Giannis Antetokounmpo can do it all. Scoring, defense, passing — and registering trademarks.
Giannis has filed trademarks for the following:
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) February 13, 2023
STAY FR34KY
FR34K SHOW
UNSEEN FR34KY HOURS
(h/t @boardroom, @JoshGerben) pic.twitter.com/SkBYhYnJVX
The trademarks all utilize Antetokounmpo's number — 34 — and his nickname, "The Greek Freak."
It's not the first time the Bucks star has had to legally protect his name and image. Antetokounmpo won a lawsuit in 2021 against people selling "Greek Freak" merchandise ranging from jerseys to phone cases to drug paraphernalia.
We can see where "STAY FR34KY" and "FR34K SHOW" would be used for t-shirts and merchandise, but we definitely have questions about Antetokounmpo's plans for "UNSEEN FR34KY HOURS."
Is it a late-night TV show? A line of adult products? Why do the FR34KY HOURS have to be UNSEEN? Just how FR34KY are they?
Unfortunately for Antetokounmpo, the band Korn already trademarked "Freak on a leash" for their line of rock-branded pet care products.
"Superfreak" is owned by a textile company, not the estate of Rick James, and "Freakonomics" is both a book and a podcast based on dubious statistical analysis.
Still, absent opposition, Antetokounmpo should be able to STAY FR34KY to the legal exclusion of other FR34KS, all the way into the unseen FR34KY hours.
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