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Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo admitted that something was missing in his life in the aftermath of the NBA’s unprecedented suspension of the 2019-20 regular season. Like the rest of his colleagues, the reigning NBA MVP was also forced to stop all basketball-related activities during the quarantine period that lasted for three months. Antetokounmpo revealed […]

Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo isn’t worried about the current MVP race. Whether it’s him or LeBron James winning the much-coveted Maurice Podoloff Trophy, it doesn’t really matter. Giannis talked to the media earlier on Tuesday, during which he addressed the current MVP debate between him and the Los Angeles Lakers star. “I know there’s […]

Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo told reporters during the NBA hiatus he didn’t have access to a basketball hoop. It turns out the Bucks star was joking around with everyone. Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo on his quarantine work: “Anybody who thought I didn’t have access to a gym, they don’t even know me. I just said […]

While the NBA has only been off of our televisions for four and a half months, it feels as if the league has been on hiatus for years. With that hiatus, many casual NBA fans have forgotten about the 2019-20 NBA MVP race, which the NBA has recently decided will only be determined by games […]

No one likes to remember the no-calls. It hurts. No-calls have skewed so many games that have potentially altered the course of NBA history. Simply put, nothing is worse than a game being so terribly officiated, that it literally changes the entire outcome. Nevertheless, it’s inevitable part of a sport where referees are always subject […]

Regardless of how players perform during the eight-seeding games played in NBA bubble ahead of the playoffs, the league has decided that regular-season awards will be based on what players were able to accomplish on the floor before the season was suspended. This puts Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo in the […]

Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo decorated Thanasis Antetokounmpo’s hotel door on Saturday. The occasion? It was Thanasis’ birthday. As expected, the Antetokounmpo brothers made the best of it at Walt Disney World, while wearing their masks of course: Life is good, you know what I mean? @thanasis_ante43 #BirthDayBoy pic.twitter.com/5G00dLxz1d — Giannis Antetokounmpo (@Giannis_An34) July 18, […]

The Golden State Warriors had an absolutely horrendous 2019-20 campaign. So much so that they were perhaps one of the few teams that would have been more than happy if the season got cancelled altogether. The good news for the Warriors is that their suffering doesn’t look like it’s going to last more than a […]

Milwaukee Bucks head coach Mike Budenholzer believes superstar forward Giannis Antetokounmpo “has done more than enough to deserve a back-to-back MVP.” The NBA announced on Friday that races for MVP and other regular-season individual awards are over. With that said, Budenholzer says Antetokounmpo — who won MVP in 2019 — should win it again this […]

The Dallas Mavericks always seem to be involved with big-name free agents. However, they always strike out. There was even some talk that they were trying to lure Kawhi Leonard this past summer, but obviously, that did not work out. But that could change in 2021 when Giannis Antetokounmpo hits the open market. Assuming the […]

One of the benefits of not being invited to the Florida bubble is the fact that these NBA teams — aka the “Delete 8” — have been afforded more time to prepare for next season. It’s not exactly the best situation to be in, but at this point, we need to look at the silver […]

NBA superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo is releasing his second signature shoe: The Zoom Freak 2, one that borrows heavily from the sneaker legacy that the late Kobe Bryant left during his time with Nike. The Milwaukee Bucks star has been known to be a fan of the Kobe line of sneakers as well as close to […]

Oh deer. The Milwaukee Bucks just had their first five-on-five practice on Monday in Orlando and it seems that they have a long way ahead of them. The league’s reigning MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo wasn’t pleased with the first practiced and was absolutely honest when he talked to media after training. “I sucked,” Antetokounmpo said (per […]

Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo can be one of the most prized free agents in sports history in 2021, and the Bucks will have to compete against a slew of big-market suitors for his supermax deal. Of the many unprecedented wrinkles of the situation in Orlando is the proximity teams will have to one another, […]

Milwaukee Bucks superstar small forward Giannis Antetokounmpo grew up in poverty in Greece. With that said, the Bucks star has no complaints about the bubble conditions at Walt Disney World. “I’m in a situation where I’m extremely blessed and I cannot complain,” Giannis Antetokounmpo told Bucks reporters, via Eric Woodyard of ESPN. “Obviously, it doesn’t […]

The Milwaukee Bucks duo of Giannis Antetokounmpo and Khris Middleton have confirmed that they will be taking part in the league’s initiative of allowing players to change the names at the back of their jerseys to send a message promoting social justice. For Giannis, he has decided to go for the word “equality:” Giannis Antetokounmpo […]

Reigning league MVP and Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo appears to have regained his focus and determination with the season restart on the horizon. Antetokounmpo recently took to Twitter to make a bold promise for the upcoming resumption of the coronavirus-hit campaign: Feels good to be back! Time to finish what we started. pic.twitter.com/IP8fzEAnjn — […]

2021 NBA Free Agency is just about a year away and from the looks of it, it is going to be a star-studded free agent frenzy. The players that will become free agents will include Lebron James, Paul George, Kawhi Leonard, and Giannis Antetokounmpo. Among them, Giannis is arguably the most exciting one. The reigning […]

An NBA player in WWE sort of makes sense. Typically, NBA players are imagined on how they would fare in the NFL. However, if you think about it, a lot of traits from both sports can also translate to wrestling too. In all three, you would need size, strength, speed, technique, etc to succeed. Therefore, […]

Just like the rest of us, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has spent a lot of time under self-quarantine as well. But unlike the rest of us, Mahomes just recently got half a billion dollars richer. But might there be an NBA player that’s cut from the same superstar cloth as Mahomes? The big […]

22-year old Kostas Antetokounmpo is rarely in the spotlight. With his older brother Giannis’ 2019 NBA MVP stint and even older brother Thanasis’ tenure with the Milwaukee Bucks, this is no surprise. Nevertheless, today we’re going to look at some Kostas Antetokounmpo tattoos. Unlike his brother’s global success, Kostas in his collegiate years, only played […]

NBA Hall of Famer Jason Kidd is currently an assistant coach on the Los Angeles Lakers, where he gets to coach LeBron James. From 2014 to January of 2018 though, Kidd was the head coach of Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks. The franchise fired the Hall of Famer on Jan. 22 and multiple reports […]

The transformation of Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo has been quite an amazing ride, and it seems that the 2019 NBA MVP isn’t done yet. The Athens native has come a long way from selling CDs and watches in the streets of Sepolia, now becoming one of the biggest international stars to hit the biggest […]

The Toronto Raptors have emerged as arguably the biggest surprise package of the 2019-20 season. Despite being the defending champs, not many expected them to be this good this term, especially considering the fact that they lost their best player, reigning Finals MVP Kawhi Leonard, over the summer. Nevertheless, the Raptors are comfortably sitting at […]

The NBA 2k brand has dominated the virtual arena and has captured basketball fans from across the globe. The unveiling of their annual cover athlete has been a major event and has given gamers something to look forward to come Fall. Let’s take a look at the most iconic NBA 2k covers since it’s 1999 […]

Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo has heard the hoopla surrounding the resumption of the 2019-20 NBA season and how it will go down in history as a questionable campaign. Halted for nearly five months due to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, the NBA had no option but to suspend the season and leave the […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo will be once again fighting for the title when the NBA returns later this season, but he will have to do so knowing there won’t be a home-court advantage like the one his Milwaukee Bucks enjoyed last season. The resumption of the 2019-20 NBA season will put all 22 teams invited at a […]

The 2019 NBA free-agency class was one for the record books. As a matter of fact, many consider that summer’s class to be one of the best in history. Well, by the way things are looking, it seems the 2021 class could be even more stacked. Let’s take a look at the NBA free agents […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo is the epitome of player development. It speaks volumes to how much he has improved over the years. Therefore, let’s take a look at how he has worked on his game over the years and determine his three biggest critiques after his first season with the Milwaukee Bucks. 1. Too skinny Giannis was […]

Portland Trail Blazers superstar Damian Lillard is one of the few remaining guys in the NBA that puts an extremely high price on loyalty. He’s one of those lifers, and we definitely respect that. As of writing, Lillard has already signed a couple of huge extension deals with the Blazers, and barring any unforeseen circumstances, […]

While it’s true that the more strategic team usually wins basketball games, players’ physical advantages also pose a big factor in the outcome of NBA matches. We’ve seen scouts salivate over NBA prospects with ridiculous wingspans, but another rather underrated attribute is the size of a player’s hands. Having mittens for hands does pose a […]

Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo is without a doubt one of the most popular players in the NBA today. However, despite his fame, not many folks know that the 25-year-old was actually well on his way to a Hollywood acting career long before he played his first minute in the NBA. The Bucks star made […]

Vandals have just attacked a Giannis Antetokounmpo mural in his home country of Greece, and we were able to get a hold of a photo of the defaced piece of art. To make matters worse, the vandals decided to place a couple of Nazi symbols on the Milwaukee Bucks superstar’s arm. The act reportedly transpired […]

Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo is locked and loaded for the resumption of the NBA season, which is a scary sight for the rest of the NBA. Antetokounmpo suffered a knee injury after landing awkwardly on a dunk attempt against the Lakers on March 6. He did not play a game after that before the […]

Alex Antetokounmpo recently signed a three-year deal with Spanish outfit Murcia — something that has gotten the full backing of his brother, reigning NBA Most Valuable Player Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks. The Bucks superstar took to Twitter to share his delight in his younger brother’s huge career move: Big move @alex_ante34 I’m so […]

Teams in search of a head coach could hire Jason Kidd since the Hall of Famer has a close relationship with Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo, per Steve Popper of Newsday. Kidd coached Antetokounmpo in Milwaukee and the two developed a strong bond. In fact, when the Bucks fired Kidd, multiple reports said the Greek […]

For Milwaukee Bucks swingman Pat Connaughton, NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo works out as if he’s a second-round role player — someone who needs to put in tons of work not just to stay in the team but to prove that he belongs with the big boys. Connaughton appeared in The JJ Reddick Podcast where he […]

Pat Connaughton of the Milwaukee Bucks pointed out one major similarity between his teammate Giannis Antetokounmpo and Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard. The All-Star guard appreciated the comparison and gave Connaughton one big shout out. Via Twitter, Lillard thanked Connaughton, calling him by his nickname. For those unaware, Connaughton was a member of both […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo is widely expected to sign what is reportedly going to be a record-breaking max extension with the Milwaukee Bucks as early as this coming offseason. The reigning league MVP has already committed himself to the Bucks on several occasions, and Milwaukee have likewise indicated their intention to offer their cornerstone superstar as much […]