Rodgers, Yelich weigh in on Antetokounmpo winning the NBA MVP

Milwaukee has a pair of MVPs. First Christian Yelich, now Giannis Antetokounmpo.

The teary-eyed 24-year-old forward for the Milwaukee Bucks won the award Monday night.

Among the people Giannis thanked, included his father, who he lost two years ago to a heart attack.

“Every time that I step on the floor, I always think of my dad and that motivates me to push to play harder and move forward,” Antetokounmpo said. “Even though my body’s sore and I don’t feel like playing, I am always going to show up and do the right thing.”

Antetokounmpo continued, tears pouring from his face, thanking his brothers, who were also crying in the crowd, and then his mom, who he said is his hero and foundation of their family.

The Milwaukee Brewers 2018 NL MVP, Christian Yelich and 2014 NFL MVP, Aaron Rodgers, weighed in on the award:

The fire to be great burns from within. Amazing speech and insight into why you’re at the top! Congrats! pic.twitter.com/1Qm1VVutFj

— Christian Yelich (@ChristianYelich) June 25, 2019

Watching @Giannis_An34 play and listening to him speak after winning #NBAMVP makes me very proud to be a @Bucks fan. Absolute class act and a great representation of our team, the city of Milwaukee and our great state. Congrats buddy #youdeserveit #class #finalsmvpnext

— Aaron Rodgers (@AaronRodgers12) June 25, 2019

It’s the season of the MVP in MKE. #ThisIsMyCrew | #FearTheDeer pic.twitter.com/rQanDhLNea

— Milwaukee Brewers (@Brewers) June 25, 2019