Tag Archive

Tag Archives for " Thanasis Antetokounmpo "

NBA playoffs 2022: Giannis Antetokounmpo — an MVP and dad joke GOAT

“Get ready, get ready,” he says with a beaming smile, sitting down behind a microphone. The backdrop isn’t the stereotypical brick wall of a comedy club — it’s a photo backdrop with the Milwaukee Bucks’ logo and sponsors on it. The comedian has every reason to be confident. He is Giannis Antetokounmpo, and he’s got […]

Continue reading

Lowe: Lakers? Warriors? Nets? Ranking the top 10 most fun NBA teams to watch this season

Behold, the top 10 NBA teams in our 10th annual League Pass Rankings. Reminder: These are watchability scores, not power rankings! We score teams, 1-10, in five categories: ZEITGEIST: Do actual humans care about this team? STAR/HIGHLIGHT POTENTIAL: Do you stick around games, at the expense of sleep and loved ones, because one player might […]

Continue reading

NBA free agents: Team-by-team lists for 2022 and 2023

Still, superstars like Bradley Beal, James Harden, Kyrie Irving and Russell Westbrook could become free agents if they don’t sign extensions between now and June. Here’s our team-by-team look at all the players who can and will hit free agency over the next two seasons. Key: Restricted = restricted free agent; player = player option; […]

Continue reading

The roller-coaster NBA finals ride Chase Buford will use at Kings

The Milwaukee Bucks historic NBA Championship run was defined by moments of frustration, anguish, devastation and out and out panic, with the latter of those emotions hitting the team at full force prior to Game 5 of the Finals against Phoenix. With the Delta variant of the Coronavirus wreaking havoc across the world, the Bucks […]

Continue reading

Thanasis Antetokounmpo enters NBA’s COVID-19 protocol, will miss Game 5 for Milwaukee Bucks

PHOENIX — Milwaukee Bucks guard Thanasis Antetokounmpo entered the NBA’s Health and Safety Protocols Saturday afternoon, and was listed as out for Game 5 of the NBA Finals Saturday night. “I think the health and safety protocols are on the front of everybody’s minds right now,” Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer said. “I think we’re in […]

Continue reading

Giannis Antetokounmpo was injured in Game 4, and the NBA reacted

Antetokounmpo landed awkwardly on his left leg after jumping to defend an alley-oop from John Collins to Clint Capela. The Bucks star stayed on the ground for several minutes, surrounded by players from both sides and was eventually helped up by his brother Thanasis Antetokounmpo. He managed to limp to the locker room without assistance. […]

Continue reading

NBA Power Rankings: How the trade deadline and buyout market shake up the league hierarchy

Among the biggest deals of the deadline: Victor Oladipo joined the Miami Heat, Rajon Rondo joined the LA Clippers, Nikola Vucevic joined the Chicago Bulls and JJ Redick joined the Dallas Mavericks. Trades are cool, but the buyout market has been where contenders are really rising to the top. In addition to signing Blake Griffin […]

Continue reading

NBA free agents: Team-by-team lists for 2021 and 2022

The 2021 class has more hype, potentially featuring names such as LeBron James, Kawhi Leonard, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Chris Paul, Paul George, Victor Oladipo, DeMar DeRozan, Blake Griffin, Rudy Gobert and Andre Drummond. Some of those players will agree to extensions or pick up player options before ever hitting the market, while others will have plenty […]

Continue reading

Madden NFL 21 adds Greek Freak and the Antetokounmpo brothers

Giannis Antetokounmpo, Kostas Antetokounmpo and Thanasis Antetokounmpo are coming to an updated version, “The Yard,” a backyard-style game that’s part of the Madden NFL 21 gameplay, EA Sports announced. The promo even has them in Greek-themed uniforms. While some American NBA stars have dabbled in football — LeBron James and Allen Iverson played in high […]

Continue reading

NBA bubble intel: Schedule and live updates for Day 2 of seeding games

For Giannis Antetokounmpo, attacking the paint is now a science. The Milwaukee Bucks superstar was in MVP form early during his first game of the NBA restart, as his Statue of Liberty dunk highlighted the first quarter. “Right in between the half-court and the 3-point line, I can take two steps and dunk,” Antetokounmpo said […]

Continue reading