NBA Rundown Week 7: Mario Hezonja angers Giannis Antetokounmpo, Warriors still in trouble and more
6 years, 1 month ago

NBA Rundown Week 7: Mario Hezonja angers Giannis Antetokounmpo, Warriors still in trouble and more

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Here are the bits and bobs from another week in the NBA. In Curry’s absence, Kevin Durant gave four back-to-back demonstrations of his devastating abilities this week, powering the Warriors with a 28-point game against Detroit Pistons; scorching the Toronto Raptors with a 51-point blitz; pulverising the Orlando Magic with a 49-point game and racking up 44 against the Sacramento Kings. Coach honoring #SagerStrong with tonight jacket pic.twitter.com/K0b7pz6jzc — Los Angeles Lakers November 30, 2018 Even players like James Harden and Russell Westbrook paid tribute to Sager with sartorial choices that were eccentric, to say the least. Harden rocking his best #SagerStyle in honor of Craig Sager 👔 pic.twitter.com/KPzIYRb9aM — NBA on ESPN December 1, 2018 Speaking of Sager, his unflappable style while interviewing San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovic was sometimes more entertaining than entire NBA games. Here’s the Los Angeles Lakers’ Lonzo Ball facing an unguarded basket in the game against Indian Pacers, yet turning around to pass to teammate Tyson Chandler instead.

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Antetokounmpo and Bucks shake off sluggish 1st half, rally to beat the Pacers 120-112
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Antetokounmpo and Bucks shake off sluggish 1st half, rally to beat the Pacers 120-112

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — Giannis Antetokounmpo shook off a four-point first half and finished with 30 points and 12 rebounds as the Milwaukee Bucks rallied from a 19-point deficit and beat the Indiana Pacers 120-112 on Tuesday. Antetokounmpo, a two-time MVP who missed the previous three games with a non-COVID illness, stepped up in the second half after the Bucks fell behind …

Giannis Antetokounmpo’s huge third quarter in win over Bulls leaves teammates speechless
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Giannis Antetokounmpo’s huge third quarter in win over Bulls leaves teammates speechless

New York Times  

MILWAUKEE — Following a 122-106 win over the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday, Milwaukee Bucks center Brook Lopez provided an exasperated response to one fact about the game. Lopez and Green were reacting to finding out Giannis Antetokounmpo had scored 25 of the Bucks’ 29 points in the third quarter, the most recent example of Antetokounmpo’s dominance. pic.twitter.com/54VvH2uKZ4 — Milwaukee Bucks …

Giannis Antetokounmpo called a ‘child’ by Jaylen Brown after fake handshake fiasco
2 months ago

Giannis Antetokounmpo called a ‘child’ by Jaylen Brown after fake handshake fiasco

CNN  

CNN — Tempers flared between two of the NBA’s biggest stars on Sunday as 2024 NBA Finals MVP Jaylen Brown called Giannis Antetokounmpo “a child” after the Milwaukee Bucks forward jokingly offered him a fake handshake during the Boston Celtics’ comeback win. “Giannis is a child,” Brown told NBC Sports Boston after the game. “I’m just focused on helping my …

Antetokounmpo has strained calf, sits out against Magic, will also miss final 2 regular-season games
9 months ago

Antetokounmpo has strained calf, sits out against Magic, will also miss final 2 regular-season games

Associated Press  

MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo will miss the rest of the regular season after an MRI confirmed the two-time MVP has a strained left calf, while his availability for the start of the playoffs remains uncertain. The Bucks were encouraged that Antetokounmpo’s only injury involved his calf, because coach Doc Rivers had said after the game Tuesday that …

Giannis Antetokounmpo 'did NOT rupture his Achilles, MRI reveals' after the Milwaukee Bucks star went down with a non-contact injury in win over Boston: Former MVP's return depends on 'treatment and r
9 months ago

Giannis Antetokounmpo 'did NOT rupture his Achilles, MRI reveals' after the Milwaukee Bucks star went down with a non-contact injury in win over Boston: Former MVP's return depends on 'treatment and r

Daily Mail  

He went down in Tuesday's win over Boston with a non-contact injury The Milwaukee Bucks got some good news on Wednesday morning as The Athletic's Shams Charania reported that Giannis Antetokounmpo avoided any damage to his left Achilles tendon when he went down with a non-contact injury in Tuesday's win over the Boston Celtics. Giannis left the Bucks game after …

NBA: Bucks Get Past Celtics Despite Antetokounmpo's Calf Injury; Warriors Outshine Lakers
9 months ago

NBA: Bucks Get Past Celtics Despite Antetokounmpo's Calf Injury; Warriors Outshine Lakers

News 18  

Giannis Antetokounmpo suffered a calf injury as the Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Boston Celtics on Tuesday while the Golden State Warriors outgunned the Los Angeles Lakers in their crucial heavyweight showdown. Former NBA Most Valuable Player Antetokounmpo crumpled to the court in a non-contact incident in the third quarter of the Bucks’ 104-91 defeat of Boston after in-bounding to team-mate …

Bucks withstand Antetokounmpo’s injury to beat Celtics 104-91. Teams combined for record-low 2 FTs
9 months ago

Bucks withstand Antetokounmpo’s injury to beat Celtics 104-91. Teams combined for record-low 2 FTs

Associated Press  

MILWAUKEE — On the night they finally snapped their four-game skid, the Milwaukee Bucks encountered an entirely different reason for worry. Giannis Antetokounmpo strained his left calf late Tuesday in the third quarter of the Bucks’ 104-91 victory over the Boston Celtics, who became the first team in NBA history to not shoot a free throw on a night the …

Bucks’ Antetokounmpo returns to face Knicks after missing one game with hamstring issue
9 months, 1 week ago

Bucks’ Antetokounmpo returns to face Knicks after missing one game with hamstring issue

Associated Press  

MILWAUKEE — Giannis Antetokounmpo returned for the Milwaukee Bucks’ matchup with the New York Knicks on Sunday night after missing a game with a hamstring issue. Antetokounmpo missed the Bucks’ 117-111 loss to the Toronto Raptors on Friday due to what the team described as tendinopathy in his left hamstring. “We’re not going to play him probably his normal minutes …

Antetokounmpo won’t play Monday against Clippers due to left Achilles tendinitis
10 months, 1 week ago

Antetokounmpo won’t play Monday against Clippers due to left Achilles tendinitis

Associated Press  

MILWAUKEE — Giannis Antetokounmpo will miss just his third game of the season Monday night when the Milwaukee Bucks host the Los Angeles Clippers. The Bucks’ injury report listed the two-time MVP as questionable due to left Achilles tendinitis. Rivers said the issue had been “on and off for the last two or three games.” The only other games Antetokounmpo …

Giannis Antetokounmpo on this season and what’s to come: ‘We have to go and take it’
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Giannis Antetokounmpo on this season and what’s to come: ‘We have to go and take it’

New York Times  

For the first time in his 11-year career, Giannis Antetokounmpo is going through a season defined by change. Under Rivers, the Bucks won just three of their 10 games before the All-Star break, but that hasn’t materially changed what Antetokounmpo feels his new head coach has brought to him in Milwaukee. “Now it’s almost like I don’t have to do …

Antetokounmpo, Middleton help Bucks pull away from short-handed Nets for 144-122 win
1 year ago

Antetokounmpo, Middleton help Bucks pull away from short-handed Nets for 144-122 win

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Giannis Antetokounmpo listed off the names he knew, the ones he was preparing to guard on the Brooklyn Nets. The Nets rested three starters and barely played two others on the night after a victory at Detroit that extended the Pistons’ losing streak to 27, an NBA single-season record. “I don’t know most of them but definitely …

Antetokounmpo back for Bucks in Game 4 against Heat
1 year, 8 months ago

Antetokounmpo back for Bucks in Game 4 against Heat

Associated Press  

MIAMI — Giannis Antetokounmpo is back in the Milwaukee Bucks’ lineup. He was cleared to play in Monday night’s Game 4 of an Eastern Conference first-round playoff series between the top-seeded Bucks and eighth-seeded Miami Heat. Antetokounmpo missed Games 2 and 3 of the series — and most of Game 1 — with a bruised lower back. “He’s warming up …

Antetokounmpo unavailable for Bucks in Game 2 of Heat series
1 year, 8 months ago

Antetokounmpo unavailable for Bucks in Game 2 of Heat series

Associated Press  

MILWAUKEE — Giannis Antetokounmpo didn’t play for the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference first-round series against the Miami Heat on Wednesday night. Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer said at his pregame availability that Antetokounmpo wouldn’t be available due to the bruised lower back that knocked the two-time MVP out of the Bucks’ 130-117 Game 1 loss on …

Bucks’ Antetokounmpo exits game with lower back bruise
1 year, 8 months ago

Bucks’ Antetokounmpo exits game with lower back bruise

Associated Press  

MILWAUKEE — Giannis Antetokounmpo drove to the basket and took a hard fall. Antetokounmpo landed hard on his backside after getting fouled in the first quarter and left the Bucks’ Eastern Conference playoff opener for good early in the second quarter on Sunday. “We’ll monitor him and see how he does, see how he wakes up, how he feels the …

NBA result: Giannis Antetokounmpo’s triple-double lifts Milwaukee Bucks over Washington Wizards
1 year, 9 months ago

NBA result: Giannis Antetokounmpo’s triple-double lifts Milwaukee Bucks over Washington Wizards

The Hindu  

The Milwaukee Bucks was eliminated last season in a Game 7 on the road. Giannis Antetokounmpo had 28 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists, and Jrue Holiday nearly added a triple-double of his own as the Bucks took another step toward wrapping up the NBA’s best record with a 140-128 victory over the Washington Wizards on Tuesday night. The Bucks …

Antetokounmpo’s triple-double lifts Bucks over Wizards
1 year, 9 months ago

Antetokounmpo’s triple-double lifts Bucks over Wizards

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Milwaukee Bucks were eliminated last season in a Game 7 on the road. Giannis Antetokounmpo had 28 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists, and Jrue Holiday nearly added a triple-double of his own as the Bucks took another step toward wrapping up the NBA’s best record with a 140-128 victory over the Washington Wizards on Tuesday night. …

NBA: Golden State Warriors hosts Milwaukee Bucks in heavyweight clash
1 year, 10 months ago

NBA: Golden State Warriors hosts Milwaukee Bucks in heavyweight clash

The Hindu  

The Milwaukee Bucks would love to have Giannis Antetokounmpo back from a two-game absence while the Golden State Warriors hope the home court cures their recent ills when the two heavyweights duel Saturday night in San Francisco. California native and Stanford alum Brook Lopez has come up big in Antetokounmpo’s void the last two games, pouring in 26 points against …

Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo ruled out against Suns due to bruised quad
1 year, 10 months ago

Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo ruled out against Suns due to bruised quad

The Hindu  

Giannis Antetokounmpo won’t play in the Milwaukee Bucks’ game Sunday against the Phoenix Suns because of what the team is describing as a bruised right quadriceps. The Bucks called it a right knee issue at the time, but the injury report for Sunday’s game lists the two-time MVP with a bruised right quad. “It’s enough where he can’t play today, …

NBA: Milwaukee Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo leaves game vs Miami Heat with knee injury
1 year, 10 months ago

NBA: Milwaukee Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo leaves game vs Miami Heat with knee injury

The Hindu  

Milwaukee Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo left late in the first quarter of the game against the Miami Heat on Friday night after the Bucks said he knocked knees with an opponent. Bucks officials announced early in the second quarter that the two-time MVP wouldn’t return to the game because of what they said was a right knee issue. But the two-time …

Giannis Antetokounmpo to get wrist injury tested in New York: report
1 year, 10 months ago

Giannis Antetokounmpo to get wrist injury tested in New York: report

The Hindu  

Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo is travelling to New York on Monday to undergo further testing on his ailing wrist, ESPN reported. Antetokounmpo played just 20 seconds in Sunday night’s All-Star Game, still hampered by the right wrist injury he sustained in Thursday’s win in Chicago. Antetokounmpo scored the first basket of the game on Sunday night on a lay-in …

NBA 2022-23: Giannis Antetokounmpo’s Bucks face Nikola Jokic’s Nuggets in a MVP battle
1 year, 11 months ago

NBA 2022-23: Giannis Antetokounmpo’s Bucks face Nikola Jokic’s Nuggets in a MVP battle

The Hindu  

Giannis Antetokounmpo and Nikola Jokic own the last four MVP trophies, with both winning in consecutive years while bolstering the reputation of foreign-born players in the NBA. Both are having MVP-worthy seasons this year, and they will have a chance to state their cases when Antetokounmpo’s Milwaukee Bucks host Jokic’s Denver Nuggets on Wednesday night. Milwaukee is third in the …

Giannis Antetokounmpo lifts Bucks past pesky Magic: 3 observations
2 years, 1 month ago

Giannis Antetokounmpo lifts Bucks past pesky Magic: 3 observations

New York Times  

After dropping a hard-fought game to the Lakers on Friday, the Bucks ruled out Giannis Antetokounmpo, Jrue Holiday and Khris Middleton for Saturday’s game against the Hornets. Antetokounmpo gets back into a groove The Bucks built their lead to 19 points with a little less than two minutes left in the third quarter, but could not put the game away …

NBA: Giannis Antetokounmpo argues with arena worker, flings ladder after defeat
2 years, 1 month ago

NBA: Giannis Antetokounmpo argues with arena worker, flings ladder after defeat

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One of the workers set up a 12-foot ladder next to the basket where Giannis Antetokounmpo was shooting. Philadelphia: Milwaukee star Giannis Antetokounmpo argued with an arena worker and flung a ladder away from a basket, sending it toppling over as he tried to shoot practice free throws after the Bucks’ 110-102 loss to Philadelphia on Friday night. After going …

Giannis Antetokounmpo on song as Milwaukee Bucks beat Los Angeles Lakers
3 years, 1 month ago

Giannis Antetokounmpo on song as Milwaukee Bucks beat Los Angeles Lakers

The Independent  

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Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks’ 2020-21 NBA title: The Freak inherits the earth
3 years, 5 months ago

Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks’ 2020-21 NBA title: The Freak inherits the earth

The Hindu  

The Greek Freak, as Giannis Antetokounmpo is fondly called, has won every major individual award in the NBA — he is a two-time Most Valuable Player, Defensive Player of the Year in 2018-19 and Most Improved Player in 2016-17, besides being on a clutch of All-NBA first- and second-team selections. Despite winning the MVP in the previous two seasons, Antetokounmpo …

Giannis Antetokounmpo Graduates From Hypothetical to Mythological
55 years ago

Giannis Antetokounmpo Graduates From Hypothetical to Mythological

Slate  

The Finals MVP trophy looks comically small in Giannis Antetokounmpo’s hands. Giannis was every bit the protagonist of the 2021 NBA Finals before Game 6, but his 50-point grand finale veered into mythological territory. The St. Louis Hawks’ Bob Pettit put up 50 against the Boston Celtics in Game 6 of the 1958 Finals, and he did it by doing …

Antetokounmpo caps extraordinary postseason as Finals MVP
3 years, 5 months ago

Antetokounmpo caps extraordinary postseason as Finals MVP

Associated Press  

MILWAUKEE — Three weeks ago, a knee injury left Giannis Antetokounmpo looking 50/50 to return for the rest of the Bucks’ playoff run. Antetokounmpo scored 50 points in a series-clinching 105-98 Game 6 victory that ended the Bucks’ 50-year title drought. Don’t let nobody tell you who you can’t be or what you can’t do.” Antetokounmpo was an easy choice …

NBA: Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo to miss playoff clash against Atlanta Hawks after injuring knee
3 years, 6 months ago

NBA: Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo to miss playoff clash against Atlanta Hawks after injuring knee

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Antetokounmpo, who suffered a hyperextended left knee during the Bucks defeat to Atlanta on Tuesday, had initially been listed as doubtful for game five in Milwaukee. Los Angeles: Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo was ruled out of Thursday’s crucial NBA playoff clash with the Atlanta Hawks, the team confirmed in a statement. However, the Bucks confirmed on Thursday the 26-year-old …

NBA Playoffs: Giannis Antetokounmpo doubtful for Milwaukee Bucks' Game 5 of East finals
3 years, 6 months ago

NBA Playoffs: Giannis Antetokounmpo doubtful for Milwaukee Bucks' Game 5 of East finals

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Antetokounmpo was attempting to block a dunk attempt by Atlanta’s Clint Capela when he landed awkwardly. Milwaukee: Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo is doubtful for Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals on Thursday after undergoing an MRI on his injured left knee. Bucks officials said the two-time MVP hyperextended his left knee in the third quarter of a 110-88 …

NBA Playoffs: Giannis Antetokounmpo suffers leg injury as Hawks down Bucks to level East finals 2-2
3 years, 6 months ago

NBA Playoffs: Giannis Antetokounmpo suffers leg injury as Hawks down Bucks to level East finals 2-2

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The Hawks kept the throttle down in the fourth quarter, maintaining a comfortable lead to close out a convincing win. New York: Giannis Antetokounmpo suffered a knee injury as the Milwaukee Bucks slumped to a series-levelling defeat against the Atlanta Hawks in their NBA Eastern Conference finals clash on Tuesday. A somber Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer had no further information …

Bucks’ Antetokounmpo hyperextends left knee, status unclear
3 years, 6 months ago

Bucks’ Antetokounmpo hyperextends left knee, status unclear

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — The Milwaukee Bucks suddenly are facing the daunting challenge of possibly having to move forward in their Eastern Conference finals without their two-time MVP. Giannis Antetokounmpo sustained a hyperextension of his left knee and and was forced out of the Bucks’ Eastern Conference finals game against the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday night. “I don’t want to speak for …

Giannis Antetokounmpo injury caps grim night for Milwaukee Bucks
3 years, 6 months ago

Giannis Antetokounmpo injury caps grim night for Milwaukee Bucks

The Independent  

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Giannis Antetokounmpo’s knee injury puts Bucks’ NBA Finals hopes in peril: ‘Multiple people have to step up’
3 years, 6 months ago

Giannis Antetokounmpo’s knee injury puts Bucks’ NBA Finals hopes in peril: ‘Multiple people have to step up’

New York Times  

ATLANTA — The crowd roared and music blared in the third quarter at State Farm Arena as Clint Capela caught an alley-oop over Giannis Antetokounmpo and Brook Lopez, but that noise soon dissipated as the packed arena attempted to figure out what happened after the play. Less than 48 hours after the Bucks sealed a Game 3 victory in Atlanta …

NBA: Giannis Antetokounmpo powers Bucks to beat Sixers; James Harden shines in Nets' victory
3 years, 9 months ago

NBA: Giannis Antetokounmpo powers Bucks to beat Sixers; James Harden shines in Nets' victory

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Los Angeles: Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 10 of his 32 points in overtime to power the Milwaukee Bucks to a 109-105 victory over Philadelphia in an NBA Eastern Conference heavyweight clash on Wednesday. Reigning two-time NBA Most Valuable Player Antetokounmpo, ably defended by Philadelphia’s Ben Simmons, struggled early, scoring just four points in the first half as the East-leading 76ers built …

NBA: Giannis Antetokounmpo records second triple-double in Milwaukee Bucks' win over Portland Trail Blazers
5 years, 1 month ago

NBA: Giannis Antetokounmpo records second triple-double in Milwaukee Bucks' win over Portland Trail Blazers

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Antetokounmpo had 24 points, 19 rebounds and a career-high 15 assists to lead the Bucks to their seventh win in the last nine games against Portland. Giannis Antetokounmpo had his second triple-double of the season and Milwaukee beat Anthony and the short-handed Portland Trail Blazers 137-129 on Thursday night. … He found some guys, they made some 3s, kind of …

NBA Playoffs 2019: Giannis Antetokounmpo grabs 30 points in Milwaukee Bucks' Game 2 trouncing of Toronto Raptors
5 years, 7 months ago

NBA Playoffs 2019: Giannis Antetokounmpo grabs 30 points in Milwaukee Bucks' Game 2 trouncing of Toronto Raptors

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Giannis Antetokounmpo grabbed 30 points and 17 rebounds and the Milwaukee Bucks never trailed on the way to a 125-103 victory over the Toronto Raptors. But they’re two wins away, after Antetokounmpo had 30 points and 17 rebounds, Ersan Ilyasova came off the bench to add 17 points and the Bucks never trailed on the way to a 125-103 victory …

NBA: Giannis Antetokounmpo-led Bucks clinch best record in Eastern Conference; Warriors clobber Lakers
5 years, 9 months ago

NBA: Giannis Antetokounmpo-led Bucks clinch best record in Eastern Conference; Warriors clobber Lakers

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Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 45 points and had 13 rebounds as the Milwaukee Bucks clinched the best record in the Eastern Conference with a 128-122 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers Los Angeles: Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 45 points and had 13 rebounds as the Milwaukee Bucks clinched the best record in the Eastern Conference with a 128-122 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers …

NBA Rundown Week 4: Jimmy Butler's split with Timberwolves, spluttering Houston Rockets, speechless Draymond Green and more
6 years, 2 months ago

NBA Rundown Week 4: Jimmy Butler's split with Timberwolves, spluttering Houston Rockets, speechless Draymond Green and more

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Jimmy Butler is out of Minnesota. Happy ending for Jamal Murray and a young fan Remember the game ball that was angrily tossed into the stands by a Kyrie Irving incensed at Jamal Murray’s attempt to score a basket that would give him 50 points in the dying seconds of the Denver Nuggets-Boston Celtics clash? The fan in question, identified …

NBA: Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo enters concussion protocol, will miss clash against Toronto Raptors
6 years, 2 months ago

NBA: Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo enters concussion protocol, will miss clash against Toronto Raptors

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Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo was placed in the NBA’s concussion protocol on Monday and will miss a showdown of unbeatens against the Toronto Raptors New York: Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo was placed in the NBA’s concussion protocol on Monday and will miss a showdown of unbeatens against the Toronto Raptors. The 23-year-old Greek power forward, averaging 25.0 points, …

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