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To celebrate the end of Series 2, NBA Top Shot partners up with platinum-selling artist Quavo to further amp up the NBA fan experience. As part of the newest Legendary Pack dropping on July 29, a few digital experiences involving the Grammy winner will be unlocked, including performances from the new Migos album, ‘Culture III’. […]

That pivotal play where Jrue Holiday stole the ball from Devin Booker and lobbed it up to Giannis Antetokounmpo in transition to seal Game 5  of the NBA Finals is officially headed to NBA Top Shot. The platform unveiled the last Legendary pack drop for Series 2 on Thursday and it’s coming in hot. Mark […]

The Milwaukee Bucks have finally won an NBA Championship after a 50-year drought. Giannis Antetokounmpo led this team behind a historic Game 6 closeout performance. He took home Finals MVP honors and solidified himself as a top player in the league. Giannis was always discredited for not having playoff success, but he has now won […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo can’t do this, and he can’t do that. That used to define his NBA career. Now being an NBA champion at the age of 26 defines his career with the Milwaukee Bucks. The Greek Freak just proved that you don’t need to follow superstar trends to find success in the NBA. At every […]

Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo is having the absolute time of his life at the championship parade. He even took a moment to troll himself and his dismal free-throw shooting as the Bucks bus rolled through the crowd. Take a look: Giannis shot a free throw from the parade bus 💀😂 (via @NBATV) pic.twitter.com/BEmtB8x8Me — […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo has been the toast of the town after willing the Milwaukee Bucks to their first NBA title in 50 years. It was also quite poetic that he scored 50 points in the process. Which he celebrated by an even more poetic move of ordering 50 pieces of chicken nuggets. Giannis was the unanimous […]

For the second straight year, Jae Crowder failed to win an NBA ring. After falling short with the Miami Heat last season, he once again went home empty-handed with the Phoenix Suns this campaign. While he admitted that the defeat was painful, Crowder, who immediately walked off the floor after the final buzzer, said they […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks just won the 2021 NBA title against the Phoenix Suns, and Los Angeles Lakers legend Magic Johnson knows the reasons how they were able to dominate. According to Johnson, there were four key factors that led to the Bucks’ title win. First and foremost, however, is Giannis’ breakthrough in […]

NBA players have never faced as much scrutiny in the league’s eight decades of existence. For a guy who’s extremely active on social media like Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant, it’s not always a welcome sight. The Nets star couldn’t even get out a congratulations to the newly crowned NBA champion Milwaukee Bucks without facing […]

Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo is as humble as they come. That much is proven after he led the Cream City squad to the championship over the equally hungry and motivated Phoenix Suns. In fact right after winning the Larry O’Brien trophy, the Bucks forward shared a rather incredible moment with ESPN reporter Rachel Nichols. […]

After his controversial takes about Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks, Kendrick Perkins probably knew a lot of hate would come after the Cream City squad won the 2021 NBA Finals. Surprisingly, though, one of the first to serve him the harsh reality was none other than his fellow ESPN commentator Jalen Rose. In the […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo just delivered one of the most memorable NBA Finals performances on Tuesday in the Milwaukee Bucks’ title-clinching victory over the Phoenix Suns in Game 6. As if his gargantuan effort was not impressive enough, a new report has now surfaced that will only make Giannis’ epic showing even more jaw-dropping. According to a […]

Los Angeles Lakers legend Pau Gasol was undoubtedly ecstatic and emotional after watching Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks win the 2021 NBA title. After all, it means Giannis was finally able to complete Kobe Bryant’s challenge to him. To recall, in 2019, Bryant challenged Antetokounmpo to win the championship next after succeeding in winning […]

Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo completely transformed into a true Greek Freak, not only in his body but with the way he carries himself. Apparently, that’s thanks in large part to Russell Westbrook. According to Mirin Fader’s excerpt of her book about the Bucks forward, Giannis loved Westbrook’s mean mug and scowl–so much so that […]

The Milwaukee Bucks won a nail-biting Game 6 against the Phoenix Suns to win their first NBA title in 50 years. Giannis Antetokounmpo just had one of the greatest NBA Finals performances of all time with a 50-point masterpiece to go with 14 rebounds and five blocks as he helped the Bucks clinch the series. […]

The Milwaukee Bucks, led by superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo, took home the NBA title on Tuesday night with a Game 6 victory over the Phoenix Suns. The two-time MVP led the way as always with a ridiculous 50-point performance as the city of Milwaukee and Deer District went bonkers after the conclusion. With the dust far […]

It’s crazy to think just how close the Milwaukee Bucks were to getting eliminated by the Brooklyn Nets in the second round of the playoffs. If Kevin Durant’s foot was just a little further back on his jumper at the end of regulation in Game 7, the Nets win and the Bucks are likely looking […]

The Milwaukee Bucks are NBA champions and they have Giannis Antetokounmpo to thank after he dropped 50 on the Phoenix Suns in Game 6. It was a tremendous showing for the Greek Freak and while the festivities probably continued late into the night, Giannis woke up and was feeling like … Chick fil-A. The Bucks […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks are finally NBA champions. It was a tremendous season for the squad and the Greek Freak made sure to point out that he did things the hard way. Stick with the same team, grow, develop. Don’t join a superteam. "I could go to a super team … but this […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo has most likely silenced all his doubters for good. The Milwaukee Bucks franchise player ascended to legendary status after an equally legendary performance to win Game 6 of the NBA Finals and take home the Larry O’Brien Trophy. But it wasn’t too long ago that the chorus of critics was deafeningly loud against […]

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 […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo was not going to let Chris Paul and the Phoenix Suns extend the 2021 NBA Finals to a Game 7, and he made sure of that by dropping one of the best performances in NBA Playoffs history. Unfortunately for Boston Celtics legend Bill Russell, he was not at Fiserv Forum to witness Giannis […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo often feels like he was pulled straight out of a superhero comic book. The Milwaukee Bucks forward has limbs like Mr. Fantastic and has a wacky enough name to part of the Marvel universe. The Greek Freak, The Alphabet, and even his actual name all feel like viable candidates for his hero moniker. […]

Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo is something of a modern-day Shaquille O’Neal given his ability to bully the hell out of opponents with ferocious forays to the bucket. So, naturally, Shaq had to give Giannis his flowers for doing just that en route to his first NBA title. Shaq took to Instagram after the Bucks […]

Following the 105-98 title clinching win for the Milwaukee Bucks, Giannis Antetokounmpo and others made many media appearances as the celebrations began. The “Greek Freak” covered many topics and anything that was tossed his way he elaborated on. That included his career path so far, where he came from and how he got to this […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo is officially a champion, fulfilling a promise he made via tweet to the Milwaukee Bucks and their fans all the way back in 2014 when he was still just a skinny youngster. After his rookie season, Giannis took to Twitter to make this promise. Nailed it: I'll never leave the team and the […]

Following the chaos of winning the NBA title, Giannis Antetokounmpo got to reflect on the season that was for the Milwaukee Bucks in getting all the way to the mountain top. Many doubted whether this Bucks team or any Milwaukee team could do it with the core that they had. They quickly silenced those questions […]

The Aaron Rodgers-Green Bay Packers standoff has yet to be resolved. But maybe the Milwaukee Bucks winning a title for the state of Wisconsin nudges the quarterback the right way? The Packers QB was one of the first to congratulate Giannis and the Bucks for taking home the championship trophy, laying praise not only on […]

Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo was on Cloud 9 after winning his first NBA title on Tuesday night. After winning the championship, the Bucks forward just had to hop on IG Live to celebrate with his brother, Thanasis. Heartwarming content incoming: Giannis and Thanasis on IG Live. ❤️🙏 pic.twitter.com/GrU2MsUQxG — Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) July 21, […]

Following their triumphant NBA Finals win over the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday night, Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo made the rounds with the media to answer questions amid the frenzied celebration. The Finals MVP was coming off a 50 point, series clinching performance which netted him not only the NBA title, but the Finals MVP […]

At this point, Giannis Antetokounmpo can say anything he wants and it should be illegal to contradict him. Giannis finally fulfilled his mission to win an NBA title for the Milwaukee Bucks after they won four straight games over the Phoenix Suns. Not a few raised their eyebrows before the season after The Greek Freak […]

  The loyalty oozing out of Giannis Antetekounmpo has been one of his best defining traits. It’s made the Milwaukee Bucks’ amazing run towards the NBA championship that much sweeter. But could his loyalty be wavering a bit after winning his first ring? Check out Giannis Antetokounmpo make a 100% serious trade demand towards the […]

Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry knows how difficult it is to win the closeout game of a championship series, which is why he’s in pure admiration of Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo. The Greek Freak certainly saved his best for last, putting on a historic performance in Game 6 of the NBA Finals to […]

It’s difficult to be in Devin Booker’s shoes right now. The highly competitive guard of the Phoenix Suns just suffered his most painful loss after they bowed out of the NBA Finals in Game 6 on Tuesday. After winning the first two games convincingly, the Suns couldn’t stop the Milwaukee Bucks in the last four […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo is now an NBA champion. The Milwaukee Bucks have climbed the mountaintop and have been crowned the best team in the world for the 2021-22 season. They did this all on the wide shoulders of their franchise player. The first player ever with 50 points, 10 rebounds and 5 blocks in an NBA […]

The Milwaukee Bucks are the 2021 NBA Champions, and it’s all thanks to Giannis Antetokounmpo’s incredibly monster performance in Game 6 of the Finals. Giannis finished the game with 50 points and 14 rebounds, even scoring 20 in the third quarter to get the Bucks back in the contest after a horrible second quarter showing. […]

From a lanky, unknown kid from Greece, who used to sell fake watches on the street, Giannis Antetokounmpo is now an NBA champion. It doesn’t get more poetic than that. Giannis’ competitiveness is understated. It could be recalled that in 2017, he asked Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant for a specific challenge. Kobe has […]

There are only two types of people in the world: Those who hate Jared Dudley and those who love Jared Dudley. The Los Angeles Lakers forward has been in the NBA for years now, finally taking home a championship last season. The Lakers have been out of contention since the first round after they got […]

Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo came into Game 6 of the NBA Finals to win, and Portland Trail Blazers guard CJ McCollum and the rest of the world clearly saw that. During the game, McCollum couldn’t help but express his admiration for the Bucks forward. He even called the Greek Freak a “monster” and a […]