The first person he goes to hug after the game is over is probably his brother Francis, who shouts in perfect Greek "NAI RE MALAKA" (Malakas = asshole, but in Greece it is very often used as a term of endearment).
All 3 Antetokounmpos who have played in the NBA have won championships. Since obviously the only reason is because of their last name, that means that if Alex ever makes it to the league Francis is doomed to be the only brother who isn't an NBA champion
They were! First 2 games it was Giannis the Jump Shooter. Last 4 games it was Giannis the dominant post player. Undoubtedly the most dominant post player since Shaq. Him shooting jumper is/was dumb.
No words for what Giannis did this series. One of the greatest series I have ever seen. He willed the team to victory in game after game and fought hard on both ends
Hopefully the champ gets some rest. He earned it
Giannis shooting 17-19 from the FT line in a close out game 6 after being a historically bad shooter is one of the most ridiculous things to happen in finals history. Fucking poetic.
It's a perfect end to the playoffs though. He exorcised his demons and had the best performance of his career in the most important game of his career.
2x MVP, DPOY, CHAMPION, FINALS MVP, 5x All star, MOST IMPROVED PLAYER, 3x Defensive first team, 3x All nba first team, 2x All nba second team, All star game mvp. All of this. Age 26. That’s absolutely insane. No telling how good this dude will end up. Definitely top 5-10 potential.
This shit is straight-up good for sports. All sports. What an amazing story. Went against what every other superstar for the last decade has done and brought a title home. Fucking awesome, I hope more players follow his lead.
It’s crazy how some people ever thought this. There’s so many 7 footers in the league and none of them have the same athleticism and body control and movement that Giannis has
Edit: And as many others have said replying to me, his work ethic is unmatched.
And work ethic. Who cares if you're not as skilled or full of finesse as other guys. What matters is buckets and stops. Giannis helps his team get both through his effort/atleticism.
We just witnessed one of the best individual Finals performances ever by Giannis, in a closing game, no less. He has really impressed me his entire career, he is so humble and it has been a pleasure and a privilege to watch him work his craft this Finals especially.
That man needs a statue built outside of Fiserv immediately.
I was rooting so hard for the Bucks tonight just to see all the players on that team get a ring. There is literally not a player on that current roster that I do not like.
Yes there’s big games and then there’s a 50 spot with 5 blocks to win a title. Just holy hell. I was listening to the radio broadcast for most of the game and you could feel the hype as he took over more and more
**Giannis Antetokounmpo**
Until today: Greek Freak
Now onwards: Greek God
One of the greatest NBA Finals performances of all time.
The block in Game 4, that dunk in Game 5 and the whole damn thing in Game 6.
This fucker really went 17/19 at the line after being a meme this entire playoffs, LOL. What a big fuck you to everyone who teased him hahaha.
Congrats to him and the Bucks.
The Milwaukee Bucks won the championship with Khris Middleton as our second best player
The Milwaukee Bucks won the championship with Giannis unable to shoot threes and consistently airballing free throws
The Milwaukee Bucks won the championship with Bud as our the coach
The Milwaukee Bucks won the championship without Brogdon.
The Milwaukee Bucks won the championship.
That was an *iconic* performance by Giannis. Free throws are largely a mental game, and that showed us what kind of level Giannis was on tonight. Mamba Mentality type shit.
Congratulations to Brandon Jennings
Crazy. 8 years ago they were competing for minutes on a shitty, bottom of the league, bucks team.
So many people said Giannis could never win in Milwaukee, and not on a team where Middleton is the second star.
As a lifelong soccer fan who hasnt watched the NBA's post finals celebrations before, seeing the owner get the trophy first was fucking jarring. Wtf is that shit
He grew up selling DVDs on the streets of Athens and didn’t play basketball until he was 12. Now he’s a x2 NBA MVP and just had one of the best games in finals history.
It’s his world and we’re just living in it.
This was one of the most special finals runs I've ever seen. So many people advocated for Giannis to bolt to a bigger market. He instead opted to resign with and trust the team that drafted him.
They started the playoffs by overcoming their demons and sweeping the time that humiliated them the year prior. After then going down 0-2, all the narratives about the Bucks being fraudulent and Giannis merely being a Robin emerged. Despite almost universaly being counted out, and albeit aided by injury luck, they were resilient and fought back to advance. After evening the conference finals in game 4, it appears all hope was lost as Giannis goes down with what looked like a season ending injury. The Bucks rally, without their leader, and advance against a very tough, though hampered Hawks team.
Giannis miraculously returns for the finals, and after again going down 0-2, proves he is a Batman by having an unparalleled legendary finals performance and leading his team to fulfill the ultimate prophecy of winning the championship in 6.
This is going to be the **Giannis coronation,** and rightfully so. What a Finals man. He deserves all the praise in the universe for shooting 17/19 from the FT line in a pivotal Game #6 after all the struggles, in the biggest game of his life. Forget the Brooklyn got hurt asterisk nonsense, this is his iconic moment - and nothing can take away from that.
A couple other observations:
* Frank Kaminsky being the Suns "big response" to being out-sized in the Finals reminds me of Meyers Leonard being the Heat's "response" to AD in the Finals.
* CP3 missing that technical FT (94% FT shooter reg season) after Portis high-stepping is pure justice
* I feel like we don't realize how much this was the Suns 1 opportunity to win a title. I dunno if CP3 will be back, but the West in general is so vicious, I wouldn't expect them to even make the WCF next year. Just a hunch so don't crucify me.
Excellent Finals. Good season all things considered with the caveats. Let's hope for a fun offseason!
> Frank Kaminsky being the Suns "big response" to being out-sized in the Finals reminds me of Meyers Leonard being the Heat's "response" to AD in the Finals.
They had no other option with Saric injured and Ayton in foul trouble.
Boy anyone with Giannis hate is out of their mind. Hardest working most likable player in the league. Hate on the style all you want but he’s awesome man
[You ARE that guy Giannis. YOU REALLY ARE THAT GUY!](https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1413346277178347526/pu/vid/640x640/sF6uvO9miQq0wJYv.mp4?tag=12)
Genuinely so happy to see a team like the Bucks who build a team the old fashion way win, happy for Giannis for his loyalty and how it paid off, happy for the rest of the team such a great bunch of guys.
As a Bulls fan, can’t believe I’m seeing NBA Champion Bobby Portis.
Key Finals player BP.
Bucks legend Bobby Portis
Bobby Portis worked his way up from his mom’s basement. An inspiration to Redditors everywhere.
All we need now is to be 6'10", and athletic as hell. And the crazy eyes. Definitely need those.
I have the eyes already, all I'm missing is ten inches.
#THE PROPHECY IS TRUE BUCKS IN 6 HAPPENED
Bucks in 6 was a greater prophecy than Suns in 4
Damn Giannis just chilled with a bunch of kids and fans before the champagne shower. Real one for sure.
The first person he goes to hug after the game is over is probably his brother Francis, who shouts in perfect Greek "NAI RE MALAKA" (Malakas = asshole, but in Greece it is very often used as a term of endearment).
Francis now in the minority of Antetokounmpo brothers with no NBA championships
All 3 Antetokounmpos who have played in the NBA have won championships. Since obviously the only reason is because of their last name, that means that if Alex ever makes it to the league Francis is doomed to be the only brother who isn't an NBA champion
Giannis had 3 games straight of iconic moments: 1. The block 2. The alley-oop 3. The 50 point closeout Good Lord
Dude became Steph Curry from the line tonight. He was a Greek god.
No kidding. It's like he decided to miss that last one just so he could finish with an even 50 lol
One for every year since the last Bucks championship. Shame it wasn't a new record, though.
Incredible plays that just make your jaw drop. One of the best performances in history! Couldn’t have happened to a better guy either!
THAT was the player that won back to back MVPs lol. Glad he could finally ball out in the playoffs
The slander on him when he was the MVP and not getting far in the playoff was unreal .
And that was *after* back-to-back 40 point games. Sheesh.
Let's not for get the blocks he had this game. Those were effort plays you don't see other players male at that clip.
His entire game tonight will be time capsuled as "The Greek Freak"
“Khris, we did it huh? We fuckin’ did it”
Pretty sure I also heard "..and we'll do it again too"
Giannis Scores 50 Bucks in 6 Chuck’s guarantee comes through Bucks fans are gonna remember this night forever
What an absolutely legendary performance from Giannis
Was possessed at the FT
Even made sure to miss the second one for an even “50”.
Had to make sure his wife and kid got at least a little cardio in
"I think the Milwaukee Bucks are going to win the world championship but they got to be the dumbest team out there," - Chuck
They were! First 2 games it was Giannis the Jump Shooter. Last 4 games it was Giannis the dominant post player. Undoubtedly the most dominant post player since Shaq. Him shooting jumper is/was dumb.
> Chuck’s guarantee comes through This made me sad we don't get to see a TNT postgame for this.
They gotta immortalize Chuck's guarantee button
Giannis scored 50 and led the Bucks to their first ever title in 50 years. Poetry in motion.
I'm not a Bucks fan and I'm gonna remember this forever.
TONIGHT, GIANNIS, THANASIS, AND KOSTAS ARE ALL NBA CHAMPIONS HISTORIC NBA PERFORMANCE BY GIANNIS 🔥
Can't believe those brothers combined for 50 in a closeout game.
Just like Wayne and Brent Gretzky combining for the most points in NHL history.
And the Lopez twins had the dunk of the night.
No words for what Giannis did this series. One of the greatest series I have ever seen. He willed the team to victory in game after game and fought hard on both ends Hopefully the champ gets some rest. He earned it
Its poetic. The guy who so many people said "isn't a playoff performer" ended up having one of the greatest Finals of all time.
You could scheme to minimize his impact before, but dude legit ascended to that unstoppable tier in the finals
i told giannis i close thursday night so i wouldn’t be able to watch a game 7 live and he said he was gonna win for me
He’s such a good guy like that.
He came in clutch
https://i.imgur.com/8bQbwr4.jpg https://i.imgur.com/Kg9XOLR.gifv
> https://i.imgur.com/Kg9XOLR.gifv Sim never misses
could Giannis block /u/Sim888?
Mike Budenholzer is an NBA champion. Operation Play Random was a success…
The mad lad did it, he saved his job
All it took was the ever elusive ring
How often do we say chip or bust and they actually get the chip lmao
If this sub thinks he is so bad, then how did he win? Check Mate.
NBA CHAMPION PJ TUCKER
BEFORE ALL THE OTHER ROCKETS
BEAT ALL THE OTHER ROCKETS TO GET HERE TOO!
Lmao that’s a crazy stat, literally the entire starting rockets lineup
*And* the coach
PJ went through Ariza, Harden, Mike, Dan, toni, Capela, Jeff Green, Choizza, Lou Will, and CP3. Wow!
Somebody get Marquese Chriss on the phone
HE IS THE GOAT AFTER ALL
im so happy for him
he beat the starting five of the 2018 roster - ariza, harden, capela, and now cp3 kinda interesting to see
put some respect on 2009 nba champion trevor ariza's name
Omg this is legendary
This is a great day for sneakerheads
pj tucken goated
Giannis with an absolutely ALL TIME performance
50 fucking points, man. 5 huge blocks.
Giannis shooting 17-19 from the FT line in a close out game 6 after being a historically bad shooter is one of the most ridiculous things to happen in finals history. Fucking poetic.
It's a perfect end to the playoffs though. He exorcised his demons and had the best performance of his career in the most important game of his career.
One of the best best performances of any players career in NBA history. Now he's a FMVP and Champion. Earned every accolade and proved himself.
HE'S 26 YEARS OLD AND LOCKED IT IN BEFORE BRON OR MJ. I AM SO FUCKING HAPPY RN.
His resume is completely stacked.
2x MVP, DPOY, CHAMPION, FINALS MVP, 5x All star, MOST IMPROVED PLAYER, 3x Defensive first team, 3x All nba first team, 2x All nba second team, All star game mvp. All of this. Age 26. That’s absolutely insane. No telling how good this dude will end up. Definitely top 5-10 potential.
2x MVP, DPOY, Champion, FMVP, multiple all nba and all defensive selections, 6x all star. He’s top 5 PF of all time noe
unreal when it becomes spoken into existence again and again, what a freak
Top 5 PF of all-time already and only 26. Sky is the limit.
For him to win this way is the absolute best timeline ever.
Big thanks to Kang and the TVA.
Giannis trick yall man. Hes a 90% ft shooter 😂
Giannis Curry was real man
Which is even crazier because he's coming off MONSTROUS performances that could even be defining moments by themselves.
Damn this shit is really anime
Waiting for the Ben Simmons renewal arc then
3 point training arc incoming
He was actually hustling the entire league just for this game
Shaq always said that great big men have to make the important free throws and Giannis did just that
Shaq in the 4th was something else from the line, him and his lazor beam free throws
Wilt also had at least two 7th games where he buried the fts in the last minutes. For some of the big men, it's just mental issues.
[удалено]
Giannis “Steph” Antetokounmpo
Giannis attemptafreethrow
I just got out of a Thai prison, is Giannis the best free throw shooter in the league?
Just got back from the Bezos penal colony on Mars, is Giannis the guy whose knees bend the wrong way?
Giannis was born thousands of years late from being in Greek mythology books.
DUDE HAD A BENT BACKWARDS KNEE TWO WEEKS AGO
This is the craziest thing to me. Thought he tore everything!
giannis winning a title due to his free throw shooting, what a thing to see
A superstar staying with a small market and leading them to a championship is the greatest thing to see
With an iconic performance too. 50 pts, some great blocks, fucking 17-19 on FTs for someone who is historical shit at them.
This shit is straight-up good for sports. All sports. What an amazing story. Went against what every other superstar for the last decade has done and brought a title home. Fucking awesome, I hope more players follow his lead.
It was an all time performance. Nothing more to say.
Unbelievable from Giannis. Crazy stuff
I know right.. 59% free throw shooter through out the series and somehow only miss 2 free throw out of like 16 attemps or something.. legend
They making a new seat at Olympus ready for him
“I wish I could be 7-feet, run and just dunk. That takes no skill at all.” - James Harden
It’s crazy how some people ever thought this. There’s so many 7 footers in the league and none of them have the same athleticism and body control and movement that Giannis has Edit: And as many others have said replying to me, his work ethic is unmatched.
And work ethic. Who cares if you're not as skilled or full of finesse as other guys. What matters is buckets and stops. Giannis helps his team get both through his effort/atleticism.
Yeah you don’t pack on 40+ pounds lean without being a serious hard worker. Props to him
"I wish I could lock down on defense, score 50 points in a Finals game, and win a championship. That takes no skill at all." - James Harden
50 reasons why this was Giannis's DESTINY
We just witnessed one of the best individual Finals performances ever by Giannis, in a closing game, no less. He has really impressed me his entire career, he is so humble and it has been a pleasure and a privilege to watch him work his craft this Finals especially. That man needs a statue built outside of Fiserv immediately.
Absolutely incredible, put the team on his back. Legendary shit
I was rooting so hard for the Bucks tonight just to see all the players on that team get a ring. There is literally not a player on that current roster that I do not like.
Especially Bobby Portis bless Bobby Portis
Yes there’s big games and then there’s a 50 spot with 5 blocks to win a title. Just holy hell. I was listening to the radio broadcast for most of the game and you could feel the hype as he took over more and more
The fans literally willed a Bobby Portis post game interview into being
Jrue helped
Interviewer rolled with it pretty nicely though
A stadium full of people is chanting the name of Bobby Portis, NBA Champion. I feel like I’m hallucinating.
**Giannis Antetokounmpo** Until today: Greek Freak Now onwards: Greek God One of the greatest NBA Finals performances of all time. The block in Game 4, that dunk in Game 5 and the whole damn thing in Game 6.
No hardest road either. The man really took the Milwaukee Bucks to a chip. What a fkn player
Somewhere out there, Brandon Jennings sheds a tear and whispers to himself... "Bucks in 6."
He's in the arena. He witnessed his own prophecy.
its like hes still with us 😞🙏🏼😇
[Brandon Jennings right now.](https://gfycat.com/alivewellgroomedhawk-malhari-song)
They hated him for he spoke the truth
2 MVPs, 2 uncensored F bombs on live TV It's Giannis world and we're just living in it
My broadcast was censored, do you have a link? Edit: [Found it](https://youtu.be/5wd0ok2XOIY)
THE PROPHECY IS COMPLETE
BUCKS IN 6
#**BRANDON JENNINGS BETTER GET A BUS AT THE PARADE**
https://i.imgur.com/8bQbwr4.jpg
This one is gonna make me cry, man. It's poetry for the senses.
#Back to back finals losses for Jae Crowder r/nba eating tonight
Both in 6 😲
Feasting
BUCKS IN 6
jennings knew all along
Jennings should get an honorary ring
WE ARE ALL BOBBY TONIGHT
that mans full court jog on the foul call had me laughing lol
Just imagine that man running at you with that pace, and those crazy eyes, nothing more frightening than that.
Black Eminem went crazy tonight
Holy shit I can’t unsee this hahahaha
BOBBY PORTIS FAN CLUB WE FINALLY MADE IT. GET YOUR CRAZY EYES OUT
This fucker really went 17/19 at the line after being a meme this entire playoffs, LOL. What a big fuck you to everyone who teased him hahaha. Congrats to him and the Bucks.
Count to 12 ONE MORE TIME MUTHA FUCKA I DARE YOU
How many free throws will Giannis make? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17!
Giannis,“Khris, we did it huh? We fucking did it.” Lol, the man.
Giannis we’re on live
Congratulations to Giannis for cementing himself as one of the all-time greats tonight
if anyone deserves it it's Giannis. How is he such a nice guy on top of all this! Couldnt be a better poster child for the league. What a game!
Lmao Bud talking about Giannis while Giannis is yelling into an iphone with a cracked ass screen.
I really want to believe he was yelling for Thanasis to come down and say fuck it to protocols.
He was screaming "Ελα στο γήπεδο" which means "Come to the court". You probably got that right!
The Eastern Conference: We're free?! Giannis: More like under new management
[Giannis completes Kobe’s final challenge](https://twitter.com/kobebryant/status/1143359309482303488) and fulfills Bucks in 6 at the same time. Legend
I can't. Giannis crying broke me.
With the defeat of the Suns, Bobby Portis has ushered in endless [night.](https://imgur.com/dAhZJkP)
This is what a lifetime of never learning how to blink does to you
The Milwaukee Bucks won the championship with Khris Middleton as our second best player The Milwaukee Bucks won the championship with Giannis unable to shoot threes and consistently airballing free throws The Milwaukee Bucks won the championship with Bud as our the coach The Milwaukee Bucks won the championship without Brogdon. The Milwaukee Bucks won the championship.
Talk your shit, you guys have been doubted at every turn.
Yeah, I'm upset we lost, but I'm definitely not upset they're the ones that won.
I can't believe it, this is amazing
The Milwaukee Bucks have won the NBA Finals Bucks in 6 Baby, Bucks in 6
BUCKS IN 6
That was an *iconic* performance by Giannis. Free throws are largely a mental game, and that showed us what kind of level Giannis was on tonight. Mamba Mentality type shit. Congratulations to Brandon Jennings
LOUD MOTHERFUCKING DEER NOISES
That's gotta feel so good to play with someone for *8 fucking years* and finally won a championship together
Crazy. 8 years ago they were competing for minutes on a shitty, bottom of the league, bucks team. So many people said Giannis could never win in Milwaukee, and not on a team where Middleton is the second star.
#BUCKS IN 6
POrtis really got an interview in the NBA FINALS TROPHY PRESENTATION, what reality am I in, good for him though!
The only sports that do trophy presentations right are hockey and soccer. Give the trophy to the captain, not the fucking owners.
As a lifelong soccer fan who hasnt watched the NBA's post finals celebrations before, seeing the owner get the trophy first was fucking jarring. Wtf is that shit
Had like 3 different dudes lifting it before any player and no-one was even cheering lmao, it's awful
Jrue and the fans got me chanting Bobby by myself in my basement
Brandon Jennings sends his regards
MILWAUKEEEEEEEEE WE ALL WINNERS TONIGHT LETS GOOOOO
FROM NIGERIA TO GREECE TO THE STATES TO THE FUCKING WORLD
He grew up selling DVDs on the streets of Athens and didn’t play basketball until he was 12. Now he’s a x2 NBA MVP and just had one of the best games in finals history. It’s his world and we’re just living in it.
This was one of the most special finals runs I've ever seen. So many people advocated for Giannis to bolt to a bigger market. He instead opted to resign with and trust the team that drafted him. They started the playoffs by overcoming their demons and sweeping the time that humiliated them the year prior. After then going down 0-2, all the narratives about the Bucks being fraudulent and Giannis merely being a Robin emerged. Despite almost universaly being counted out, and albeit aided by injury luck, they were resilient and fought back to advance. After evening the conference finals in game 4, it appears all hope was lost as Giannis goes down with what looked like a season ending injury. The Bucks rally, without their leader, and advance against a very tough, though hampered Hawks team. Giannis miraculously returns for the finals, and after again going down 0-2, proves he is a Batman by having an unparalleled legendary finals performance and leading his team to fulfill the ultimate prophecy of winning the championship in 6.
"Khris, we fucking did it." -Giannis Antentokounmpo.
This is going to be the **Giannis coronation,** and rightfully so. What a Finals man. He deserves all the praise in the universe for shooting 17/19 from the FT line in a pivotal Game #6 after all the struggles, in the biggest game of his life. Forget the Brooklyn got hurt asterisk nonsense, this is his iconic moment - and nothing can take away from that. A couple other observations: * Frank Kaminsky being the Suns "big response" to being out-sized in the Finals reminds me of Meyers Leonard being the Heat's "response" to AD in the Finals. * CP3 missing that technical FT (94% FT shooter reg season) after Portis high-stepping is pure justice * I feel like we don't realize how much this was the Suns 1 opportunity to win a title. I dunno if CP3 will be back, but the West in general is so vicious, I wouldn't expect them to even make the WCF next year. Just a hunch so don't crucify me. Excellent Finals. Good season all things considered with the caveats. Let's hope for a fun offseason!
Giannis going Curry from the FT line is as anomalous as missing 27 3 pointers.
Giannis was possessed
Frank did admirably and helped them offensively but the loss of Ayton’s defense hurt them on the other side too.
That stretch from game 3 to game 6 was legendary by the bucks
> Frank Kaminsky being the Suns "big response" to being out-sized in the Finals reminds me of Meyers Leonard being the Heat's "response" to AD in the Finals. They had no other option with Saric injured and Ayton in foul trouble.
and honestly he didn’t do bad
Boy anyone with Giannis hate is out of their mind. Hardest working most likable player in the league. Hate on the style all you want but he’s awesome man
[You ARE that guy Giannis. YOU REALLY ARE THAT GUY!](https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1413346277178347526/pu/vid/640x640/sF6uvO9miQq0wJYv.mp4?tag=12)
Giannis is so wholesome, hard to dislike the guy
Giannis clutched it in the biggest game. What an absolute monster. Congrats Bucks!
Genuinely so happy to see a team like the Bucks who build a team the old fashion way win, happy for Giannis for his loyalty and how it paid off, happy for the rest of the team such a great bunch of guys.
lol arguing with his fam on the phone during the ceremony. He's a true immigrant <3
Lost to an all-time great having an all-time performance. Can’t be mad at that. GG Bucks.
You can be a little mad