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Milwaukee Bucks beat reporter at @TheAthletic . Author of #100ThingsBucks . Maryville/K-State alum. It's pronounced Name.
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After yesterday's parade, Giannis Antetokounmpo hugged Jon Horst, stood on a Jeep and then chatted with me about the Bucks' championship run.
"Now they respect us, man. Milwaukee is on the f**king map again."
Our 1-on-1 conversation at
@TheAthletic
:
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Brook Lopez, on this reaction:
"He made a good play and I think that's the response he was trying to elicit, so he succeeded."
*Kenyon Martin Jr. dunks and screams in Brook Lopez’s face*
Brook Lopez:
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Giannis Antetokounmpo: "They were playing to beat us and we were playing to win a championship....We were a little bit ahead of ourselves, to be honest."
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If you're curious about why some NFL players want to kneel during the national anthem, watch the Sterling Brown video.
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During his pregame availability today, Spurs coach Gregg Popovich was asked for his thoughts on yesterday's
#MarchForOurLives
in Washington, D.C. Here is his full, three-minute response:
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Giannis Antetokounmpo is wearing a "Giannis 3:16" shirt in his press conference.
He cracked a beer to start the press conference, took a sip of it and then pushed it away. He said it was "nasty".
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Giannis, when asked about his future: "As long as everybody's on the same page and as long as everybody's fighting for the same thing, fighting for the same thing every single day, which is to be a champion, I don't see why not to be in Milwaukee for the next 15 years."
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Giannis Antetokounmpo: I did what was best for me and my family to stay protected.
Yes, I am vaccinated.
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Giannis Antetokounmpo just did his full media availability with an Incredible Hulk mask on his face.
Remained earnest and serious throughout the entire session.
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Jrue Holiday tells reporters that he told Giannis Antetokounmpo that they could hold it down for him in Game 2 tonight.
Holiday: "I told him this morning. Like, I know you're gonna wanna come back, but if you don't, just know we got you."
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Asked Giannis if he noticed the crooked rim during warmups.
"I was making shots, so I was happy. And then once they said the rim is crooked, I was like, 'Oh. Yeah. That's why I was making a lot of shots.'"
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Lillard mentioned normally when he's in Milwaukee, it's normally cold and snowy.
"Seeing the sun out and being by the water and stuff like that, it made me smile a little bit. This might be all right." - Lillard, with a smile
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Were you surprised by that foul late as you were dribbling the ball out?
Giannis Antetokounmpo (
@Giannis_An34
):
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Okay,
@CTowersCBS
. I had to do this. Chance's verse of Ultralight Beam on SNL.
Watch Kanye throughout this verse, especially when the background singers start snapping.
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I love Wisconsinites. Just drove by the lakefront Collectivo and there are a bunch of people sitting outside. It’s 42 degrees outside.
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"It's 10 a.m. I haven't slept a second." -
@Giannis_An34
on his IG live
He is now in the drive-thru line at Chick Fil A.
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I'm not sure any
@officialBBWAA
were listening or watching
@bakermayfield
's post-game conference, but his message was pretty simple for them regarding the NL MVP.
(Hint: He thinks it's
@ChristianYelich
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Question from
@ByAndrewWagner
: You could win anywhere, but why here? And why did you want to stay here so much?
"I can't turn my back. Not now, not in the future, not never. And I want to be committed, I want to give back to the city of Milwaukee." -
@Giannis_An34
Full quote:
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Told Joe Ingles about this barb from Khris Middleton.
Ingles: "Has he not watched his own film?"
Khris Middleton, on Joe Ingles:
"The slowest guy out there, probably the most unathletic guy out there, but he's a ball player."
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Antetokounmpo said the most addictive part of winning a championship was knowing that playing hard and winning a championship brought all of these people from around the city of Milwaukee together.
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Giannis Antetokounmpo, with tears in his eyes, thanks God, his teammates, his coaches, the front office before breaking down when talking about the front office believing in him.
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After not getting to cover Jimmy Butler much in this series, Giannis Antetokounmpo was asked if he would like to have covered Butler more in this series.
Antetokounmpo: "Yes."
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Still remember watching a UCF tournament game a few years back in the Bucks' locker room after a game and Giannis telling us he can't wait to dunk on him.
I think this is the best one he's gotten on Tacko.
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Pat Connaughton just shared this on his Instagram and tagged this Instagram account, so it seems legitimate. ()
Here is a statement from former Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer:
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Patrick Beverley at the podium with a Miller Lite on his first night in Milwaukee.
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Khris Middleton just told reporters him and Pat Connaughton thought the perfect gift for Giannis would be a pen because they all hope he uses it.
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Khris Middleton, on Joe Ingles:
"The slowest guy out there, probably the most unathletic guy out there, but he's a ball player."
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Oh man. Knowing how you feel about a subscription to
@TheAthletic
, you’re not going to like this answer...
What time is the USA team playing tonight and which channel?🙏🏽
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Giannis Antetokounmpo: The job is not done. The job is not done.
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Damian Lillard, on his late stepback 3: "That's a look that I'll take seven days a week. That's a comfort shot."
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Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer on the verge of tears in his post-game presser as he describes how proud he is of his team for playing hard and competing until the end this season.
Mentions how the loss doesn't change how much he loves them and how proud he is of them.
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Khris Middleton said he went two or three months without touching a basketball, which is probably the longest he has gone in his life.
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It’s honestly still difficult to comprehend what Antetokounmpo did on that block. The recovery was insane and then to have the strength to toss it is just unreal.
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Giannis Antetokounmpo says he tested positive for COVID-19 and then he watched movies in the basement by himself to get through his time in the health and safety protocols.
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I mean, what is this?
Carsen Edwards is 6'0". De'Andre Hunter is 6'8" and he had Edwards the entire second half. And Edwards just did this.
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Giannis Antetokounmpo does not typically make an opening statement during his post-game media session.
Tonight, he entered the huddle and just started talking about former NBA commissioner David Stern.
Here were his full comments:
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Adrian Griffin: "We're building something special. You can feel it."
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Grayson Allen hits a buzzer-beating triple at the end of the third quarter.
The whole Bucks bench booed him and Jrue Holiday asked the crowd for more noise.
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Giannis Antetokounmpo said he wanted to take a “tinkle” when he exited the game early in the first quarter.
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Tucker, on seeing Giannis today: "He looked at me and I looked at him and we both said the same thing.
He was like, "I don't have to go against you no more." And I said, "Yeah. And I don't have to guard you anymore."
And we both laughed because we've had some epic battles."
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Brook Lopez tells reporters that after the game he made sure to tell Kevin Durant, "It was incredible watching you this series."
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"Aw man. I feel so good....We won! Oh my God. Oh my goodness. I thought we were tanking! I thought we were tanking for the number one pick! Phew. Thank you!" -
@Giannis_An34
If you missed it, here was Giannis Antetokounmpo's entrance into the zoom room last night in Detroit:
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Asked P.J. Tucker what allowed the Bucks' defense to hold the Heat to 84 points tonight.
His response: "We dogs. That's all we talk about. That's all I ever talk about. We gotta be dogs. People's perceptions of us and what people think in the past, we're erasing all of that."
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Mike Budenholzer, on Giannis Antetokounmpo's block:
"That's an NBA Finals special moment."
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James Harden and Giannis Antetokounmpo are destined to do this forever.
Harden didn’t need to do interviews about being the “rightful” MVP last summer. He did.
Giannis didn’t need to take a shot at Harden when answering my All-Star game question. He did.
This isn’t stopping.
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As George Hill received backlash from players about sitting out on Wednesday,
@Giannis_An34
shot him a text.
“Don’t you second guess. Don’t you ever forget what you did...That’s who I want to be when I grow up. That’s why I followed you. I love you.”
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The Wisconsin Herd have acquired Alex Antetokounmpo, per a press release from the team.
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Giannis Antetokounmpo told reporters that Thanasis Antetokounmpo - "aka GM TA" - advised him on the best move to make and that led to him reversing his media day stance.
Also, Giannis believes signing the extension will put the focus strictly on basketball.
Full quote here:
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Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer told reporters they needed to call a timeout at the end of regulation with 0.5 seconds left. And he did not.
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Asked Robin Lopez what he thought of Brook's tea celebration.
"It was a poor mimicry of mine. It didn't have any of the insight or any passion. His miming skills aren't what mine are."
Told Brook that Robin called it a poor mimicry.
Brook: He's a poor mimicry of me in general.
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“I couldn’t leave. There was a job to be finished.” - Giannis Antetokounmpo
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Per a league source, the Bucks have signed and waived Alex Antetokounmpo.
They did this with him last offseason as well. It allows the Bucks to retain his G-League rights and makes Antetokounmpo eligible for a bonus worth up to $75K if he spends at least 60 days with the Herd.
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The Bucks have picked up the third-year option on MarJon Beauchamp, per a league source.
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Giannis: I'm f**king unstoppable.
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With the release of the memo about new coronavirus protocols in NBA arenas, I asked Bud if he could imagine playing in empty gyms around the country.
“I played Division III basketball, so I can definitely imagine it.”
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Brook Lopez, on reuniting with his brother Robin: "He came to my door and he was begging, so I figured he probably needed this."
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Giannis Antetokounmpo is out on the floor at today’s shootaround.
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Jrue Holiday, on seeing Brook Lopez have Giannis Antetokounmpo's back:
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Andre Jackson played 25 minutes tonight. The Bucks were +9 with him on the floor.
Here was what Doc Rivers said of Jackson's Game 4 performance:
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Brook Lopez took over as the Bucks' starting center last night and Bobby Portis, in the middle of a career year as a starter, took it in stride.
"I got you, coach,"
@BPortistime
said. "All I care about is winning."
On Portis' maturity, at
@TheAthletic
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Asked Khris Middleton about this play from Giannis.
Khris: "I ain't never seen that from him, even on one-on-one days that we play. He saved it for the right time. That's a hell of a move. That's gotta be top ten of all-time."
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"Not just players, but my brothers off the court. Even though I’m in a different uniform I’ll still give them the shirt off my back. That’s the bond, friendship we built while I was there.” -
@EBled2
on his time in Milwaukee
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Per
@Bucks
:
The Milwaukee Bucks have assigned Khris Middleton and Wesley Matthews to the Wisconsin Herd.
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The Milwaukee Bucks are guaranteeing guard Wesley Matthews‘ contract for the remainder of the season, per a league source.
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Damian Lillard: "That was a first. Never seen all that type of s--t happen."
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Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer told reporters he expects both Jae Crowder and Bobby Portis to play on Friday against the Heat.
Just saw that
@MarkJonesESPN
tweet about a few Bucks working out down in Miami during the All-Star Break.
Here was some video from the runs, featuring Jae Crowder and Bobby Portis, courtesy of
@_Rami_Gazaleh
. (IG: visualsbyrami)
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The Bucks just held a special ceremony celebrating Giannis Antetokounmpo and his career accomplishments before tonight's game.
He is the franchise leader in games played, minutes played, points, assists, and blocks.
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The Bucks have assigned Joe Ingles, Thanasis Antetokounmpo and MarJon Beauchamp to the Wisconsin Herd, per the team.
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Giannis Antetokounmpo: “I want everybody back. Great frickin’ team.”
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Doc Rivers, on Damian Lillard: "I think it's his Achilles again, so we'll see."
Rivers: "Honestly, Dame was really struggling. In the overtime, he literally said, 'I'll be the decoy. I just can't go as far as explosion.' So I thought Dame just being out there was huge for us."
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The Bucks just announced they are making the press conference room the Jim Paschke Interview Room.
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Antetokounmpo: "Big trade having Dame here. We added another level to our team...They've shown they're committed to winning a championship. I'm happy.
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During Giannis Antetokounmpo's postgame press conference tonight,
@LoriNickel
asked Giannis if Bucks coach Adrian Griffin getting dismissed felt any different to him because he was involved in the hiring process of Griffin.
Here is Antetokounmpo's four-minute response:
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Jrue Holiday, when asked what he thought of Giannis Antetokounmpo being able to bounce back from the health and safety protocols:
"36, 5, and 12...I'm not really sure he had COVID."
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In his post-game press conference, Brook Lopez said Giannis Antetokounmpo does "a great job of letting it go like water off a duck's back" and I have literally never heard that phrase before.
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Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer tells reporters that the MRI Giannis Antetokounmpo got last night came back “clean” as well.
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Something I wasn’t expecting to see tonight: Robin Lopez sitting courtside with a book and some popcorn.
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Bucks coach Adrian Griffin just told reporters that everyone on the roster, including Khris Middleton, participated in 5-on-5 work today.
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Adrian Griffin: "Sometimes as coaches we’re too smart for our own selves. A couple players came to me - I won't disclose (them) - they wanted Brook deeper in a drop. I was smart enough to listen to them and it paid off tonight.”
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Doc Rivers, on the Bucks effort tonight:
"We had some guys here. We had some guys in Cabo."
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Giannis Antetokounmpo has been named to his sixth NBA All-Star Game. This will be his sixth straight appearance in the starting lineup.
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Giannis Antetokounmpo: "Shots that I usually make wasn't going in, but that's basketball. That's sports."
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“I didn’t know where my next meal would come from. My mom was selling stuff on the street.” - Giannis Antetokounmpo
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Mike Budenholzer on Jrue Holiday: "He has a heel contusion. He's already been in the MRI and the results have come back. And he's clean."
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Damian Lillard, on Pat Connaughton's catch-high-keep-high 3:
"When I got here, I saw him doing it in practice a lot. And I was like, "Why's he doing that?" But he was making it. He practiced that. Then I started seeing his workouts every day and he practices keeping it high."
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MarJon Beauchamp has really taken those workouts with Giannis Antetokounmpo to heart.
He just tossed it off the backboard to himself on a step-through move and threw it down with two hands. Wow.
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Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer, on Giannis Antetokounmpo's right wrist sprain:
"I think the initial reports were hopeful. The x-ray was clean. And he's got a sprain. I think we'll see how he feels tomorrow, see how he feels the next few days and continue to evaluate it."
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The Bucks submitted their injury report for Friday’s game against the Grizzlies.
OUT:
Grayson Allen (right ankle sprain)
Giannis Antetokounmpo (right knee soreness)
Pat Connaughton (right ankle sprain)
Khris Middleton (right knee soreness)
Jrue Holiday (rest)
Brook Lopez (rest)
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Giannis Antetokounmpo, on this alley-oop:
"Yeah, I don't know. Khris threw the ball. I went up to get the ball. I really don't want to get fined, you know, um, but, I went up to get the ball and for some reason, I wasn't able to get the ball and wasn't able to end the game."
Middleton to Antetokounmpo alley-oop. Antetokounmpo missed it.
Timeout to the Lakers. 0.5 seconds remain. They'll have a chance to catch and shoot.
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Giannis Antetokounmpo just got the Bucks' bench a technical foul celebrating that MarJon Beauchamp dunk.
He was quite excited for his rookie.
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