OG Anunoby’s tip-in off Jalen Brunson’s missed 3-pointer with less than 2 seconds left in Game 4 completed a 29-point Knicks comeback win against the Spurs, the largest comeback in NBA Finsls history. and gave the Knicks a 3-1 series lead.
Time for the name game. What is OG Anunoby’s given first name?
- Oglive
- Ogtavio
- Ogeesanturo
- Ogugua
- Ogladeeoblahda
Answer: Ogugua. His full name is Ogugua Anunoby Jr. and was born in London to Nigerian parents of Igbo decent. H
Here’s a fun on-air moment when Charles Barkley asks OG to pronounce his real name.
OG’s mother Grace was a track and field athlete for Nigeria who died of cancer when he was one year old. His father Ogugua Sr. moved the family to America when OG was 4, and while his dad became a professor of finance at Lincoln University, OG went on to star in basketball and attended Indiana University before being drafted by the Toronto Rapters in the first round of the NBA draft.