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Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo had a little fun after a 134-106 win over the Karl-Anthony Towns-less Minnesota Timberwolves. Monday's game had to be delayed to fix the rims, which were crooked and not in line with regulation standards, making for quite the fun conversation.
The Greek Freak had no issues with the hoop, pouring in a 34-point performance on 14-of-19 from the floor, barreling his way to the basket with no star center to get in his way.
Antetokounmpo said he didn't notice the change, but upon second thought, he saw why his jumper felt relatively smooth in 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,'” said Antetokounmpo after the game, according to Eric Nehm of The Athletic.
Teammate Brook Lopez also failed to realize there was something wrong during warmups, only noticing something was slightly off right before the start of the game:
“I didn't realize it until I came out right before the game to shoot. I'm usually the last one on the court and I kind of noticed it then. Apparently, other people had as well,” said Lopez, who then pivoted to finding the culprit. “I mean, I would think Giannis, the way he's always dunking every game, but that was before the game even started. So, I don't know … wouldn't it be amazing if it was Khris [Middleton] or George [Hill] or something like that?”
Both Middleton and Hill are finesse finishers around the basket and unlikely to dunk, hence Lopez's humorous comments. Regardless of who's to blame, the Bucks weren't hindered by the rim alteration, shooting a crisp 53.8% from the floor while limiting the Wolves to a ghastly 35.9% throughout the game.
