NBA Star Giannis Antetokounmpo Invests in Ready Nutrition

NBA player Giannis Antetokounmpo from the Milwaukee Bucks has invested in Ready Nutrition (@ready_nutrition) giving him an ownership stake in the company and creative input, along with an exclusive endorsement with the brand’s Ready Water and other sports nutrition products. He joins Founder Pat Cavanaugh, former University of Pittsburgh basketball team captain and professional football star Aaron Donald as a co-owner.

As one of Giannis’s first initiatives, Milwaukee Public School students will receive 34,000 bottles of Ready Water and 34,000 Ready Protein Bars to be included with their daily meal program. There will also be an additional 34,000 bottles of Ready Water donated to Milwaukee area healthcare workers to support their efforts!

Ready Protein Water contains 15 grams of protein, no sugar and 5 natural electrolytes that's available in Walmart locations in 20 states as well as more than 100 H-E-B stores.

“We are proud to have Giannis join our company as a teammate and co-owner in a role that will touch so many areas; from product development to cause marketing, community relations and consumer engagement through our retail partners both on-line and in store,” said Cavanaugh. “As hard a worker as Giannis is, he is equally an engaged and caring person; most importantly always trying to get better and helping others get better. He’s our kind of guy. We are looking forward to combining our thoughts, interests and activities as we grow together and build a unique, global sports nutrition brand.”

“We have been presented with many, many brand opportunities over the past couple years; some from very large, well-known brands but I have found very few where I believed in the products," Antetokounmpo said.  “I have to believe in the product. I use and believe in Ready’s Products."

In addition to these initiatives, Antetokounmpo will be involved in all areas of product development and design as his schedule permits and will be featured in Consumer Retail Promotions in both leading on-line and traditional retailers in North America, Europe, Asia and India. A percentage of sales will be donated in Ready Products to scholastic teams in need in all 30 NBA Cities, as well teams and clubs in Greece, Nigeria, Ireland, India and China.