Published 18:45 IST, March 16th 2020

Giannis Antetokounmpo spends free time in guitar practice during NBA suspension

NBA 2019-20: On Saturday, Giannis Antetokounmpo's girlfriend Mariah Riddlesprigger took to Twitter and posted a video of the Bucks star playing the guitar.

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Last week, NBA suspended ir current season as a precautionary measure against Coronavirus outbreak. While suspension was necessary, it has halted NBA season completely, leading to NBA stars using social media to express ir thoughts, sometimes talking about all free time y currently have. Reigning NBA MVP and Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo was one of players who learnt how to play a song on his guitar while on a break.

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Giannis Antetokounmpo guitar: Giannis Antetokounmpo learns to play a song on his guitar 

Giannis Antetokounmpo's girlfriend makes fun of Bucks star via Twitter post

On Saturday, Giannis Antetokounmpo's girlfriend Mariah Riddlesprigger took to Twitter and posted a video of Bucks star playing guitar. In video, Giannis Antetokounmpo was trying to play 'Smoke on Water' by Deep Purple on his acoustic guitar. In her tweet, Riddlesprigger made fun of Giannis Antetokounmpo, saying that his playing guitar is why re should be basketball. 

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When will NBA return?

On Sunday, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a statement advising all events of 50 people or more in USA should eir be cancelled or postponed for two months due to current Coronavirus pandemic. As a result, NBA return also gets pushed forward to June. NBA was looking at mid-to-late June NBA return, trying to save ir NBA 2019-20 season.

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18:45 IST, March 16th 2020