Giannis Antetokounmpo

And a good reminder to the NBA world that he is a two-MVP in his own right and the reigning Finals MVP. Bucks all-time scoring list. Antetokounmpo even became ...

In his ninth season in Milwaukee, Antetokounmpo is now the Bucks' all-time leader in points, blocks, and triple-doubles. April 8 Just an absolutely sensational performance on the road against a talented Nets team led by Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving. April 7 During this stretch, Antetokounmpo has also shot a stellar 59.1 percent from the field. April 10 8 p.m. April 5 8 p.m. Playing at a MVP-level all season, Antetokounmpo has elevated his game to yet another level over the last several weeks. April 3 April 1

After the Brooklyn Nets defeated the Detroit Pistons on Tuesday evening, Kevin Durant was asked about their upcoming matchup with Giannis Antetokounmpo and ...

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NEW YORK – Giannis Antetokounmpo wanted this one. As he compiled numbers and climbed over names in respective Milwaukee Bucks and NBA recorded histories ...

“For me, it was crazy,” Lopez recalled to the Journal Sentinel. “I grew up as a fan of the league and everything like that and to be a scoring leader for one of these teams is pretty wild – one of 30 teams. His teammates are beyond happy for him, giving him all the love and everything that he deserves. It made me appreciate all the players I played with, the coaches that helped get me where I was to put me in those positions to succeed. “It’s a remarkable story that I don’t think is ever – I’ve been associated with NBA 56 years – and I’ve played against and with the great ones back in the early 60s, mid 60s, the 70s, and who came along even close to this story?” McGlocklin said, his voice hitting a high pitch of incredulity. You can’t name anybody that was that much of a surprise and grew in the NBA. Because most of the great ones came in, even back then, with big credentials out of college. "It's good, it's good because I'm changing the narrative," he said. He believed in how great he could be and he worked for it. And I think that’s the way it will be viewed,” said Hall of Famer Bob Dandridge, who played his first six seasons with Abdul-Jabbar. “Neither one has been any more significant in the history of the ballclub. I want it to be like, you know when Kobe passed MJ? The whole game stopped and he took the ball and he was like…” “Geez, that’s insane,” said Bucks center Brook Lopez, who came into the league in 2008 as a post-oriented center. Kobe Bryant passed Michael Jordan for third place on the NBA’s all-time scoring list on the road in Minnesota on Dec. 14, 2014 with a pair of free throws. “It’s cool,” he acknowledged a few games before he broke Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s franchise scoring mark Thursday night on a step-back three-pointer over Brooklyn center Andre Drummond with 18 seconds left in the fourth quarter.

Giannis Antetokounmpo hit his three biggest shots. Kevin Durant missed his two. A tense and physical battle boiled down to those stars in crunch time, ...

Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo broke Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's franchise record for points that had stood since 1975 during Thursday's game.

“For me, it was crazy,” Lopez recalled to the Journal Sentinel. “I grew up as a fan of the league and everything like that and to be a scoring leader for one of these teams is pretty wild – one of 30 teams. “It’s a remarkable story that I don’t think is ever – I’ve been associated with NBA 56 years – and I’ve played against and with the great ones back in the early 60s, mid 60s, the 70s, and who came along even close to this story?” McGlocklin said, his voice hitting a high pitch of incredulity. It made me appreciate all the players I played with, the coaches that helped get me where I was to put me in those positions to succeed. You can’t name anybody that was that much of a surprise and grew in the NBA. Because most of the great ones came in, even back then, with big credentials out of college. And I think that’s the way it will be viewed,” said Hall of Famer Bob Dandridge, who played his first six seasons with Abdul-Jabbar. “Neither one has been any more significant in the history of the ballclub. He believed in how great he could be and he worked for it. I want it to be like, you know when Kobe passed MJ? The whole game stopped and he took the ball and he was like…” At the moment he became the franchise leader in points, Antetokounmpo had made 4,704 two-point field goals, 445 3-pointers and 3,471 free throws. “Geez, that’s insane,” said Bucks center Brook Lopez, who came into the league in 2008 as a post-oriented center. He finished Thursday's game with 44 points, including the game-winning free throws with just three seconds to go in overtime. The 3-point shot didn’t come into the NBA until 1979, so all of Abdul-Jabbar’s points came via two-point field goals (5,902) and free throws (2,407). But – but – never too far in advance.

Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo delivered an incredible performance in what felt like a playoff game in Milwaukee's 120–119 overtime victory over the Nets ...

Milwaukee (48–28) sits at No. 2 in the Eastern Conference and a half-game behind the Heat for first place. In Milwaukee’s win, the two-time MVP became the first Bucks player with consecutive 40-point games since Abdul-Jabbar did on Jan. 27 and 29, 1975. He has now scored 30 or more points in each of his last eight road games with Thursday’s win, which eclipses the second-longest streak in Bucks history and sits behind only Abdul-Jabbar’s 11-game streak during the 1971-72 season.

In a dominant effort on Thursday night, Giannis Antetokounmpo became the Milwaukee Bucks all-time leading scorer. With 44 points, 14 rebounds, and 6 assists ...

I feel like the more humble I get, and the more hungry I stay, the more things I can accomplish, the more art I can create... I can make a three," Giannis said. In a dominant effort on Thursday night, Giannis Antetokounmpo became the Milwaukee Bucks all-time leading scorer.

Giannis Antetokounmpo became the Milwaukee Bucks' all-time leading scorer on Thursday after inspiring his team to a narrow overtime win against the Brooklyn ...

The more humble I get, the more hungry I stay, the more things I can accomplish." "I don't want to be the guy only that dunks and runs." I want myself to stay humble.

In his 9th season with the Bucks, the 2-time Kia MVP is now the franchise's all-time leader in points, blocks and triple-doubles.

In his ninth season with the Bucks, Antetokounmpo is now the franchise’s all-time leader in points, blocks and triple-doubles. Milwaukee took that one 115-111 and pulled it out Thursday behind a second straight 40-point game from Antetokounmpo. Giannis Antetokounmpo passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to become Milwaukee’s career scoring leader on a 3-pointer that forced overtime, and then made two free throws in the final seconds to give the Bucks a 120-119 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday night.

After making history on Thursday night, Giannis Antetokounmpo will look to continue his offensive onslaught when the Milwaukee Bucks host the Los Angeles…

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The Milwaukee Bucks are not just reigning champions who are primed to mount a credible back-to-back attempt. They are on the precipice of establishing a ...

The voters for Most Valuable Player are human, and therefore fallible, and they might invent a reason to cast their ballot with someone else’s name at the top. Staying above 0.500 without those teammates is challenging enough, but to be 15 games above that mark and sticking in the thick of the playoff race, while your best teammates are Will Barton and Aaron Gordon? That is the sort of adversity that MVP voters can get behind. Nikola Jokic, I’m sorry your team was bitten by the injury bug, and your stat lines are as incredible as your water polo passes, but your Nuggets aren’t even a top-4 seed in the West and if Giannis’ experience is any indication, the voters might veer off-script and hold your playoff record against you. A clear task, but not a simple one, and Embiid was up to that challenge while also navigating the Philadelphia 76ers acquisition of James Harden. The Sixers are in position to make a deep playoff run because of Embiid’s focus, more than proving the value he provides. Much and more was made of his former teammate Ben Simmons’ postseason performance, and the unraveling of that relationship forced the Sixers to find ways to win without one of their cornerstone pieces. People are suckers for a good story, and the competition for MVP can provide. He’s been the most prolific scorer of the bunch, including a good-and-still-improving three-point shot, and he’s within decimal points of the scoring title. He’s not the leader in as many statistical categories as Jokic…but he’s not far behind. Injury-prone earlier in his career, Embiid has managed to avoid the type of issues his detractors had assumed would sideline him prematurely, and he’s played in just as many games as Giannis this season. Do you veer away from the measurable and instead focus on memory, the idea that the player who mounted the campaign that best represents the story of the league that year deserves the award? Each feeds into the other and the two are inextricably linked, but these two categories seem to be the clearest delineation between the wide range of rationales that voters will use when submitting their ballots. The Milwaukee Bucks are not just reigning champions who are primed to mount a credible back-to-back attempt.

The Greek Freak has been dismissed, famously by James Harden, as a great athlete but not necessarily a skilled basketball player. But the NBA Finals MVP has ...

The Bucks led by four in overtime but the Nets rallied to take a 119-118 lead when Durant was fouled on a 3-point attempt and made all three shots with 8.7 seconds left. Referees reviewed the replay and informed a stunned Middleton that he received the harsher Flagrant 2 and was ejected. “I don’t think it’s anything that we’re concerned about, but there’s a daily attention and effort that it takes from the sports performance team and him and what he does to be his best. The Bucks and Nets could be headed for a first-round matchup this year. The Greek Freak has been dismissed, famously by James Harden, as a great athlete but not necessarily a skilled basketball player. Jrue Holiday added 19 points and Khris Middleton had 16 before being ejected for a flagrant foul midway through the third quarter.

After he hit a game-winning three to beat the Nets, Giannis brought up James Harden saying he only 'dunks and runs.'

Meanwhile, it was a rough night for Harden. The guard got what he wanted with a trade to the Philadelphia 76ers, but after a hot start, he’s been struggling immensely as of late. Antetokounmpo went off for 44 points, 14 rebounds, and six assists on 14-of-21 shooting with 15-of-19 shooting from the foul line. It’s hard to remember the Before Times now, but Harden and Antetokounmpo once went head-to-head for the 2019 MVP award. Just look at what he said after an incredible performance against the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday. Giannis’ motor was in overdrive at all time, combining elite defense with elite slashing while being one of the greatest physical specimens the game had ever seen. Giannis Antetokounmpo proved himself on the biggest stage in basketball last year by authoring one of the most dominant NBA Finals performances in history.

JJ Redick is officially a basketball analyst now since retiring from the NBA this season and, today, he's catching flak like one. Redick made the mistake of ...

Giannis might be the best one on one night. On another, it could be someone else. That dude has been smoking the rest of the league. That just looks like a bad take. Embiid asked who the other two players were. That’s just the way things are.

Despite an MVP-level performance this season, it doesn't appear Giannis Antetokounmpo is going to win the NBA MVP for 2022.

Embiid pushed back, wondering who the third was, and when Redick reluctantly went with Jokic, Embiid expressed surprise that Antetokounmpo wasn't in the conversation. Over the last seven days, Jokic has seen 38.2% of bets compared to Embiid’s 25.5%. Giannis is in a distant third at 13.7% of bets.” Jokic, who won the 2021 MVP, doesn't just have favor with oddsmakers or bettors. "Where's Giannis?" Embiid asked playfully. There's still a little bit of time, of course, and the Bucks are just a half-game behind Miami for first place in the East, with the 76ers falling to fourth after a loss Thursday. But Bucks fans shouldn't anticipate that there will be another MVP plaudit in the Wisconsin sports trophy case anytime soon. Tim Bontemps of ESPN conducted a "straw poll" of media members, doing his best to mimic the MVP voting by capturing two voters from each of the league's 28 markets in addition to national and international reporters. Embiid was next at 30.0. Antetokounmpo averages fewer minutes than the other two but not by much, at 32.9 minutes per game compared to Embiid's 33.6 in the same number of contests and Jokic's 33.2 in seven more games. Jokic averages 26.5 points per game but also 13.6 rebounds and 8.0 assists for a team that entered the weekend tied for fifth in the Western Conference. By comparison, Antetokounmpo averages 11.7 rebounds and 5.8 assists, with Embiid at 11.5 boards and 4.2 assists. After his consecutive games of scoring at least 40 points, Antetokounmpo entered the weekend close to a tie with LeBron James for the league scoring title, both at 30.1 points per game. "Joel Embiid has had the best year of his career, with career-highs in points, assists, steals and turnovers ... Yet it’s not enough, for oddsmakers or bettors. OddsChecker, which aggregates a number of betting websites, gives Antetokounmpo odds of +650 (in other words, someone betting $100 on Antetokounmpo would win $650). That's an implied chance of 13.3%, behind Nuggets star Nikola Jokic (64.9%) and Philadelphia's Joel Embiid (33.3%).

Giannis Antetokounmpo passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the Bucks' all-time leading scorer after scoring 44 points in a 120-119 win over the Nets on Thursday.

The 27-year-old has won back-to-back MVPs, a Finals MVP and title in 2021, a five-time All-NBA selection, six-time All-Star, Defensive Player of the Year, Most Improved Player, and was named to the NBA 75th anniversary team. Antetokounmpo has now scored 14,216 points as a Bucks and is the franchise leader in not only points but also blocks and triple-doubles. The monumental moment came on a three-pointer to force overtime.

Nikola Jokic remains the consensus odds-on favorite to win the regular-season MVP award at sportsbooks, but a big week from Giannis Antetokounmpo has put ...

At 12-1 entering the week, Antetokounmpo's MVP odds were as long as they've been all season. Antetokounmpo and LeBron James are each averaging a league-best 30.1 points per game, with Embiid at 30.0 points per game. Antetokounmpo's MVP odds have improved from 12-1 to 5-1 this week, making him the third choice behind Jokic (-200) and Joel Embiid (+200) at Caesars Sportsbook. No other player has MVP odds better than 60-1 (Phoenix guard Devin Booker) at Caesars Sportsbook.

The other night, in the wake of the Milwaukee Bucks 118-116 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers, I commented that, "[Giannis] might've secured both MVP and ...

The Miami Heat get to watch a 32 year-old man loudly threaten a 41 year-old man and a 51 year-old man with physical violence in what is supposed to be the most professional organization in the sport. Last night, when the Bucks needed a three to cap a furious comeback against the Brooklyn Nets, it wasn’t one of the team’s reliable sharp-shooters who took the shot: It was Giannis Antetokounmpo, grabbing the ball off a busted play, and fearlessly taking a step-back and nailing a three in a sequence that puts to bed yet another of the countless doubts about what he is capable of. He’s been drafted into more true center minutes than ever before in his entire career, a role that asked him to not only bear the brunt of halting 255-285 pound men for 30+ minutes, but to then also turn, sacrifice his body once more, and engage in glorified trench warfare to corral rebounds. Giannis Antetokounmpo is a new kind of player, taking bits and pieces of all the greats and fusing them into one. It is a moment to celebrate in many ways, but part of what makes Giannis a legendary player is how he has become the living embodiment of the Milwaukee Bucks’ glorious past. From what came before, his legend looks now to the present and what is yet to come.

Giannis Antetokounmpo has been ruled out for Friday's game between the Los Angeles Clippers and Milwaukee Bucks.

* CAN KRISTAPS STILL BE AN ALL-STAR? Ben Stinar and Haley Jordan sat down to talk about Washington Wizards star Kristaps Porzingis in a recent episode of Stinar For 3. Especially on a team that is contending for an NBA Championship. He has played for the Charlotte Hornets, Boston Celtics and Knicks over his 11-year NBA career. However, I still believe that the four-time NBA All-Star can be a productive player.

The Bucks and Clippers will each hold out four starters, including Giannis Antetokounmpo (sore right knee) and Paul George (shooting elbow), for Friday's ...

With five games remaining, the Clippers have clinched a play-in berth and are entrenched in eighth place in the Western Conference at 37-40. The Bucks' injury report indicates that Antetokounmpo, Jrue Holiday (sprained left ankle), Khris Middleton (sore left wrist) and Brook Lopez won't play. Rookie Brandon Boston Jr. (non-COVID-19 illness) is also out.

Nikola Jokic remains the consensus odds-on favorite to win the regular-season MVP award at sportsbooks, but a big week from Giannis Antetokounmpo has put ...

At 12-1 entering the week, Antetokounmpo's MVP odds were as long as they've been all season. Entering April, and with two weeks until the playoffs begin, Cleveland Cavaliers forward Evan Mobley is the favorite for Rookie of the Year at -250 at Caesars Sportsbook. Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart is the favorite to win Defensive Player of the Year at +110, and Memphis guard Ja Morant is the favorite for Most Improved Player at -550. Antetokounmpo and LeBron James are each averaging a league-best 30.1 points per game, with Embiid at 30.0 points per game.

Moments after Giannis Antetokounmpo put the finishing touches—a pair of game-winning free throws—on a 44-point performance in the Bucks' 120-119 overtime ...

"One day we will say Giannis is the best player in the league period," O'Neal said. "I loved that he stepped up with confidence with his free throws... The two-time MVP had taken down Kevin Durant, one of the league’s greatest scorers, and eclipsed Kareem Adbul Jabbar to become Milwaukee’s all-time leading scorer in the Bucks’ win. “I don’t want to be the guy only that dunks and runs. but I have to stay humble,” Antetokounmpo said after becoming the franchise's all-time leading scorer. O'Neal agreed and went on to state that the Greek Freak will be the face of the NBA in the near future.

At this point in the season last year, Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid was in a two-man race for the NBA's MVP award. With Embiid and Denver Nuggets ...

With six games left in the regular season, Embiid has plenty of time to help his MVP case. Although the Sixers have been underwhelming this week, Embiid cannot be blamed for their issues. Last week, Embiid ranked at the top of the MVP ladder. As the Sixers went from winning three-straight over the Heat, Lakers, and the Clippers, they dropped three-straight games after facing the Suns, Bucks, and the Pistons. Not only has Embiid been healthier than ever this year, but he's continued to play at a high level. That's not the case for Embiid this season.

Jrue Holiday (ankle), Brook Lopez (conditioning) and Khris Middleton (wrist) are also sidelined, and the Clippers are throwing out a skeleton crew as well.