Nigerian born NBA star Giannis copies Zidane’s headbutt (video)

Nigerian born NBA star Giannis copies Zidane’s headbutt (video)

Nigerian born NBA star Giannis Antetokounmpo has imitated the action of legendary French player Zinedine Zidane.

Giannis performed the action in one of the NBA restart game between the Milwaukee Bucks and Washington Wizards.

A foul was called on Giannis following a collision with Moe Wagner which led to a confrontation between the two.

While the referees tried to check what happened Giannis and Wagner clashed with resulted in a head butt by the reigning MVP.

Giannis was ejected from the game for his actions.

The head butt by Giannis draws a comparison with what Zidane did to Marco Materazzi in the final of the 2006 FIFA World Cup final between France and Italy.

Watch video of what happened between Giannis and Wagner below

 

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