Milwaukee Bucks ahead Thanasis Antetokounmpo has made the rounds on social media greater than ever this season. Some followers and media members have always trolled the older brother of star Giannis Antetokounmpo for varied head-scratching performs when he will get on the court docket. He even discovered himself within the prime spot on Shaquille O’Neal’s Shaqtin’ a Idiot, a section on TNT’s Contained in the NBA that highlights a few of the most viral performs as lately as mid-February.
However within the eyes of Milwaukee’s different star, offseason addition Damian Lillard, the subject of the 31-year-old ahead is way from a laughing matter. Lillard spoke about Thanasis in a current interview with West Wilson of Advanced and supplied solely the best reward for his teammate.
“Right here’s the factor about TA. Folks attempt to be humorous however I’d put good cash that loads of these individuals speaking on Twitter wouldn’t be capable to beat him within the sport of one-on-one.” Lillard mentioned.
“Like … defensively. He’s huge, he’s robust, he’s athletic, he’s aggressive. It’s disrespectful. I see loads of stuff on social media about TA, there’s individuals who assume they’re extra proficient or have extra skill however they might by no means take his spot. You’re not going to discover a man that’s extra in regards to the workforce and reveals up and works laborious.”
Lillard went on to state that he has a “laborious time” considering there’s anybody who might change what the youthful brother of Giannis brings to the workforce by way of vitality and the work he places in.
The older Antetokounmpo has been with the Bucks for the reason that 2019–20 season however has by no means averaged greater than 9.9 minutes per sport. That prime-water mark got here in 2021–22 when he posted marks of three.6 factors and a pair of.1 rebounds per sport whereas capturing 54.7% from the sphere.
