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Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo is following in Kevin Love’s footsteps and donating $100,000 to the Fiserv Forum staff to help them out during the NBA’s suspension. The Greek Freak made his announcement on Twitter Friday afternoon: It’s bigger than basketball! And during this tough time I want to help the people that make my […]

Milwaukee Bucks superstar forward Giannis Antetokounmpo took to Twitter on Thursday to send out a wise message amid the NBA’s suspension of the season due to the coronavirus: Basketball becomes secondary… Take care of yourselves and your family. Wash your hands often. — Giannis Antetokounmpo (@Giannis_An34) March 12, 2020 It’s unclear how long the NBA […]

Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo admits he was very nervous waiting for his MRI results. An MRI showed Giannis has a minor joint capsule sprain of his left knee. The Bucks star returned to practice on Wednesday: Giannis, when asked if he was nervous waiting for the results from his MRI Saturday, with a smile: […]

Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo joked around with NBA reporters on Wednesday about the new media and locker room rules because of the coronavirus outbreak. All NBA, MLB, MLS and NHL team locker rooms and clubhouses will be open to only players and essential employees until further notice. NBA teams have been instructed to create a six-to-eight-foot […]

Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo has returned to practice after missing a couple of games due to a knee injury, according to Eric Nehm of The Athletic. The Bucks play the Boston Celtics on Thursday night, and his status for that game still seems to be in question at the moment: Giannis said he practiced […]

After housing Dirk Nowitzki for two decades, the Dallas Mavericks found another European gem in Luka Doncic to carry the franchise for the next 20 years (hopefully). The Mavs had a chance to select another great European star five years ago but ultimately went in another direction. Tim Cato and Sam Amick of The Athletic […]

Bam Adebayo has become one of the most formidable bigs in basketball in his third NBA season, and he’s a strong contender for the league’s Most Improved Player Award. In his first season as a full-time starter, Bam became an All-Star and is putting up 16.1 points (56.5 FG%), 10.6 rebounds, 5.0 assists, 1.2 steals, […]

For weeks, NBA analysts agreed that Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo was the clear-cut favorite for this season’s MVP Award. Now, however, The Greek Freak is facing competition for this title from the league’s most prominent face, Lakers superstar LeBron James. Though he’s playing in his 17th season, James is showing no signs of regression. […]

Talk about LeBron James quickly rising up as a potential MVP candidate has flooded the news cycle after the Los Angeles Lakers turned out impressive results against their biggest competition. James outplayed Giannis Antetokounmpo on Friday before turning out a similar performance against Kawhi Leonard and the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday — quickly ascending […]

Fittingly billed as a potential Finals showdown, Friday night NBA basketball showcased a preview of June with the Milwaukee Bucks taking on the Los Angeles Lakers. Los Angeles bested Milwaukee to split the season series and got their statement victory over the team with the best record in the NBA. As for the Bucks, it […]

Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo will miss his second straight game on Monday against the Denver Nuggets. However, Bucks point guard Eric Bledsoe is on the injury report now. Milwaukee says Bledsoe is doubtful to play versus the Nuggets. The Bucks played against the Phoenix Suns on Sunday and lost. If Milwaukee loses to Denver, […]

The Milwaukee Bucks can offer Giannis Antetokounmpo the supermax extension this summer. If Giannis doesn’t sign it, the Bucks star can become an unrestricted free agent in the offseason of 2021. After talking to people around the league, ESPN’s Brian Windhorst is convinced that the 2020 offseason star movement may hinge on whether or not […]

LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James is a breed of athlete that we simply have never seen before. He’s in his 17th year in the NBA and is still playing at an MVP-caliber level while going toe-to-toe with the league’s elite players like Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks and L.A. Clippers […]

Milwaukee Bucks fans held their collective breath on Saturday when it was revealed that reigning NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo was getting a precautionary MRI on his left knee. However, it appears The Greek Freak avoided anything serious. The team issued a release stating Giannis suffered a minor joint capsule sprain of the left knee. Antetokounmpo […]

After falling awkwardly in Friday’s loss to the Los Angeles Lakers, Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo has officially been listed as doubtful for the team’s next game against the Phoenix Suns. Per Marc Stein of the New York Times, Antetokounmpo is suffering from knee soreness, likely from his incident in Friday’s marquee matchup. The 2019 […]

After falling hard during Friday night’s loss to the Los Angeles Lakers, Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo will be taking a precautionary MRI for his left knee per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Antetokounmpo awkwardly fell on the knee in the second half of the game. However, the Greek Freak quickly got up and continued to play […]

Note: This article was written in March, 2020. LOS ANGELES – LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers defeated Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday night, 113-103. The game brought forth spectacular showings from two of the leading candidates for the season’s MVP award. James finished with 37 points, eight rebounds, eight assists, […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks took a hard loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday. In a battle of the two top seeds in the NBA, the Lakers would win 113-103. The 2018-2019 MVP would score 32 points, grab 11 rebounds and dish out six assists in a losing effort, but that didn’t […]

Shortly after the Milwaukee Bucks fell short to the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday, Giannis Antetokounmpo and brother Thanasis got into a heated NSFW Greek exchange with a fan as they made their way back to the locker room at Staples Center. Watch the footage below: There aren’t any translations for what the Antetokounmpo brothers […]

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Lakers secured perhaps their best win of the season on Friday night at the Staples Center with the team getting the best of Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks. One of the main reasons for the Lakers’ success against arguably the best team in the league was the impressive […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo gave Milwaukee Bucks fans a big scare after he suffered a scary fall in the fourth quarter of their Friday night match against the Los Angeles Lakers. Attacking the basket late in the final period, Antetokounmpo muscled his way through Avery Bradley who eventually fell after getting bumped. The Greek Freak dunked the […]

When Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo is determined to get to the rim, there’s not many who can stop him — Dwight Howard knows that all too well after Friday’s game. The Los Angeles Lakers center was a victim of an elite blend of size, strength, athleticism and finesse when Antetokoumpo drove on him with […]

NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley isn’t a fan of the people who are pushing the LeBron James MVP narrative. Barkley says Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo is the MVP, and it’s not even close. “You’re an idiot if you vote for LeBron over Giannis for MVP,” Charles Barkley told Dan Le Batard and Stugotz […]

The 2019-20 NBA season is heading into its final stretch with the debate for who will win MVP really starting to heat up. Giannis Antetokoumpo of the Milwaukee Bucks is currently the frontrunner, and understandably so, he isn’t alone in this race for MVP. Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James starting to make a strong […]

On Friday night, the Los Angeles Lakers will host Giannis Antetokounmpo and the league-leading Milwaukee Bucks at the Staples Center. It will be a battle between the team with the best record in the NBA and the squad sitting atop the Western Conference. Along with this matchup being a potential NBA Finals preview, it will […]

ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith took a bold stance on free agency, claiming Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo “will leave” the franchise if the team fails to make the NBA Finals this season. During a panel in the Sloan Sports Conference, Smith used the typical “a little bird told me” to ratchet up the free agency […]

Friday is going to be a fun night at Staples Center, as LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers host Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks. Giannis and the Bucks defeated LeBron, Anthony Davis and the Lakers earlier in the season in Milwaukee. Now, The King and The Brow are looking for some revenge against […]

LOS ANGELES – LA Clippers guard Patrick Beverley had one of the toughest routes to the NBA. His well-documented story took him from the dangerous streets of Chicago to Europe just in hopes of pursuing his NBA career. The high school star didn’t have the traditional route that guys like Stephen Curry, James Harden, or […]

While many believe reigning MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks is in the driver’s seat to repeat for the NBA’s most coveted award (in the regular season at least), the Greek Freak himself weighed in saying that perhaps the most “inspirational” player in the game right now is 35-year-old LeBron James. Giannis on being […]

Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo recruited veteran swingman Wesley Matthews to Milwaukee this past summer. Antetokounmpo called Matthews, but he was working out and missed the call. However, Wesley called the Bucks star forward back and the rest is history. Via Eric Nehm of The Athletic: “He was working out … and called me right […]

The Philadelphia 76ers reportedly signed Al Horford in free agency this past summer because Horford has a history of defending Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo fairly well, according to Kyle Neubeck of Philly Voice. Horford’s fit with Sixers stars Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons has been iffy all season, and now he’s coming off the bench and […]

Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo had an interesting reaction after learning that Malcom Brogdon was heading to the Indiana Pacers as part of a sign-and trade deal. “Fu**. We gotta get somebody,” Antetokounmpo said, via Eric Nehm of The Athletic. Antetokounmpo developed a relationship with Brogdon, but he knew there was a chance that his […]

The Milwaukee Bucks are viewed as one of the strongest teams in the NBA this season, but the Miami Heat seem to have their number. With Giannis Antetokounmpo leading the charge, most analysts are predicting a deep playoff run for Milwaukee. And with an NBA-best 52-9 overall record, those predictions hold a fair amount of […]

CHARLOTTE- The Milwaukee Bucks escaped Charlotte with tough win over the scrappy Hornets bunch over the weekend. Despite the Hornets being one of the leagues least fortunate teams in the Eastern Conference, they made sure the Bucks earned their victory. Giannis Antetokounmpo finished the game with 41 points and 20 rebounds. His full arsenal of […]

For the Miami Heat, a game rarely goes by without a hugely impressive dunking exhibition by Slam Dunk Contest champion Derrick Jones Jr. On Monday night, Jones produced a sterling two-handed jam against the Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks: https://twitter.com/MiamiHEAT/status/1234644397125443585 After coming into the league as an extremely raw prospect with high-flying athleticism, the […]

Kristaps Porzingis and Giannis Antetokounmpo have been named the NBA’s Players of the Week for Week 19. Porzingis averaged 26.3 points, 11.8 rebounds and 2.6 blocks per game as the Dallas Mavericks went 3-1. Antetokounmpo, meanwhile, put up  28.5 points, 16.5 rebounds and 5.5 assists as the Milwaukee Bucks went 4-0: Milwaukee Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo and […]

A heated race is shaping up for this season’s NBA MVP Award, with most experts giving Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo a clear leg up. However, a familiar face is making a run at Giannis: Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James. James, now in his 17th season of NBA service, will have his work cut […]

Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo won’t serve as a middleman to help his team reel in Giannis Antetokounmpo in free agency, even if they have an agent in common. Antetokounmpo could potentially be up for grabs at the end of the 2020-21 season if he fails to sign a supermax extension and winds up hitting […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo showed a well-rounded array of finishes in the post during a hard-fought 93-85 win against the Charlotte Hornets. The Milwaukee Bucks star put up a career-first 40-20 game, dropping 41 points, 20 rebounds, and six assists in a close win without his partner in crime Khris Middleton. The Greek Freak finished with some […]