Giannis Antetokounmpo: Listen, the MVP discussion is great. I’ve been in the MVP discussion, what, like the last seven years? Yeah, probably the last seven years — top three, top four, top three, top four. It’s good. It’s a great compliment. But at the end of the day, winning is a different feeling. I was able to live it once (with the 2021 title). Then I don’t know if people feel like it counts or it doesn’t count, or whatever it is, but winning is winning, so is the NBA Cup. It was like, wow, this feeling, man, it’s like — it’s better than intimacy (laughs).
Source: New York Times
Source: New York Times
What’s the buzz on Twitter?
Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
From Monday night:
“It was just athleticism on athleticism and Giannis is going to go for it every time. Ryan was the 1st one to it.”
Devin Booker on Ryan Dunn’s dunk over Giannis Antetokounmpo in 2nd half of Suns win over Bucks.
Kevin Durant on win: “We kind of hung our hat pic.x.com/PVGC8b8Dbj – 9:45 AM
From Monday night:
“It was just athleticism on athleticism and Giannis is going to go for it every time. Ryan was the 1st one to it.”
Devin Booker on Ryan Dunn’s dunk over Giannis Antetokounmpo in 2nd half of Suns win over Bucks.
Kevin Durant on win: “We kind of hung our hat pic.x.com/PVGC8b8Dbj – 9:45 AM
Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
From Monday night:
“He’s just really letting the 3-ball fly.”
Mike Budenholzer on Kevin Durant, who shot 7-of-9 from deep in scoring 38 points to lead the Suns past the Bucks.
On rookies Ryan Dunn and Oso Ighodaro in relation to guarding Giannis Antetokounmpo: “They have a pic.x.com/6EqDIieNX0 – 9:15 AM
From Monday night:
“He’s just really letting the 3-ball fly.”
Mike Budenholzer on Kevin Durant, who shot 7-of-9 from deep in scoring 38 points to lead the Suns past the Bucks.
On rookies Ryan Dunn and Oso Ighodaro in relation to guarding Giannis Antetokounmpo: “They have a pic.x.com/6EqDIieNX0 – 9:15 AM
Trey Kerby @treykerby
Horny Giannis is back and @sam_amick knew it was coming. nytimes.com/athletic/62287… pic.x.com/PgS6oHIf0m – 8:34 AM
Horny Giannis is back and @sam_amick knew it was coming. nytimes.com/athletic/62287… pic.x.com/PgS6oHIf0m – 8:34 AM
Eurohoops @Eurohoopsnet
The Suns edge out the Bucks with Devin Booker
“I feel like Devin Booker was able to get to his spot and get a wide-open look” – Giannis Antetokounmpo
eurohoops.net/en/nba-news/18… – 3:56 AM
The Suns edge out the Bucks with Devin Booker
“I feel like Devin Booker was able to get to his spot and get a wide-open look” – Giannis Antetokounmpo
eurohoops.net/en/nba-news/18… – 3:56 AM
Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Rookie Ryan Dunn on his dunk over Giannis Antetokounmpo in 2nd half of Suns win over Bucks: “It was crazy. I’m not going to lie. (Devin Booker) Book had the pass and I knew he was going to try to contest it. I got to try to dunk it on him. Just closed my eyes and I heard everyone pic.x.com/nZGn5sfmUf – 3:21 AM
Rookie Ryan Dunn on his dunk over Giannis Antetokounmpo in 2nd half of Suns win over Bucks: “It was crazy. I’m not going to lie. (Devin Booker) Book had the pass and I knew he was going to try to contest it. I got to try to dunk it on him. Just closed my eyes and I heard everyone pic.x.com/nZGn5sfmUf – 3:21 AM
Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
Ryan Dunn on guarding Giannis Antetokounmpo: “That’s a monster. That’s a real-life monster. He’s so aggressive. He takes no plays off, and his size, the way he just moves, and he’s very physical….As a team, we did a good job just trying to make it tough for him” pic.x.com/dQkuU7Oor2 – 3:18 AM
Ryan Dunn on guarding Giannis Antetokounmpo: “That’s a monster. That’s a real-life monster. He’s so aggressive. He takes no plays off, and his size, the way he just moves, and he’s very physical….As a team, we did a good job just trying to make it tough for him” pic.x.com/dQkuU7Oor2 – 3:18 AM
Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
Mike Budenholzer on Ryan Dunn and Oso Ighodaro guarding Giannis: “They have a ton of respect for veterans, but they also have a desire to go after them and take the challenge…and probably just earn people’s respect. They’ve been doing it from the day they walked in the door” pic.x.com/h4FAa5InE6 – 1:33 AM
Mike Budenholzer on Ryan Dunn and Oso Ighodaro guarding Giannis: “They have a ton of respect for veterans, but they also have a desire to go after them and take the challenge…and probably just earn people’s respect. They’ve been doing it from the day they walked in the door” pic.x.com/h4FAa5InE6 – 1:33 AM
Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
Ryan Dunn on his poster dunk over Giannis Antetokounmpo: “It was crazy, I’m not gonna lie….I knew he was gonna go contest it, so I was like, ‘I gotta try to dunk it on him’…Just closed my eyes, and I just heard everyone scream when I fell. I was like, ‘All right, I made it’” pic.x.com/EuKebZV5nH – 1:22 AM
Ryan Dunn on his poster dunk over Giannis Antetokounmpo: “It was crazy, I’m not gonna lie….I knew he was gonna go contest it, so I was like, ‘I gotta try to dunk it on him’…Just closed my eyes, and I just heard everyone scream when I fell. I was like, ‘All right, I made it’” pic.x.com/EuKebZV5nH – 1:22 AM
Sam Vecenie @Sam_Vecenie
Genuinely am trying to figure out wtf the plan was here for the Bucks in this ATO at the end of the game.
Maybe a screener the screener exchange for AJ? Maybe AJ just thought Giannis was Richards and was trying to screen him for Giannis to come back to the ball? pic.x.com/osoaA1P0gD – 1:17 AM
Genuinely am trying to figure out wtf the plan was here for the Bucks in this ATO at the end of the game.
Maybe a screener the screener exchange for AJ? Maybe AJ just thought Giannis was Richards and was trying to screen him for Giannis to come back to the ball? pic.x.com/osoaA1P0gD – 1:17 AM
StatMuse @statmuse
Giannis vs Phoenix:
31 PTS
10 REB
5 AST
Only Wilt, Kareem, and Oscar have more 30/10/5 games. pic.x.com/Pi41WqcZAy – 12:34 AM
Giannis vs Phoenix:
31 PTS
10 REB
5 AST
Only Wilt, Kareem, and Oscar have more 30/10/5 games. pic.x.com/Pi41WqcZAy – 12:34 AM
Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
Final: PHX 108, MIL 106
Durant: 38-8-5-3, 11-21 FG, 7-9 3P
Booker: 19 Pts, 12 Ast, 7 Reb, 7-18 FG
Dunn: 12 Pts, 9 Reb, 5-7 FG
Antetokounmpo: 31 Pts, 10 Reb, 5 Ast, 12-19 FG – 12:34 AM
Final: PHX 108, MIL 106
Durant: 38-8-5-3, 11-21 FG, 7-9 3P
Booker: 19 Pts, 12 Ast, 7 Reb, 7-18 FG
Dunn: 12 Pts, 9 Reb, 5-7 FG
Antetokounmpo: 31 Pts, 10 Reb, 5 Ast, 12-19 FG – 12:34 AM
Rob Perez @WorldWideWob
Budenholzer going to the Hack-a-Giannis and him missing both. Spicy! – 12:20 AM
Budenholzer going to the Hack-a-Giannis and him missing both. Spicy! – 12:20 AM
Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Hack-a-Giannis by Budenholzer?
Misses first, misses 2nd. Suns still up two with 2:19 left in game, but Bucks challenging ball out of bounds on them. #Suns – 12:20 AM
Hack-a-Giannis by Budenholzer?
Misses first, misses 2nd. Suns still up two with 2:19 left in game, but Bucks challenging ball out of bounds on them. #Suns – 12:20 AM
Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
Mike Budenholzer Hack-A-Giannis vs. Giannis Antetokounmpo is riveting theater, I can’t lie – 12:20 AM
Mike Budenholzer Hack-A-Giannis vs. Giannis Antetokounmpo is riveting theater, I can’t lie – 12:20 AM
Kellan Olson @KellanOlson
Budenholzer goes with Hack-A-Giannis with 2:19 to go and the Suns up 2 – 12:18 AM
Budenholzer goes with Hack-A-Giannis with 2:19 to go and the Suns up 2 – 12:18 AM
Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Huge Giannis 3 to tie game.
Booker 2 answer. Suns up two. #Suns – 12:17 AM
Huge Giannis 3 to tie game.
Booker 2 answer. Suns up two. #Suns – 12:17 AM
Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Suns-Bucks live updates: Rookie dunks over Giannis Antetokounmpo, Phoenix takes lead (w/video of dunk) #Suns #FearTheDeer azcentral.com/story/sports/n… via @azcentral – 12:10 AM
Suns-Bucks live updates: Rookie dunks over Giannis Antetokounmpo, Phoenix takes lead (w/video of dunk) #Suns #FearTheDeer azcentral.com/story/sports/n… via @azcentral – 12:10 AM
Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
Suns lost the non-Giannis minutes by 4. He and Kevin Durant both check in, Bucks up 2 after the 2nd free throw – 12:08 AM
Suns lost the non-Giannis minutes by 4. He and Kevin Durant both check in, Bucks up 2 after the 2nd free throw – 12:08 AM
Frank Madden @fmaddenNBA
War criminal Tyler Ford waiting for Giannis to come back in so he can hit him with another “4 fouls in 3 minutes” heater like he didn’t against the Pacers 9 days ago – 12:07 AM
War criminal Tyler Ford waiting for Giannis to come back in so he can hit him with another “4 fouls in 3 minutes” heater like he didn’t against the Pacers 9 days ago – 12:07 AM
Kellan Olson @KellanOlson
Bucks offense on life support as Giannis goes to the bench. Green backdoor cut, Kuzma and-one in transition and Trent movement 3. Big swing there for Milwaukee. – 12:00 AM
Bucks offense on life support as Giannis goes to the bench. Green backdoor cut, Kuzma and-one in transition and Trent movement 3. Big swing there for Milwaukee. – 12:00 AM
Kellan Olson @KellanOlson
Only one turnover for the Suns in a third quarter they won 27-20. Big couple of minutes here as Antetokounmpo takes his last rest. Suns up 3. – 11:56 PM
Only one turnover for the Suns in a third quarter they won 27-20. Big couple of minutes here as Antetokounmpo takes his last rest. Suns up 3. – 11:56 PM
Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
End of 3Q: PHX 81, MIL 78
Durant: 29-6-5-2, 8-18 FG, 4-6 3P
Booker: 15 Pts, 9 Ast, 5 Reb, 5-11 FG
Richards: 10 Pts, 10 Reb, 4-8 FG
Antetokounmpo: 24 Pts, 9 Reb, 5 Ast, 9-16 FG
Only 1 Suns TO in that 3rd quarter – 11:55 PM
End of 3Q: PHX 81, MIL 78
Durant: 29-6-5-2, 8-18 FG, 4-6 3P
Booker: 15 Pts, 9 Ast, 5 Reb, 5-11 FG
Richards: 10 Pts, 10 Reb, 4-8 FG
Antetokounmpo: 24 Pts, 9 Reb, 5 Ast, 9-16 FG
Only 1 Suns TO in that 3rd quarter – 11:55 PM
Kellan Olson @KellanOlson
Bucks not hitting enough 3s just yet to make the Suns pay for the Giannis gravity. 8-for-28 (28.6%). – 11:42 PM
Bucks not hitting enough 3s just yet to make the Suns pay for the Giannis gravity. 8-for-28 (28.6%). – 11:42 PM
Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Dunn misses FTs, gets his own rebound, putback.
Suns up one as Giannis answers with two-handed dunk. #Suns – 11:38 PM
Dunn misses FTs, gets his own rebound, putback.
Suns up one as Giannis answers with two-handed dunk. #Suns – 11:38 PM
Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Gillespie quick swing to Durant are plays he makes.
His long pass to Booker caught Giannis in a Suns 2-1 on break that ended with Ryan Dunn dunking over the two-time MVP.
Crowd goes crazy. Suns up one. Calls timeout with 6:13 left in the 3rd.
Dunn fell hard on his bum. #Suns – 11:35 PM
Gillespie quick swing to Durant are plays he makes.
His long pass to Booker caught Giannis in a Suns 2-1 on break that ended with Ryan Dunn dunking over the two-time MVP.
Crowd goes crazy. Suns up one. Calls timeout with 6:13 left in the 3rd.
Dunn fell hard on his bum. #Suns – 11:35 PM
Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
“You’ve got to kind of throw everything ar him.”
Mike Budenholzer on defending Giannis Antetokounmpo as he coached him in Milwaukee to an NBA title. #Suns pic.x.com/RGr72gmEcX – 8:31 PM
“You’ve got to kind of throw everything ar him.”
Mike Budenholzer on defending Giannis Antetokounmpo as he coached him in Milwaukee to an NBA title. #Suns pic.x.com/RGr72gmEcX – 8:31 PM
StatMuse @statmuse
Players with 325+ points this month:
Shai
Giannis
Quentin Grimes
That’s it. pic.x.com/7Vui3mueFP – 3:04 PM
Players with 325+ points this month:
Shai
Giannis
Quentin Grimes
That’s it. pic.x.com/7Vui3mueFP – 3:04 PM
More on this storyline
Chris Haynes reported the other day that you, Doc and Dame had a meeting after the loss to Golden State (on March 18). Giannis Antetokounmpo: Who goes and tells people this? I don’t know. I’m not going to get into your locker room. But I wanted to unpack that with you and find out what it meant. Is that a discussion that needed to happen? What was it about? Giannis Antetokounmpo: It’s a conversation. It’s not unique. It’s a conversation with your coach. I have multiple conversations with Doc — on the plane, on the bus, after games, during games. Just conversations. We need to do this. We need to do that. It’s not something more than a conversation, you know? It’s not more. I don’t know if people want to make it more. It’s not more. It’s that — you’ve just gotta lead. And it’s the truth. Sometimes the coach has got to come out and tell you, “Hey, you guys are not leading right now. You’re overthinking everything. You guys are not making it easy for yourself. You guys, you’re not blah, blah, blah.” -via New York Times / March 25, 2025
Gerald Bourguet: Devin Booker on Ryan Dunn’s poster dunk over Giannis Antetokounmpo: “It was just athleticism on athleticism. And Giannis is gonna go for it every time, so Ryan was the first one to it.” -via Twitter @GeraldBourguet / March 25, 2025
Gerald Bourguet: Ryan Dunn on his poster dunk over Giannis Antetokounmpo: “It was crazy, I’m not gonna lie….I knew he was gonna go contest it, so I was like, ‘I gotta try to dunk it on him’…Just closed my eyes, and I just heard everyone scream when I fell. I was like, ‘All right, I made it’” -via Bluesky / March 25, 2025
