Giannis Antetokounmpo attempts to play the guitar during NBA hiatus

Giannis Antetokounmpo may be one of the best basketball players on the planet, but his new talent shows he shouldn’t quit his day job.

The basketball world is hanging out for the NBA to return and it seems it’s not just the fans who want it back.

As the players climatise to spending their time at home and not on the road and the court, their partners are getting use to the added time together.

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People across the world are pondering what they’ll do with their time if they’re forced into home isolation and it seems picking up a new hobby is atop most lists.

Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo has found his hobby and while he may be supremely talented on the court, those talents haven’t carried over to the music world.

A video uploaded by his partner, Mariah Danae, shows the “Greek Freak” attempting his hand at playing Smoke on the Water.

To put it nicely, he has a long way to go.

This ladies and gentlemen is why we all need basketball back... @Giannis_An34 🎸😂 pic.twitter.com/9F4aJIOIiW

— Mariah Danae (@mariahdanae15) March 15, 2020

Antetokounmpo updated his followers only a few days after the NBA shut its doors and went into lockdown following a positive test from Utah Jazz star Rudy Gobert.

If this is how my life is going to be after basketball I’m not retiring for a long time 😂😂 @mariahdanae15 #25yearCareer

— Giannis Antetokounmpo (@Giannis_An34) March 14, 2020

The NBA was in shutdown for 30 days before the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggested all in-person events involving 50 people or more be called off.

After the announcement the NBA advised teams to plan for a minimum three-month hiatus.

Gobert, the first player to test positive for COVID-19 updated his fans with an update on social media.

“I’ve been feeling a little better every single day,” Gobert said in a video posted Sunday. He added, “I wish I would have took this thing more seriously.”

The NBA regular season was to have ended April 15 and the NBA Finals were to have started June 4, with the season done on or before June 21.

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