Boston Celtics forward Jaylen Brown can't hide his excitement about the idea of going up against Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo. Boston and Milwaukee will collide in the Eastern Conference semifinals which is set to begin on Sunday.

Per Chris Forsberg of NBC Sports, Brown said that loves competing against Antetokounmpo because of his aggressiveness on the floor, adding that he's looking forward to how they will fare against each other on both ends of the floor.

“Giannis is a great player. He’s probably one of my favorite players in this league, just based off his mentality and his aggression alone. I love aggressive players. I consider myself an aggressive player but people like Giannis [and] people like me are not easily intimidated. Actually, it amps us up going against somebody like Giannis.

“It’s probably going to bring the best out of me in terms of my aggression, in terms of physicality because, against him, if you’re not locked in, if you’re not aggressive, if you’re any form of weakness, he’s going to expose you. Like, he seeks that out. I’m not going to show him and I’m not going to give him anything to feed off of. I’m looking forward to it.”

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Without starting small forward Marcus Smart, Jaylen Brown is expected to defend Antetokounmpo for the majority of the game, which is a tall order to say the least. However, the five-year veteran is going to accept the challenge head on.

Giannis Antetokounmpo looked unstoppable during the Bucks' first round series against the Detroit Pistons. He scored at will during isolation plays, and when the opponent sent multiple guys at him, he passed the ball to his open teammates.

Brown won't be able to stop The Greek Freak 1-on-1, but he's not going to back down either. He will surely do his best to limit the production of Giannis. No matter how impossible that may be.