Giannis Antetokounmpo is here. He’s nearly dunking from the free throw line in a game. He’s hitting stepback game-winning buzzer beaters against the Knicks. See:
Giannis Antetokounmpo beat the Knicks with a buzzer-beating fadeaway
Giannis’s tour de force against the entire league continued on Wednesday.
Lance Thomas played fine defense on that play. Antetokounmpo soared over him to splash home a jumper for a 105-104 win anyway. Even Carmelo Anthony knew there was nothing the Knicks could have done about it.
You should read the Sports Illustrated feature by the amazing Lee Jenkins on Antetokounmpo that just came out. Here was our favorite anecdote from it.
The first time Kidd benched him, Antetokounmpo was irate. “I was like, ‘Let’s see what this guy did in his career, anyway,’ ” Antetokounmpo recounts, and called up Kidd’s bio on his phone. “I saw Rookie of the Year, NBA championship, USA Olympic gold medal, second in assists, fifth in made threes, blah, blah, blah. I was like, ‘Jesus freaking Christ, how can I compete with that? I better zip it.’ ”
It’s Giannis’s world, and we live in it only due to his graciousness and permission. Thanks, Giannis.
