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Watch NBA rookies try to spell 'Antetokounmpo'

Published Aug. 11, 2014 3:26 p.m. ET

Jimmy Traina

As Orlando Magic forward Aaron Gordon said, "I'm not a speller, I'm an NBA player."

Gordon and several other NBA rookies were recently asked to spell Thanasis Antetokounmpo's last name.

Antetokounmpo, who was born in Athens, Greece, was drafted in the second round by the Knicks in this year's draft.

As you'll see, the guard's last name proved to be an insurmountable challenge for his fellow rookies.

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