Giannis "The Greek Freak" Antentokounmpo was a force of nature during the 2018-19 season that saw the Milwaukee Bucks forward earn his first NBA MVP Award. Antetokounmpo averaged an impressive 27.7 points, 12.5 rebounds, 5.9 assists, 1.2 steals, and 1.5 blocks per game during his MVP campaign that also saw the 6'11 rimrunner earn his second All-Star Game selection.

Offered here are a pair of size 17 Nike Kobe AD Exodus sneakers that have been photo matched to 11 games of the 2018-19 season. Antetokounmpo wore these sneakers during games held on October 24, 26, and 27, and November 19. Antetokounmpo wore these sneakers during games held on December 1, 7, 9, 12, 21, 22, 2018, and on January 9, 2019. Antetounmpo recorded a total of 249 points, 154 rebounds, 61 assists, and 16 blocks during the 11 games when he wore these sneakers.

These presented sneakers feature a white, green, and blue colorway. The Kobe "Sheath" logo appears on green tags on the tongue. "08," "23," and "78" appear on the lace loops located on the front of the sneaker. "COMPOSITE FIBER 2.5x" appears on the toe box of each sneaker. The Kobe "SHEATH" logo appears on the rear upper of the left sneaker. "KO BE" appears on the rear upper of the left sneaker. Antetokounmpo signed the outstep of each sneaker with a black marker. "F.O.E." is inscribed with a black marker on the heel of each sneaker. "A MAN ON GOD'S MISSION" is inscribed with a black marker on the instep of each sneaker. The signatures and inscriptions are bold and clear. The sneaker displays moderate evidence of game use, and displays wear on the toe boxes, with tears appearing on the fabric on the left sneaker's toe box. The mudguards and soles show evidence of wear. There is a blue streak on the heel running towards the outstep on the right sneaker. A stain appears above the outstep of the left sneaker.

The soles display wear and contain black stains. There are large stains on the upper toe box and outstep of the lateral sneaker. This item comes with an LOA from Resolution Photomatching (426640), who conclusively matched the sneakers to the above games. Please note that the LOA from Resolution Photomatching states that a "conclusive photomatch could only be made to the right shoe pictured above for 10/26/18, 10/27/18, and 12/21/2018," and it is their belief that "…it is very likely that both shoes pictured above were worn together during the games on all of these dates." The Resolution Photomatching LOA also states that "It should be noted that the handwriting currently present on the shoes was added sometime between 10/27/18 and 11/19/2018." There is also a LOA from the MeiGray Group (MGA25190) for the game use and COA's from Beckett Authentication (T71084-Left Sneaker, T71083-Right Sneaker) for the signatures. 

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