Giannis Antetokounmpo Shades The Miami Heat | By: Da_Great_Niddy K

Giannis remains to be holding a little bit of a grudge.

Giannis Antetokounmpo is on prime of the basketball world proper now as his Milwaukee Bucks are defending champions. Whereas he in all probability will not repeat this season given the present competitors all through the league, there is no such thing as a doubt that each time Giannis is on the court docket, he’s feared. The person can bodily dominate any participant within the league, and as a two-time MVP, different gamers know that they should respect him each time they go 1-on-1.

The Greek nationwide has at all times had a chip on his shoulder, and his playoff losses have solely exacerbated that. Maybe his worst loss got here within the bubble again in 2020, when the Bucks misplaced to the Miami Warmth in 5 video games. Whereas chatting with The Athletic, Giannis had some shade for the Warmth, noting that he felt like their success was merely as a result of bubble. In fact, Giannis was capable of sweep the Warmth final season, in the end proving his level.

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“I got here in with a chip on my shoulder, I knew what the deal was,” Giannis stated. “It was one in all my finest years I’ve ever had in my profession, offensively and defensively… 12 months seven ended with Miami. I don’t make excuses as an athlete, however it wasn’t a satisfying yr for me as a result of I felt like if it was a traditional state of affairs, it wouldn’t find yourself like that. However on the finish of the day, I felt like Miami was constructed to be an NBA bubble group.”

This interview was for The Athletic’s 75 biggest NBA gamers of all-time listing, which had Giannis at twenty fourth. That is fairly excessive given his present resume, though it’s laborious to argue in opposition to a participant who has completed a lot at his younger age.