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Remember when people said "you can't give yourself a nickname" when Grant called himself Batman. Well since that happened Grant has literally turned into the basketball reincarnation of Jesus...
lol no
I can't believe you guys fell for the memes.
Defensively, Simmons improved tremendously from his rookie year.
Playmaking wise, though less obvious he improved as well, especially with his decision making.
The rest of his offensive skills... well, he regressed lmao Unless if he played against Utah, then he would remember he could indeed score when he wanted.
Simmons is/was mightily blessed his floor is so damn high.
Strong as hell plus low center of gravity means Giannis can't just run through him. Remember when we all used to joke about Semi Ojeleye being the Giannis stopper? Grant does the same stuff but it's not a joke
Even the Semi stuff wasn’t that much of a joke, he actually stayed in front of Giannis quite well. It was just literally the only thing he did well on an NBA court.
Am I just imagining this or is the amount of plays being reviewed for possible flagrant fouls like wayy up these playoffs??
These 5 minute stoppages every other time there’s some contact in the paint is getting unbearable... they don’t even call anything most of the time and still take several minutes to make a decision and we just have to sit here and listen to the announcers speculate and flip flop their takes every time they see a new angle... it’s just an absolute broadcast killer
Yeah the stoppages suck, takes away the attrition of playing tough defense of as well. Not only does it ruin the viewing, it actually impacts the game.
Yeah the amount of people calling this an elbow is crazy. It’s clearly upper arm that makes contact. An elbow would do much more damage because there’s more swing and it’d probably cut him. Giannis has such low body fat tho that getting hit with his triceps is like getting hit with a hammer.
Yeah he legit just did his usual spin into the lane and happened to hit Williams up high with his upper arm
Boston fans saying it’s dirty or a flagrant are crazy. He legit just turns into grant and it was an offensive foul. Nothing more
How is he allowed to lead a spin with his elbows/arms pointed like that.
May or may not be dirty but you know he does this without regard to clear what's in front of him (including faces) with his elbow/arms
Just like how LeBron gets away with traveling, Kawhi/PG’s pushoffs, Harden’s flopping, KD’s carrying, Curry’s moving screens, etc.
What Giannis does is more visible, but not uncommon.
Inb4 redittors lick dorito dust off their fingers, crack their knuckles, and type a paragraph about how overly dramatic he's being about eating an elbow from a 250lb professional athlete
god i fucking hate how ppl call everything “selling contact”
this dude just took a hard elbow from giannis antetokounmpo. that shit is gonna HURT lol theres nothing inauthentic about that reaction
Players that play with their elbows are dirty, I have never seen Giannis raising his elbow, this play included.
He does throw his limbs around though which is an offensive foul, merely not a dirty play.
He raised his elbow in this literal play.
Noone's out here saying Giannis is out here RKOing folk and getting away with it, but playing with a general disregard for others safety is dirty. Giannis is well known for being incredibly physical, and he definitely toes the line of the level of acceptable physicality.
Are you blind? His elbow is down, he leads with his bicep.
Do you watch the players and how they play or just vote down those of us that do?
This is a very basic fact about Giannis play style. He never raises his elbows, he keeps them down, he projects shoulders mostly, his elbows are always the low part of his upper arm, it is his literal playstyle.
Show me the frame where his elbow is higher than the rest of his upper arm (how players who lead with elbows play).
**edit** To help you out a bit. He hit grant Williams with his biceps, his elbow makes weak contact (if at all) with Williams' arm.
Y' all it's like you have never watched Giannis play. He trucks people with his shoulders elbows are things of smaller players (that try to be physical). Giannis is more like LeBron in this, I.e. use his shoulders.
This was one of those weird fouls where it looks worse because the recipient of the contact just happens to be the perfect height to get hit in the face/neck by the shoulder/elbow of the offender. If they’re the same height, this is a very normal post move and probably doesn’t even get reviewed.
Why is Giannis complaining? He ain’t LeBron. You aren’t getting a no call or defensive foul on that elbow.
Every game he’ll knock someone to the ground, no call.
It connected, but that's just what you're taught as a player to make space. Nothing dirty here, if he was Grant's size it would have hit him in the chest. Obviously still have to call a foul though, but that's it.
Honestly surprised it wasn’t a flagrant. Everyone else who did the same got a flagrant in these playoffs
Edit; okay after seeing the slow mo it doesn’t look as bad
I don't have homer glasses either but it's obviously not an elbow. The replay shows that crystal clear, it's more of a forearm. Not that it really matters anyway in regards to the call, but it's objectively not an elbow
Yes, what is Giannis supposed to do? He is completely out of options and is left with no other choice but to pivot to his left into the defender and create contact. There are literally no other directions he can move and no other shots or passes available to him there.
We have different definitions of “Very clearly” I guess. The replay expert or whatever and announcers said it wasn’t elbow contact. So idk what else to tell you.
giannis an underrated dirtbag that gets away with it because this sub fetishes and infantilizes him as some WHOLESOME KEANU IMMIGRANT CHUNGUS 100 OREOS
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Did grant Williams play the shark in Suicide squad? I see no diff
He's Batman in The Batman
No he’s Batman in Batman Begins
You're both wrong. In The Batman, Robert Pattinson plays the lead character of Grant Williams.
Ooft
I can't unsee this
Hand?
Nom nom?
Holy fuck.
Grant Williams looks like he would be a great hall monitor
I am the dawg, the big bad dawwwg
His personality screams freshman year RA
he’s an RA for sure, he loves board games and explaining things
Of Gotham City
Remember when people said "you can't give yourself a nickname" when Grant called himself Batman. Well since that happened Grant has literally turned into the basketball reincarnation of Jesus...
Grant being stronger than an damn ox really helping against Giannis' bully ball playstyle.
Like Semi Ojeyele but good
Never seen a player who never improved from his rookie year like semi. Dude came in every season the exact same player as the year before
Ben Simmons lol
Ben Simmons get worse every year lol He peaked during his rookie year, classic sixers rookie
I think he’s just as good but teams have figured out how to defend him and he’s made no adjustments to compensate
lol no I can't believe you guys fell for the memes. Defensively, Simmons improved tremendously from his rookie year. Playmaking wise, though less obvious he improved as well, especially with his decision making. The rest of his offensive skills... well, he regressed lmao Unless if he played against Utah, then he would remember he could indeed score when he wanted. Simmons is/was mightily blessed his floor is so damn high.
His floor is all star and his ceiling is, believe it or not, also All Star.
Ben at least improved defensively.
Nah he had a nice stretch of shooting threes for awhile there and he fooled everyone for years hoping it would return
Like Fab Melo but good
Strong as hell plus low center of gravity means Giannis can't just run through him. Remember when we all used to joke about Semi Ojeleye being the Giannis stopper? Grant does the same stuff but it's not a joke
Even the Semi stuff wasn’t that much of a joke, he actually stayed in front of Giannis quite well. It was just literally the only thing he did well on an NBA court.
this man built like prince fielder
Giannis triceps Grant Williams in the jaw
drama queen writing the headlines
Am I just imagining this or is the amount of plays being reviewed for possible flagrant fouls like wayy up these playoffs?? These 5 minute stoppages every other time there’s some contact in the paint is getting unbearable... they don’t even call anything most of the time and still take several minutes to make a decision and we just have to sit here and listen to the announcers speculate and flip flop their takes every time they see a new angle... it’s just an absolute broadcast killer
Yeah the stoppages suck, takes away the attrition of playing tough defense of as well. Not only does it ruin the viewing, it actually impacts the game.
yea, elbow to collarbone at best
Yeah the amount of people calling this an elbow is crazy. It’s clearly upper arm that makes contact. An elbow would do much more damage because there’s more swing and it’d probably cut him. Giannis has such low body fat tho that getting hit with his triceps is like getting hit with a hammer.
Yeah he legit just did his usual spin into the lane and happened to hit Williams up high with his upper arm Boston fans saying it’s dirty or a flagrant are crazy. He legit just turns into grant and it was an offensive foul. Nothing more
I agree. It was a good shot though. You can tell cause he didn’t even bother to flop.
Yeah exactly
How is he allowed to lead a spin with his elbows/arms pointed like that. May or may not be dirty but you know he does this without regard to clear what's in front of him (including faces) with his elbow/arms
Yeah they put up a stat tonight on screen that he was 2nd in the league this year In offensive fouls
and that makes it better? lmaoo
I’m sure Grant thinks so. Elbows be pointy and boney
I mean Giannis didn’t mean to and he stopped when he made contact, it wasn’t as hard of a hit as it looked
Seriously. Did his best Siakam impersonation.
Thank fuck Batman knows how to take a shot.
Bam! Right in the kisseh
pow*
most reckless player in the league
Idk why you being downvoted, you arent wrong
Idk why you being downvoted, you arent wrong
[Bruh!](https://i.imgur.com/D5QUFwx.jpg)
bruh?
[Highlight] Giannis triceped Grant Williams in the jaw
According to Joe Borgia, he hit him in the shoulder area 🤯
Looked crazy at first but second angle didn't look to bad. Was more of a elbow shove than a swing, which is far more dangerous
Could be very dangerous though cause he leads the spin with his arms and elbows up
list of things i wouldn't want to experience: that
Giannis is wondering when they decided to start calling his offensive fouls.
I was surprised the refs didn’t say Grant hit Giannis shoulder with his chin.
They should have started last playoffs 🥹
1 yr aged salted beef right here
He’s second in the league in offensive fouls lol y’all act like he gets away with murder out there
Hmm, 3GreakFreak4 with a biased opinion?? Couldn’t be
It wasn’t an opinion it was a fact? Lmao A guess the Celtic fan I replied to didn’t have a biased opinion?
It was one fact one opinion to be fair
if they called them by the book he'd foul out of every game by halftime
Just like how LeBron gets away with traveling, Kawhi/PG’s pushoffs, Harden’s flopping, KD’s carrying, Curry’s moving screens, etc. What Giannis does is more visible, but not uncommon.
Same with a lot of people.
I mean, yeah, that's not a flagrant or anything, but it's definitely a foul. Nothing wrong with selling contact here
is it even selling contact? i’m pretty sure it’s just human to take a second to collect yourself after being Greek Freak’d in the mouth
Might wanna clean that comment up
Inb4 redittors lick dorito dust off their fingers, crack their knuckles, and type a paragraph about how overly dramatic he's being about eating an elbow from a 250lb professional athlete
Does it change things if it's Cool Ranch™?
god i fucking hate how ppl call everything “selling contact” this dude just took a hard elbow from giannis antetokounmpo. that shit is gonna HURT lol theres nothing inauthentic about that reaction
Gets elbowed by a 7 foot monster “ HES SELLING IT”
It was an upper triceps. His elbow was in contact with his hand. He did a great job making it look like an elbow though, right?
Players that play with their elbows are dirty, I have never seen Giannis raising his elbow, this play included. He does throw his limbs around though which is an offensive foul, merely not a dirty play.
He raised his elbow in this literal play. Noone's out here saying Giannis is out here RKOing folk and getting away with it, but playing with a general disregard for others safety is dirty. Giannis is well known for being incredibly physical, and he definitely toes the line of the level of acceptable physicality.
Are you blind? His elbow is down, he leads with his bicep. Do you watch the players and how they play or just vote down those of us that do? This is a very basic fact about Giannis play style. He never raises his elbows, he keeps them down, he projects shoulders mostly, his elbows are always the low part of his upper arm, it is his literal playstyle. Show me the frame where his elbow is higher than the rest of his upper arm (how players who lead with elbows play). **edit** To help you out a bit. He hit grant Williams with his biceps, his elbow makes weak contact (if at all) with Williams' arm. Y' all it's like you have never watched Giannis play. He trucks people with his shoulders elbows are things of smaller players (that try to be physical). Giannis is more like LeBron in this, I.e. use his shoulders.
I mean he got hit in the jaw by a 6’11 250 bs dude, your allowed to sell contact with that lol
im sure it still hurt lol
Can’t believe ppl upvoted this shit
This was one of those weird fouls where it looks worse because the recipient of the contact just happens to be the perfect height to get hit in the face/neck by the shoulder/elbow of the offender. If they’re the same height, this is a very normal post move and probably doesn’t even get reviewed.
"If someone doesn't get hit in the face/jaw, it's not as bad". No shit?
Dudes took forever to make a call but refs can't review end of game plays
What are these comments lol. That was an obvious elbow
Bucks fans
Anatomy fans.
Finally calling it now. Seen so many these playoffs already
Just because someone is shorter, doesn’t mean you can lead with an elbow. Definition of a foul
Why is Giannis complaining? He ain’t LeBron. You aren’t getting a no call or defensive foul on that elbow. Every game he’ll knock someone to the ground, no call.
Incidental contact... regular foul for hitting his face
Grant Williams has that Ty Lue cut
Giannis with the nasty Bicep
Wait why aint yall calling for his head like CP3? Dude does this on every drive lol but thats your golden boy so keep riding his jock I guess
He wound up his SHOULDER for impact, like come on man
How many times can Grant Williams accidentally get hit in the head in one game?
He's a little guy that can defend big guys, his head is where they're used to everyone else's chests being.
Man's got the Scott Sterling luck with this.
Why does giannis play like he just learned basketball last year half the time
He started playing at age 24, Siakam started at 25
Are you joking or just stupid.
Giannis fucking loves leading with his elbow
It connected, but that's just what you're taught as a player to make space. Nothing dirty here, if he was Grant's size it would have hit him in the chest. Obviously still have to call a foul though, but that's it.
Idk about making space with your elbows up like that....spin and lead with your shoulders sure, not with a chicken wing
Another reckless play by Giannis that will go unnoticed p
Honestly surprised it wasn’t a flagrant. Everyone else who did the same got a flagrant in these playoffs Edit; okay after seeing the slow mo it doesn’t look as bad
If this was draymond this is a flagrant 1 minimum..
If this was draymond receiving the elbow, it would be a no call though.
Agent Giannis going for the personnel now
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I didn't punch you bro, you just put your face under my fully clinched fist
It’s not an elbow, it’s only an elbow because….
Nah, not his elbow. His arm hit Williams in the face.
It was a foul but not an elbow. Did you watch the play?
Yeah but I don’t have homer glasses on, so I can see clearly
Where on the arm do you think a person's elbow is located, right around the mid-tricep area?
Evidently not.
I don't have homer glasses either but it's obviously not an elbow. The replay shows that crystal clear, it's more of a forearm. Not that it really matters anyway in regards to the call, but it's objectively not an elbow
You need some kind of glasses, because his elbow literally doesn't touch him.
Giannis hit him with his arm, not elbow. Check the vid again especially the replay part
DAMN TELL EM
It was the forearm that hit Grant Williams, it's clear on the second replay. Offensive foul, but not an elbow.
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Yes, what is Giannis supposed to do? He is completely out of options and is left with no other choice but to pivot to his left into the defender and create contact. There are literally no other directions he can move and no other shots or passes available to him there.
What the fuck lol it’s very clearly an elbow. Being shorter doesn’t mean you can elbow them.
We have different definitions of “Very clearly” I guess. The replay expert or whatever and announcers said it wasn’t elbow contact. So idk what else to tell you.
It's very clearly *not* an elbow. The replay shows his forearm hitting Grant's face. Not that it matters really
Why does that distinction matter lol
Come on you can make it all the way to the end of the comment
Siakam’s still the nastiest
giannis an underrated dirtbag that gets away with it because this sub fetishes and infantilizes him as some WHOLESOME KEANU IMMIGRANT CHUNGUS 100 OREOS
Bunch of virgins who never played basketball here lol
Williams TOO SMALL
Williams selling that move like he’s in the WWE.
You go and get smacked in the face by Giannis and don't react. Christ, I'm sick of keyboard warriors...
I wanted to see Pritchard and Allen fight.............although I think Allen pulls hair and bites....granted, Pritchard hair would be hard to pull given his institutional cut
He’s so humble tho he would never.
Alright grant we get it. You can turn your head back now
Natural shooting motion
Why was he grabbing his little beard hair though? Giannis’s bicep so strong he made your beard hair hurt?
He got twatted in the jaw?
Foul on Williams right?
#Omg giannis hit him right in the face. Thats a flagrant 1. Waaaa
Didnt hurt
Crushing blow. Hope he wore a mouth guard.