By Frank Ulom
MILWAUKEE (CONVERSEER) – Milwaukee Bucks player Giannis Antetokounmpo has gotten a black eye after saving a lady from a robber at Pick ‘N’ Save grocery store in Milwaukee.
The NBA star said the robber elbowed him in the eye but he still managed to put him on the floor and collected the purse he snatched from the woman.
He also paid for the lady’s groceries as the police took the suspect into custody.
“I was in Pick ‘N’ Save, right? So, while I was checking out my groceries, there was this guy who was about to snatch a purse from a lady.
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“So, I was like, hey, man, what are you doing? Stop. So, I went and grabbed him and he turned and elbowed me in the eye.
“But then I grabbed him, put him on the floor, took the purse, and gave it to the lady, and then the lady was safe.
“I paid for her groceries, too, because she was in shock.
“The police came and took the guy into custody. So after that, I just went back home,” Antetokounmpo narrated.
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