After scoring 50 points to help the
@Bucks
to their first title in 50 years,
@Giannis_An34
wanted to celebrate with everyone.
As I reflect on being in the building that night, I appreciate this moment more than he will ever know. What a special guy.
“We fu**ing did it.”
I asked
@Giannis_An34
if Oreos and milk are on the Thanksgiving menu. His response was 2 minutes long.
"From now on, that's an every night snack for me."
After Aaron Jones dropped a pass in the 1st quarter, he said Anthony Barr yelled at him:
"The lights are too bright for you, get off the field."
"That got me going," Jones said, en route to 154 rushing yards.
Joke's on 55.
The
@Bucks
continue to be leaders in the fight for social justice.
They backed teammate Sterling Brown in 2018, they were the first team to lead a protest following the killing of George Floyd. They are the first NBA team to boycott following the shooting of Jacob Blake.
Among the confirmed celebrities attending Game 6 tonight in Milwaukee:
Kanye West
Dave Chappelle
Chris Tucker
Chance The Rapper
Gucci Mane
Julius Erving
Aaron Jones
Donald Driver
Antonio Freeman
Michael Redd
Desmond Mason
Marques Johnson
Brandon Jennings (
#BucksInSix
)
"It's a dirty play by a dirty player. I have a lot of respect for him as a player, but you can't respect someone who plays the game like that."
Christian Yelich on Manny Machado
The chirping between Davante Adams and Jalen Ramsey already on full display in warmups. A referee walked Adams back to the Packers side of the field.
Buckle up.
Alvin Kamara was named a Pro Bowl replacement for Christian McCaffrey.
Kamara in 2019: 1,330 total yards, 6 TD's
@Showtyme_33
in 2019: 1,558 total yards, 19 TD's
How does this make any sense?!
"Everybody is themselves, but everybody is a Brewer."
@ErikKratz31
on what made this
@Brewers
team so special and what made this ride so memorable for him:
Giannis on his decision to sign the supermax with the
@Bucks
:
"I asked my mom if she wanted to move and she said 'no'. This is the place I want to be. I want to do this for the next five years."
I don’t think we’re talking enough about
@pconnaughton
’s two free throws with 5.9 seconds left. An unimaginable amount of pressure and he made them look effortless to put the Bucks up three.
“We took it as we are playing for more than just ourselves in here. We are playing for a city, a state...we didn’t take that lightly.”
@ChristianYelich
on trying to make
@Brewers
fans proud & how he looks back on a special season:
Giannis Antetokounmpo was just ejected for…mean mugging following a dunk.
A superstar showing the kind of emotion that makes him beloved by the fans who paid to see him tonight.
How does this happen?
The
@maccfund
announced that Madison native and current
@Bucks
star
@WessyWes23
has given the largest individual gift by a professional athlete in the organization’s 44 year existence. Matthews’ donation will benefit children from
@uwhealthkids
and
@childrenswi
.
From Wesley:
Giannis, who just scored 44 points to break the Bucks all-time scoring record, just sat down at the podium and opened with a dad joke.
"Why did the bicycle not stand on it's own? It was too tired."
He's truly one of a kind.
.
@Giannis_An34
credits his streak of 8-straight games with 30+ points to ‘embracing the moment’ more.
“Since the ladder incident, I realized I need to be more locked in…After that Philly game, I had to bring the good energy, the fun energy back to the team and lead by example.”
Aaron Rodgers is 4 TD passes away from breaking Brett Favre’s franchise passing TD record (442).
At this point, Rodgers has only thrown 93 INT. Favre threw 286 with the Packers.
This is not just a win for Giannis, the
@Bucks
and the City of Milwaukee. This is also a win for the NBA.
A global superstar, who grew up poor on the streets of Greece, chose a 'small' market team. He loves this city and this city loves him back. It's great for the league.
After thanking his family and coaches,
@Giannis_An34
gets choked up talking about how DPOY is a team award.
"I believe that defense is building trust and effort. We trust one another, we care about one another, we believe in one another."
What a leader.
(via
@NBAonTNT
)
I asked
@JJWatt
what it was like to return to WI & see kids wearing his jersey. His response is worth your time:
"I would encourage every kid out there to chase their dreams because when you get to achieve a dream you had as a child, it's one of the coolest things in the world."
An understandably dejected
@Brewers
clubhouse, but they took a lot of pride in silencing the doubters during this last month.
@YazmanianDVL08
had the best quote of the night describing the team and culture this season:
“I never smiled more in my career.”
After a 38 point performance and then working on his free throw shooting,
@Giannis_An34
finishes on the floor enjoying a moment with his family.
MVP: Most Valuable Perspective.
.
@Giannis_An34
planned to take the
@Bucks
on a team trip to Mykonos in the offseason. He still plans on making that trip happen despite a delay from COVID-19.
"After we win the title, holding the trophy and having a cigar, we can do it in Mykonos." 👀🇬🇷🦌
"What he's done with his kids is incredible."
Really classy stuff from
@MarquetteMBB
coach Steve Wojciechowski, who ended his press conference by sending his condolences and praising Greg Gard &
@BadgerMBB
for how they've handled the Howard Moore tragedy.
#BiggerThanBasketball
"I love it here, so I really would love to represent the Brewers and the state of Wisconsin in a positive way."
.
@ChristianYelich
on the motivation behind following up his MVP season and what it means to represent the
@Brewers
as an
@AllStarGame
starter.
"I'm a huge Khris Middleton fan. We all in the league realize what he does."
We have a tendency to ask opposing stars about Giannis because their praise is so high, but I'm glad
@eric_nehm
asked Kevin Durant about Middleton, who is expected to be back with the
@Bucks
tonight.
.
@pconnaughton
said this was his most enjoyable season to date in the NBA. On the relationships he built on the
@Bucks
:
“I would go to war for these guys.”
Matt LaFleur says there are "no updates" on Aaron Rodgers' future.
"Everybody in that organization, everybody in that city certainly would love to see him retire a Packer."
(via
@nflnetwork
)
“There’s been a lot of people that made my life a priority over theirs at times and it’s just a cool day.”
A really thoughtful
@ChristianYelich
response to a great question from
@SophiaMinnaert
Giannis on what it would mean to win a championship with Milwaukee:
"You can never judge anyone for how he chooses to win a championship, but doing it with the team that you started with means more. It’s a dream, it’s a goal of mine."
Herb Kohl was one of the most important figures in Wisconsin history—as a politician, philanthropist & as a sports fan & owner. He loved his
@Bucks
& they wouldn’t be here without him. I’m glad he got to see them win & witness a parade he made possible.
Khris Middleton asked if Giannis is going to take his franchise three-point record.
“Hell no,” he said with a laugh.
Giannis yells across the locker room:
“I’m going to get it, Khris. It might take me 20 years, but I’m going to get it.”
.
@JJWatt
finds his biking partner and is living out one of his childhood dreams at Lambeau Field. Big man on a little bike is the best part about this
#Packers
tradition.
On the eve of
@Bucks
💍 night, my view of the Valley Oop that made a Game 6 clincher possible.
You could hear a pin drop outside of the small group of Bucks fans behind the bench.
WISN filed an open records request for surveillance video from the Miller Park vandalism incident in June.
Keyon A. Lambert is accused of causing $40,000 in damage, digging holes in the grass and dirt with a tractor. He finished by running the bases before walking out.
A message to Milwaukee from
@Jrue_Holiday11
on Instagram:
“We will forever be champions together, and me any my family will forever be grateful and thankful.”