Giannis on his injury: I wasn't even close to coming back, I'm running at 30-40% | NBA on ESPN
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- Опубліковано 2 тра 2024
- Giannis Antetokounmpo addresses the media during his exit interview and discusses his injury into further depth. He missed the entirety of the Milwaukee Bucks' first round series vs. the Indiana Pacers.
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Homies voice even sounds like he’s injured
Doc rivers effect
Holy cow it's like he isn't American or something!😮
@@DemonetisedZonenot an accent bro. The raspyness of it.
working hard the whole year to miss the biggest moment I'm sure hurts.
@@DemonetisedZoneWOW YOU HAVE AMAZING READING COMPREHENSION BRO
Giannis my goat. Get well soon 🐐🐐🐐
Besides the fact of saying it's ALL about winning but he lets his brother hold a roster spot hostage that could be for a better player.
He’s not winning another ring The new stars have arrived
@@AmaZinGly-m3Bro there are about 3-4 roster spots that get like 0 minutes every season. It could be another nobody filling in that spot and it would change absolutely nothing…
You can say he’s your favorite player but theirs no argument that he’s the greatest of all time
@@AmaZinGly-m3 you really think that 😂😂😂😂😂 what about the guy in front of him? Why you don’t say the same thing about him? He’s also not playing? You’re a casual
He doesnt even have to explain himself to me. I know he was working hard to come back, and its not his fault. I am not going to make any excuses for us. Ima just say that I am confident that next year will be better. Now we can have a full offseason knowing who are coach is and all that. We didnt even get Dame until like a week before camp started. Now at least we can start camp with a plan in place and all of that. I love hearing Giannis say that after he rehabs hes going to Portland to spend time with Dame. I love hearing that. I still believe in Giannis and Dame as a duo. I seen glimpses of what they can be. I got the Bucks back and I cannot wait until the end of the summer already...GO BUCKS!!! I wish the Bucks would draft a player that we can use as well. Been awhile since the Bucks drafted a piece that they can plug in right away.
What’s your opinion on nic claxton, we can’t make a lot of moves right away but that would be great. As much as we all love khris he’s a mke legend, but his trade stock won’t get any higher then it is now. What about something like brook and khris to Brooklyn for claxton and a first rounder + 2 seconds. We need draft capital and a brooklyn 1st is good value. Brooklyn needs to move off mikal and they could flip brook and middleton along with mikal. We could use the picks for other trades, we’ll atleast have some type of draft capital.
Good things come and go and come again. Patience and continued excitement goes long ways in the NBA
@@limited6143nigga isnt claxton a free agent? why would ur team trade for him
@@limited6143 we need to keep the full team intact at least one more year to see how for we go. We can't keep making changes so quickly or the team will never have chemistry. That was one of the problems this year. It takes time to grow as a team with each other. Stop making all those changes and we might finally win again.
@@Deo721 On top of that, giving up Khris and Brook to put a non-shooting big next to Giannis doesn't sound like a good idea at all.
Glad Giannis did not play! Health is most important, I hope the Bucks load manages Giannis next season despite is willingness to push through pain. We need him in the playoffs!
We need to follow the Miami heat's mentality of doing just enough for regular season. We did it in 2021 and it worked. If we do it next season, we have the best chance to win.
Honestly these past couple years Giannis has just had bad luck load management can only work so much if you still get unlucky Kawhi been getting load management since 2019 and he still always hurt don’t think that’s gonna be Giannis but sometimes I actually think that hurts a player
@@JOK3RC4RDx Giannis needs to play, but he shouldn't play too hard. He should stop running and dunking and work on his strengths, his post moves, his screens and all the fundamentals.
Bucks Roster isn’t good enough to load manage Giannis. Khris Middleton is already on a Load Management Plan.
If the Bucks Load Manage Giannis, the are probably the 5th-8th Seed.
No. Dame didn't come here to play like that. He would have stayed in Portland if that was the case
Dude is likable
Championship window is shut. Edwards and Jolie will win 1, maybe Luka. Then this is all going to be Wembys
on the court he is lowkey dirty
Very much so. Love his mentality
@@kaitsu1952 cap. He's one of the least dirty players in the league. He just plays hard
Just don’t steal his game ball
Giannis is statistically the greatest player in the NBA. His stats this year were top notch. Only didn't get the MVP because of the team issues. But clearly to achieve such great stats, he put a toll on his body and now he needs to rest. Next season he needs to consider balancing his time better. Even if it brings his stats down a bit.
Best player in the NBA forsure , crazy how he’s become underrated now
what crazy with the "team issues" only apply to him jokic got his mvp as a 6th seed and he got ALL the praise for carry them🤔
@@MillzSznye lol he gets the benefit of the doubt but Giannis got blamed for the coaching changes the past year even though any1 who was actually watching the bucks realized that both bud and griffin needed to go
Time to trust the young guys to step up and give them more minutes for them to develop. Andre Jackson Jr, AJ Green, Marjon Beauchamp.
Glad we didn’t rush you back, it’s all good take this time to build more team chemistry & focus on our weaknesses! Good season fellas
I’m a pacers fan and this bums me out. Wish he could’ve played
Bucks said it wasn't a tear.... Still sounds like an Achilles tear. Wouldn't be surprised if he has surgery this summer. Get well soon Giannis.
You can't jog with an Achilles tear. It sounds like a severe muscle strain or partial muscle tear. If these do not heal correctly they do pose the danger of an Achilles tear in the future.
@@pmaragoudakis Granted, but Giannis is basically Wolverine, or at least he thinks he is.
@@TheSilverAfro He doesn't think that anymore. At least this is what I am getting from this interview...
Definitely needed him
My guy giannas
I'm honestly happy that we're in Cancun and that we're having a break that we needed. So much has happened this season like Dame joining the team last minute, and Doc Rivers getting hired mid-season, which we're really good decisions from front office but we couldn't have a break. And as a matter of fact, 4 of our players are injured so I'm glad we ended our season early so that we could have time for our players to get healthy, and have some chemistry with their teammates. There's more to life than basketball and winning trophies cause at the end of the day, it's just a trophy. It's nice to win a championship, but not at the expense of our players' mental and physical health.
Doc rivers a good coach 😂😂 you guys would have lost with Giannis healthy maybe not to the pacers but either knicks or Celtics,their transition D is historically bad. The best part as a Celtics fan is cause if the injury excuses doc will keep his job and you guys will find out the hard way 😢😢
Really wanted to see giannis play
VaGiannis a fraud
felt bad for the Greek freak but everything happens for a reason rest up train hard in the off season with dame and come back stronger 💪
As messed up as it sounds, its best that the bucks ended their season the way did because if Giannis came back not fully healthy he would have risked getting hurt again. Bucks can chalk this season up, they would need make major roster changes, they have to get rid of brooks, beverley, middleton, connaughton, get some younger talent and wings to get back to contention
that isn’t some hot take lol
Shut the f up lol every fvcking body is an expert in everything in the comments sections I swear
How many NBA champions teams have you managed?
Bozo
Woah woah slow down there
Moronic take saying trade KMid right after he just cemented himself as one of the most valuable bucks ever. Dude deserves to retire here and have his jersey in the rafters.
He is not letting Middleton leave ,they started together right
Minor setback for a major comeback 🔥
He’ll be back. These things happen. It’s a war of attrition the playoffs
He needs to chill down in regular season. There is nothing to gain after making the playoff
GET BETTER MY DAWG 💯💯
Whoever approved Embiid to play needs to be investigated
My heart goes out to Giannis...historic record year, however, barely a whisper for MVP, and no whisper at all for face of the league---how can the greatest player in the league as well as a great young man of morals be so disrespected? I am appalled, and I pray for greater blessings for him and his beautiful family. God bless you, Giannis with health and discernment. REMEMBER GIANNIS...Embiid, Joker, Edwards, nor Tatum can compare to your greatness!
Their record the end the season ? They were barely a .500 team the last 41 games 😂😂
@@Rajonrondoo99 Give Giannis Murray, Gordon, and Porter Jr., and see what his record would be.
giannis is better than embiid, atleast in the playoffs. no one can convince me otherwise
@@marydansby2083Murray has never been an all star, unlike Middleton and Dame.
Man, this is serious.I pray that he gets really better.
Turns out his calf tear was actually a grade 2. Minimum 1 month. But on average you miss 1.5 months . So even if bucks advanced you probably not seeing giannis until maybe game 4 or 5 2nd round at best
I literally estimated that in my head once I watched the interview midway about him talkin about where he was. Game 4 or 5 if they would have advanced at the earliest
I hope Gianni’s don’t leave the bucks
He not he already said he not he said he retiring a buck
The Milwaukee Trailblazers put up a good fight yall 🔥🔥🔥 👏
Whatever they do, keep doc rivers keep building from within don’t trade the picks be more patient
Keep.Doc ????
They dont have another option. They made their bed they have to lie in it at least until the end of next season. They will just keep killing continuity if they fire another coach after literally a few months.@patrickhyatt172
@@patrickhyatt172 doc wasn't the problem, roster besides dame Khris and GA, need re tooling. keep bobby and pat Bev, green and Jackson rookies, best
I would like to see the Bucks pickup Alex Caruso and Bruce Brown this Off Season.
That’s would be exactly what we need because they can defend
Bruce brown no $22mil a year too much we can't trade
Should have kept grayson allen
@@fahadkhan5721the dude that did nothing for Phoenix when it mattered?
@@Elsium_ Malik Beasley never did a thing when it mattered or didn't matter
Achilles for sure
Didn't get to see Giannis in pretty much the 2 best years of an NBA player's career at the ages of 28 and 29 in the postseason. He'll be 30 next year. Still in his prime, but those days are starting to get numbered
Don't worry about a game l am praying 🙏 for you l ask my Heavenly Father to heal you and have the faith he will do it Giannis l still love you man
Should be NO Olympics for Kawhi, Giannis nor Embiid..thinking!
Get healthy and run it back.
Without a doubt, a healthy trio of Giannis, Dame, and playoff Khris is an absolute nightmare trio. Gonna need to manage their minutes in the regular season and somehow get a few good complimentary pieces. They desperately need a good 3 and D guy.
Bucks front office is gonna have their hands full though trying to figure it out. Aging vets, bloated contracts, and basically zero trade capital.
Bro better start wirking on that jumper
they reported his brother Thanasis Antetokounmpo tore his achillies at the end of the pacers series, it might be just a matter of time until Giannis pops his. He needs to change his training schedule strengthen up the calf muscle, do swimming, run long distances, and most importantly stretch and do yoga possibly to prevent a serious injury like this.
Achilles was about to POP
May yet still....
‘Never google an injury ever’ lol
It’s sad they had so many injuries cause they had could have made it to the second round
Revenge tour coming next year!!
Dude got nothing to prove anymore - he already won everything at least the important ones.
It makes me really hoppy to hear he wants to go out his way to spend time with specifically Dame & Doc this off season.
need to load manage you next season and get rid of the shooting coach
Give Jrue for Lillard nice move Giannis
Dont worry this is not a loss just another step to the success😂😂
Without him they are a lottery team
My boi we gettin old 30 NEXT YEAR
Please don't adjust your game🙏🙏your game is perfect...one of one
Nah he need to adjust his game l. He should develop a post move and a counter act post move
@@Joebreeze100 nah..that's what all the nba players do...he is different..he needs to treat them like kids...he is giannis...no one likes him..if we started to play post..he will lose himself...just become another guy in the nba...
@@Joebreeze100 30 points @60%+ tell me who is going to break that
@@nisalajayasuriya7909Remember his game isn’t invincible. Giannis is a great player with a great game but the regular season play shouldn’t be compared to playoffs. I wouldn’t really get too overly fixated on any statistical records of his. He has shown multiple times that he and his game can be threatened by teams that can play lockdown defense in playoff series with valid adjustments that dismantle his effectiveness. Giannis is only gonna get older and some of his effectiveness coming from his “freaky” agility and athleticism could diminish.
@@TheRealCowlick no one stopped him...even in playoffs...bledsoe and holiday had worst offensive playoff series...espn put the blame on giannis...
man Ive never seen Giannis down like this, he seems defeated and I’m not talking about the recent series
He no longer sounds invincible, that's what your seeing.
@@eduardoarancibia169 he's human just like everyone else calm down
He just had a injury and couldn't help his team as a competitor sorry you never played sports before or is not a competitor as a competitor I feel his pain
Khris isn't easy to watch when he is on the court. He's not available enough and he's just not the same player he once was. I almost think Thanasis also needs to move into a front office role or something. This team is old & slow on defense. Look at GS. They had younger guys who played a major role in at least the last championship they won.
Giannis wins mvp next year
Unlike Kawhi, he was actually trying to come back
Sad
"So Giannis last season was a failure, how about this one ?"
Giannis: MFKER
This season was lost as soon as he went down. It sucks smh
😢dissatisfied season
you have to wonder if this suggests Porzingis won't be back for a long time for the Celtics
I didnt laugh at his injury, but I laughed when they said 1 to 2 games missed.
@@kinghenry056 where did it say that? Woj initially said "a minimum of several weeks" whatever the hell that means
@kaysheye7784 I had read it somewhere, maybe on bleacherreport. There's an actual doctor on UA-cam who goes over these injuries the next day and he said it wasn't good
@@kinghenry056different severity
Gianni’s was on the floor screaming in pain, KP was still standing
Kk looks like his is grade 1 compared to Giannis grade 2 or maybe even grade 3
Giannis should seriously be considered for a future Bond villain. He's got the look and the accent.
Giannis sacrificed everything for this season just to get injured in the end 😭
one thing u cant prevent is injuries
play too much say oh he needs rest
dont play enough say oh his is not in shape/body not ready of that
So youre saying that this season was failure?
Are some peole in the comment actually that dumb? Bunch of haters and trash spewing people. Get well soon Giannis.
Bucks fans were talking so much trash when Celtics fans said “Celtics weren’t trying the last few games of the season” then Giannis goes down and crickets! That’s exactly why you don’t go hard towards the end of the regular season! Not worth it for an ego win!
If you seen how we got hurt u wouldnt even wouldve said thta dumb shiii, he clearly did ts whkle jogging down the court
Embiid played
Now how come doc said he’s very very close to
its doc rivers
Say goodbye to Dame he's gone .... Enjoy that lucky chip
Yep dame leaving
Could have rested him the last 2 weeks, but NO. Let him play hurt
Time to look into free agency
That is a Statement to the Fanbase. Ben Simmons i hope you watch this, you Assh888.
Doc rivers is like a boil.
There are players yall would NOT let say something like this 😂 Im glad he didnt play obviously but if Embiid did this yall would not have been supportive.
Giannis is like lebron 2.0 always making Excuses ain't no Dawg Mentality in today's NBA players once I make the NBA I will be single handedly winning championships.
🤣🤣🤣😭😭🤣🤣
Dude, you can barely curl 20 pounds and look like you are going to fall over any minute. I'd you listened to the video he made NO EXCUSES. Move on troll.
I bet people who bought playoff tickets wished they knew this
Why don’t they just disclose injury status? NBA has the worst injury reporting in pro sports.
To keep the other team honest
they said it's a grade 1 sprain... yeah right at least grade 2 if he stepped foot on the court even in the 2nd round the same fate would have happened to him that happened to KD, blessing in disguise they lost the series
So there was no chance of him playing
Yet Jamal Murray was told by doctors he couldn't play hit the game winner to close the series and dunked on LeBron 💪🏾
Kobe did the same injury Giannis had then he tore his Achilles
No Olympics for him
My boa fell off so quick 🥲
Please Gianni’s don’t play for Greece
BUT...
30 or 40% of HIM
"WAS VERY PLENTY TO WIN THE SERIES"
He would’ve played if he could’ve.
It starts with the coaching staff and then the strength and conditioning department. This is a failure on the latter. The head of the team is fronted by an obese woman. You can’t make this up! Small market typically gets leftover personnel in this area and it shows. When the injury occurred it confirmed my thoughts leading up to that he may need to change his game to limit this from occurring moving forward.
So he exposed his coach was lying
Giannis: gonna spend time in Portland with Dame. Talk with Doc about strategy.
ESPN: Giannis wants out of Milwaukee
So doc lied
Bricklayer
Don't let them tear u down. Cut that white slick slander out.. get better. See u next year king
Its normal to lose not s failure bcoz jordan play 15 years he got 2 rings so other 13 year is failure no, its sport broo😅
Luckily he didn’t play. Look what happened to KD
It’s the fault of the organization because they kept forcing him to play till the end of the season. They already got in the playoff, what a joke.
I was waiting for him to start crying😂
Ginnias why are you akways convenienty injured in the playoffs?
Probably better that they lost then. Wouldn't have made it through the second round without him
Yeah but you guys would have double downed and cried your eyes out and blame Boston for it like Khris Middleton in 2022 even though Khris can't stay healthy on his own and Boston plays just fine when Middelton is in the lineup.
@@MM-ql9xj It didn't matter than Boston won in 2022 because they lost in the finals. Same with the Heat last year. Sucks that the Bucks didn't get their run but both times the team that took them out was the Eastern champ. The Pacers... Now that stings coz aint no way these guys gonna be Eastern champs lol
@@dragonrings14 it matters in terms of the rivalry. You're just talking ish because it's Boston.. I meant in terms of Boston and Miami's NBA franchises, when they got ONE up on one another.
@@MM-ql9xj Boston is everyone's rival. People just seem to hate them. Probably because they used to win titles a lot. Tbh I don't think Bucks have a true rival team.
I can work an 11 hour back to back shift when my legs hurting. Why can't he play in the playoffs?
Because you don’t earn millions of dollars in a billion dollar industry.
First, it’s not your fault. It’s a widespread problem. Your body is too young to have this type of injury. Figure out why your body has been weakened. Then get stronger and prevent this type of injury in the future by eliminating the cause (Hippocrates).
That’s what you get for injuring Kyrie
Lol talking about being injury being around a player but he stepped in hard on Kyrie and twisted his ankle before
Stop the cap he was ducking the pacers
I guess this year isnt a failure either right?
A diet
WHAT A CLOWN!!
JUST SAY THE SCRIPT CALLED FOR YOU TO GO DOWN!!
'"YOUR AS GOES DOWN IN THE FIFTH!"
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