Giannis Antetokounmpo Was So Proud After Brother Alex Helped Family Make NBA History

The Antetokounmpo brothers made NBA history on Tuesday night.

Alex Antetokounmpo, the 24-year-old brother of Giannis and Thanasis, made his official NBA debut on Tuesday after originally signing a two-way contract with the Bucks in the fall. By making Milwaukee’s active roster, the Antetokounmpo brothers became the first sibling trio to play for the same active NBA roster.

However, only Alex, the youngest of the three brothers competed in the win over the Mavericks. Giannis, the middle brother, may not be playing right now because of injuries, but he made sure his brother got to take home a piece of his history after he scored his first NBA points on Dallas. All three of his points came from free throws.

The former NBA MVP anxiously stood on the sidelines until play paused so he could secure the basketball his brother used to score his first NBA points. He saw it fitting that his brother should keep this significant game ball. How sweet.

Alex scores his first NBA points… and Giannis hands him the game ball ❤️

The Antetokounmpo brothers make history as the first sibling trio to play on the same active roster 👏 pic.twitter.com/bn9AmZ67iD
— NBA (@NBA) April 1, 2026

The Bucks mic’d Giannis up on the sidelines, and the cameras caught some interesting and funny comments from Antetokoummpo that surely won’t start any rumors (side eye).

“Hey, man. I can retire now,” he said after his brother made a free throw. “I’ve done it all man. I can retire now.”

Proud older brother moment. 💚 pic.twitter.com/T2upVpU0nq
— Milwaukee Bucks (@Bucks) April 1, 2026

Bucks coach Doc Rivers talked about how special the moment the young Antetokounmpo brother’s free throw shots were for his older brothers during his post-game press conference.

“It’s really cool,” Rivers said. “Giannis told me his hands were sweating. I thought that was hilarious. ... Giannis grabbed my hands and said ‘My hands are sweating. I’m so nervous right now for my brother.’ To see him make the free throws and play—listen, three family members in the NBA, that's a pretty cool moment for him.”

"It's really cool… 3 family members in the NBA, that's a pretty cool moment." 💯

Bucks HC Doc Rivers on having three Antetokounmpo's on the active roster! https://t.co/yVIWlxIssv pic.twitter.com/g9FW7f4eFP
— NBA (@NBA) April 1, 2026

Maybe one day we’ll get to see the Antetokounmpo brothers on the court at the same time. That would mark another historic moment on the court.

The NBA’s become quite the family affair in the past couple years. Notably, LeBron James and his son Bronny became the first father–son duo to play in the same game on the same team last season. Then, brothers Steph and Seth Curry finally were put on the same roster on the Warriors this season, but they haven’t shared the court together yet as teammates. There’ve been other brother duos in the league, but none quite like the Antetokounmpos.