Who are the two athletes, and where did they say it?
Giannis Antetokounmpo is listed with the Miami Heat, after a career that ran through Filathlitikos and the Milwaukee Bucks. His Packers link comes from a report, not from his own statement. Athlon Sports, syndicated on Yardbarker, wrote on May 18, 2025 that "Talking about the NFL, he revealed the Green Bay Packers and the Dallas Cowboys to be his favourite teams." The Packers share that line with Dallas, and the piece does not give a date or setting for when he said it. He was born in Athens, Greece, so nothing in his birthplace points toward Green Bay.
Anthony Davis is listed with the Washington Wizards, and his career has taken him from New Orleans to the Lakers, the Mavericks and Washington. His account comes in his own words, in a FanSided piece from November 15, 2021: "I was never a football guy and then when I got to the NBA, guys were like you got to have a team. I knew some guys from the Packers and just became a fan." Davis was born in Chicago, Illinois, and went to Perspectives Charter, so by his own telling the Packers came after he reached the league.
Questions people ask
Which athletes grew up Packers fans?
Neither player's account places his Packers fandom in childhood, and Anthony Davis says he was never a football guy before reaching the NBA.
Which athlete is the most famous Packers fan?
Anthony Davis is the one who has said it himself, in a November 2021 FanSided piece, while Giannis Antetokounmpo's Packers preference was reported by Athlon Sports in May 2025.
Do athletes like Giannis Antetokounmpo support the Packers alone?
Athlon Sports reported that Antetokounmpo named both the Green Bay Packers and the Dallas Cowboys as his favourite NFL teams.