NBA star Giannis Antetokounmpo enters Fortnite with a new skin and other themed cosmetics

Fortnite has etched itself into history throughout the course of its five-year existence. Whether you like the game or not, they have been leaders in collaborations. With the help of some of the greatest brands, franchises, influencers, and celebrities in the world, Epic Games has built a setting no game has managed to build before.

Fortnite has etched itself into history throughout the course of its five-year existence. Whether you like the game or not, they have been leaders in collaborations. With the help of some of the greatest brands, franchises, influencers, and celebrities in the world, Epic Games has built a setting no game has managed to build before.

NBA player Giannis Antetokounmpo has now entered the battlefield in the game’s most recent development. Former NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo will now appear in Fortnite after a small tease from the game’s creator Epic Games a few weeks ago.

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NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo joins Fortnite in style

The Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo follows in the footsteps of LeBron James as the only other basketball player to earn a skin in the game. Antetokounmpo will soon be available in two different variants, each mightily themed after his heritage.

On December 24 at 7 PM ET, two Giannis Antetokounmpo Icon Series skins will go on sale in Fortnite’s Item Shop, and their sales are anticipated to continue well into the new year. The elite athlete is depicted in the first of these skins wearing a stylish vest decorated in Bucks colors, while other variations allow him to change his attire to display Nigerian tribal designs.

The other outfit, meanwhile, gives Antetokounmpo a variety of Spartan helmets as well as black and gold armor with a Greek theme. Like Icons before him, a variety of complementary accessories are being added to the shop’s selection of skins.

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Pairs of Black Wings can be purchased and equipped as Back Blings or Gliders. Antetokounmpo’s Spartan skin will even debut with its own dedicated shield Back Bling and spear Harvesting Tool. Although their prices are unknown at the moment, it is likely the cosmetics will be sold separately and within bundles featuring the outfits.

Antetokounmpo will feature with his very own Creative map, it has been verified. Although the contents of this location have not been made public by Epic Games, one image suggests that it is a basketball-themed island made completely of clouds. The renowned athlete is far from the first well-known celebrity to recently join Fortnite’s expanding roster of popular characters.

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