Who is Tua Tagovailoa?

If he were Giannis' brother, his name would be Tuanigamanuolepola Antetokounmpo.

Based on his name, he's also Samoan, or has Samoan ancestry.

Lisa Rodrigues, thank you for all this information. Should have been included in the answer given but I’m glad you gave it to us.

Lisa Rodrigues, Thank you for that biographical information. Can't say I agree with his father using a belt when he threw an interception.

Saw him play yesterday.

Tua was a great quarterback at the university of Alabama ROLL TIDE

Lisa Rodrigues, You should have submitted this question!

Tagovailoa was born in ʻEwa Beach, Hawaii to Galu and Diane Tagovailoa, as the oldest of four children in a Samoan family.[3][4] He was said to have grown up with an intense interest in football, with his parents noting that he would sleep with a football under his arm every night as a small child. During Pop Warner games when he was eight years old, when his peers could typically throw a football little more than 10 yards, he routinely threw passes of more than 30 yards. As a child, his main inspiration was his grandfather Seu Tagovailoa. He was highly respected in the local Samoan community and was regularly addressed as "Chief Tagovailoa". Seu believed that Tua would eventually grow into a football star and he requested that he visit him after every game to report his progress. Tua briefly considered quitting the sport after Seu's death in 2014 until he and his father agreed that he could best honor him by continuing to play. When Tagovailoa began varsity football in high school, he threw for 33 passing touchdowns during his first season with three interceptions and 2,583 passing yards. Tagovailoa said a big inspiration and motivation for his performance was how his father disciplined him, saying he used a belt whenever Tagovailoa threw an interception. In 2016, Tagovailoa played in the All-American Bowl,[8] and in his regular season threw for 2,669 passing yards with 27 passing touchdowns and seven interceptions. He was also chosen to be a part of the Elite 11 roster as one of the top high school quarterbacks in the nation, where he was named MVP of that roster. Tagovailoa was deemed a four-star recruit during the 2017 recruiting cycle and was ranked the top high school prospect in the state of Hawaii. He attended Saint Louis School in Honolulu, the same school as 2014 Heisman Trophy winner and Atlanta Falcons quarterback Marcus Mariota, where Mariota served as a mentor to him when they were growing up in Hawaii. He had 17 offers to play on a college football scholarship before eventually enrolling at the University of Alabama in January 2017.