Giannis Antetokounmpo added another reason why it’s okay to believe that he’s not human, with his performance in Game 6 of the 2021 NBA Finals, which keyed the Milwaukee Bucks clinching the franchise’s first championship in 50 years, Then again, he appeared like a feeble mortal just moments after he dropped 50 points on the Phoenix Suns when he looked visibly pained during a postgame interview.

You would have to instantly recognize that something wasn’t right with Giannis when he had to let go of the Larry O’Brien Trophy — the item he had been in pursuit of since the time he entered the league in 2013 as a skinny kid from Europe — and stand up in an attempt to shake off something that was hurting him.

Apparently, Giannis has been dealing with some health issues (just minor ones it seems) since the end of Milwaukee’s Game 5 win in Phoenix, per Sam Amick and Eric Nehm of The Athletic.

Amid all the pleasure, there was lingering pain. When Antetokounmpo had come to his postgame press conference after Game 5, he sat with a grimace and said, “I can’t,” before leaving the room and returning more than 30 minutes later. In between, sources say he was extremely sick to his stomach from dehydration and even received fluid IV treatment after his 32-point, nine-rebound, six-assist performance. The remnants of that competitive approach were there after Game 6, too, as Antetokounmpo — clearly experiencing serious discomfort yet again — held his stomach and chugged bottles of Gatorade while making his way between interview stations.

We’re no doctors here, but you could whip out a sensible amateurish guess that carrying the load for the Bucks in the series has had taken a toll on Giannis’ body. 

He should be fine though.

There’s nothing a Larry O’Brien Trophy can't cure right now for Antetokounmpo.