By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Giannis Antetokounmpo missed five games after testing positive for the coronavirus but he returned strong almost two weeks later against the Boston Celtics with 36 points, 12 rebounds, five assists and two blocks.
The Milwaukee Bucks superstar acknowledged he rather enjoyed the time off.
“I’m not going to lie: I enjoyed it. Selfishly, I think I needed the break. But at the end of the day, when you turn on the TV and see your teammates … guys out there fighting to try and win a game, you’re like, ‘Man, you want to be out there.’,” he said and added.
“We’ve got to keep connecting with one another. I feel like we’ve not played so much with one another. A guy comes back, a guy gets in health and safety protocol. A guy comes back, a guy gets injured. We have to connect as much as possible, even in practice or the game just to keep that chemistry going. Because I think we have a very great team, and if we stay humble and stay hungry, great things are going to happen to us in the future.”
Giannias’ teammates Wesely Matthews pointed to Antetokounmpo’s character.
“He gutted it out. You could see the fatigue. But he’s just one of those guys. He’s a robot; he’s a machine. He tells himself he feels no pain. He keeps going, he keeps attacking, he keeps putting pressure on everybody. The greatest thing about him is, he’s not content with any of it.”