95-80.

It was Panathinaikos’ seventh EuroLeague title, and their first since 2010-11. Kostas joined an elite club of NBA and EuroLeague champions, including Toni Kukoc and Manu Ginobili. He won the NBA championship with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2020.

Giannis Antetokounmpo did not play for Greece’s top two basketball clubs when he was younger. He played for Filathlitikos, his hometown team, until being picked by the Milwaukee Bucks in 2013.