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Article chosen: Giannis Antetokounmpo

I chose to evaluate this article because Giannis Antetokounmpo's story of growing up and how he attained his success in basketball and the NBA is extremely interesting. As an immigrant and his crisis of identity being raised in an immigrant household in Greece is one that I feel close to as it reminds me of my own family's story.

Lead Section

Giannis Antetokounmpo, born on December 6, 1994, is a Greek-Nigerian professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks. Standing at 6 feet 11 inches and weighing 243 pounds, he has earned the nickname "Greek Freak" because of his athleticism and large size. Antetokounmpo is considered one of the best power forwards in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and has recieved many notable achievements like the NBA Champion in 2021, NBA Finals MVP in 2021, NBA MVP (Most Valuable Player) twice in 2019 and 2020, along with many other awards and recognitions. His journey from playing youth basketball in Greece to becoming one of the greatest players in the NBA of all time is an amazing story filled with hardship and overcoming obstacles regarding his citizenship status and his struggle with identity and fitting in Greece and Nigeria.

Content

The content in the article is relevant to the topic because it is all facts and figures about Giannis Antetokounmpo's life, how he became a NBA player, his adolescence, certain struggles he dealt with, and his accomplishments. The content is up-to-date and has consistent updates to the article. Upon reviewing the Talk page of the article, the most recent edit/update to the article was in late 2023 which shows that the information in the article is relevant and factually accurate as new information has come out about this man. Upon further inspection, there seems to be no missing content in this article. In the talk page there was a comment that the fact that he has a partner and children was not included in the "Personal Life" section of the article, but since then it has been added to the article. Therefore, there is no missing information that is crucial to understanding Antetokounmpo and does not distract from the validity of the article. This article does deal with one of Wikipedia's equity gaps which is that it addresses the topic on immigration and citizenship. This is a very underrepresented topic especially in regard to basketball players and since this article provides a very extensive explanation of this man's immigration story and his citizenship struggle sheds light on something that is not represented much in the media and in articles.

Tone and Balance

This article is written from a neutral perspective. There are no aspects of this story where a side has been taken or the editors of this article were trying to persuade the reader of something specific. Based on the equitable and unbiased diction that evokes no emotion for the reader, this article takes on a very neutral point of view. For example, all of the sections are evenly discussed and there is not one section that is significantly larger or written about more than any of the other sections. In addition, there are no viewpoints that are underrepresented or overrepresented. Every viewpoint in this article is highlighted and no viewpoints is highlighted or focused on more than any of the others.

Sources and References

In this article, there are 234 different resources mentioned. Almost all of the sources are relevant and up-to-date on the information about Giannis Antetokounmpo. In addition, about half of these sources are from trusted reliable secondary sources that have factually accurate information provided. Since Giannis Antetokounmpo is only 29 and he started his career in the 2000s, all the sources are current because they were all made within the last 9 years. There are many authors of these sources that are from underrepresented and marginalized groups such as the African American, Hispanic, and Asian communities along with women and LGBTQ+ authors. Although these are reliable sources that are written by a diverse spectrum of authors, there are most definitely better sources available. For example, there are few peer-reviewed and academic articles used as sources to support the information provided in this Wikipedia article. If this aspect of this article changed, then this would be a very reliable article.

Organization and Writing Quality

This article is divided up into sections based on Giannis Antetokounmpo's early life, professional career, National team career, his profile as a basketball player, awards and records, and his personal life. Since these are the most important aspects of learning about Giannis Antetokounmpo, the way this article is organized is very professional and written clearly. The sections of this article also have very little fluff and only mention the important details that are necessary to understanding Giannis Antetokounmpo. With that being said, this article is very concise and easy to read. In addition, it is not a boring article to read because it does not have an unnecessary amount of writing and is very palatable for the reader to digest all the information.

Images and Media

In this Wikipedia article, there are pictures of Giannis Antetokounmpo, him playing basketball, and charts/graphs of his basketball statistics. These are the only forms of images and media included in this article. The images and media presented in this article do a great job of enhancing the information in this article because it allows the reader to comprehend the true nature of Giannis Antetokounmpo and his capabilities that are consistently mentioned. The images and media are also supported by captions that help describe what is going on and why it relates to the section it was placed in. Overall, the images, media, and captions to support to a great job of enhancing the relevant details of this article. Additionally, they make the article more attractive because the reader is able to look at something other than a large amount of words on the page. Lastly, the images and media included in this article adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations because they are cited properly and are also free media to use, therefore no copyright regulations have been broken when they were used.

Talk Page Discussion

Within the talk page on this article, the majority of the conversations are all about what to add to the article or what needs editing. These conversations are very civil and no one is attacking any of their fellow co-editors. The article is rated a "B+ vital" article and is part of five Wikiprojects which are: Biography (Sports and Games), Basketball, Greece, National Basketball Association, and Nigeria. The way Wikipedia discusses the topic is different from the way we talked about it in class because I think in class we did not emphasize how much "talking" there would be on the talk page. I was expecting a few comments but when I opened the talk page there were hundreds of comments from multiple editors. This was definitely a surprise when clicking into the talk page, but I was also very pleasantly surprised to see that so many editors cared to enhance the information in the article and make it a better resource for readers.

Overall Impressions

Overall, the status of this article is good. Wikipedia has approved this article and it has been reviewed enough to where it was considered a "vital" essay in its assessment. The article's strengths are that it holds very little bias, is well organized, and includes all the vital information that is needed in order to comprehend the details of Giannis Antetokounmpo's athletic career and his history. However, the article could be improved by using more peer-reviewed or academic journals to support the information that is provided within the article. If more of the sources were peer-reviewed or academic journals, then this article would be very reliable. If I were to rate this article (out of 10) for completeness, I would rate it a 9. What I mean by this is that this article is very organized, contains extremely relevant information, and is complete. This article was very well-developed and did a great job of included every detail about Giannis Antetokounmpo and the sections were filled with very valid information that the readers benefit from. However, the fact that there were not as many peer-reviewed articles/ academic journals as sources for the information in the article made this article's overall status not as trustworthy as it could be.

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