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Giannis Antetokounmpo Says He Had 'a Lot' of Banks But Not Quite 50

The Milwaukee Bucks player opened multiple accounts when he first moved to the US, conscious of the FDIC limit of $250,000. 

Giannis Antetokounmpo dunks during a game in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.Photographer: Stacy Revere/Getty Images
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When Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo first moved to the US at age 18, he didn’t mess around with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. coverage limit.

The NBA’s two-time most-valuable player said in an interview Friday on Bloomberg TV that he opened “five, six, seven” bank accounts.