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By Jeremy Hanna
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At the moment, the NBA and WWE find themselves surprisingly connected.
The Indiana Pacers and New York Knicks are set to square off in the Eastern Conference Finals, something basketball fans didn't expect.
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That being said, it seems that WWE expected it because they had Knicks point guard Jalen Brunson and Pacers point guard Tyrese Haliburton face off in the middle of the ring.
Naturally, this has prompted fans to wonder how other basketball players feel about professional wrestling, including none other than Giannis Antetokounmpo.
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Recently, a fan asked Antetokounmpo on social media who his favorite wrestler was. For Giannis, the answer was simple: Eddie Guerrero.
Multiple fans soon replied to Giannis, letting The Greek Freak know that Latino Heat was an excellent answer.
Guerrero was beloved for his exciting luchador style as well as his undeniably charming personality. While his catchphrase was "I lie! I cheat! I steal!", fans couldn't help but fall in love with Guerrero.
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The late Eddie Guerrero made his professional wrestling debut in 1986 and began making a name for himself in Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (now Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide) and New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) before debuting in ECW in 1995.
For the next five years, Guerrero would wrestle for World Championship Wrestling (WCW), where he would be an integral part of their cruiserweight division alongside Rey Mysterio, Dean Malenko, Chris Jericho, and Perry Saturn.
Guerrero would sign with WWE in 2000, spending a year with the company before being let go due to issues with addiction.
He would triumphantly return to WWE in 2002, going on to defeat Brock Lesnar for the WWE Championship in 2004. Tragically, Guerrero passed away on Nov. 13, 2005.
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Throughout his illustrious career, Guerrero took home the WWE Championship once, the WWE Intercontinental Championship twice, the WCW Cruiserweight Championship twice, the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship once, and the ECW World Television Championship twice.
Guerrero won the Best of the Super Juniors tournament in NJPW under the name Black Tiger II.
Posthumously, Guerrero has been inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame, the AAA Hall of Fame, the Hardcore Hall of Fame, and the Wrestling Observer Newsleter Hall of Fame.
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