By John Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net
The Milwaukee Bucks are already up to a league-high seven road games in the 2019-20 NBA Regular Season, have won five of them for a 7-3 overall W-L record. Their latest outing on Sunday night was combined with various eruptions on Giannis Antetokounmpo’s part from his jersey and an hallway Oklahoma City Thunder sign to the game itself.
The 24-year-old forward stepped to the free-throw line in the dying seconds of the first half and badly airballed his second attempt. Frustration and his inner Hulk Hogan surfaced upon returning to the Bucks bench and tearing his jersey.
With his team facing a halftime deficit and himself struggling to impose his will on the opposition, Antetokounmpo kicked a hole into a sign with the Thunder logo on his way back to the locker room.
The Greek Freak went on to pour 24 out of his 35 points in the second half leading the comeback charge. Afterwards offered to pay for the sign he destroyed clarifying that he is the only one to blame.
“You know, there’s no excuse there, and obviously I’ll try to pay for the sign, or I can trade you guys for the Bucks sign when you guys come to Milwaukee,” he said, “But there’s no excuse for that. But obviously, playing basketball is a lot of frustration and a lot of emotion, and obviously, moments like that happen.”
“I wasn’t playing good basketball,” Antetokounmpo added, “I wasn’t being as aggressive as I wanted.”
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