Milwaukee Bucks fans were enjoying their collective offseason until reports surfaced that Giannis Antetokounmpo might be lured away from Wisconsin when his contract ends. But the Greek Freak quickly reassured Bucks fans with the power of Twitter.
Antetokounmpo took to social media on Thursday night to shoot down claims that — much like Gordon Hayward’s departure from the Utah Jazz earlier this week — he might be looking to leave Milwaukee. But Giannis says he isn’t going anywhere, and he got this point across with the help of Kendrick Lamar.
https://twitter.com/giannis_an34/status/883118398695239680
I’m not sure how he found that out — maybe NBA stars get a really cool Ancestry.com package when they enter the league or something — but it’s got to be a reassuring tweet if you’re a Bucks fan. Milwaukee has made the playoffs twice in Antetokounmpo’s four NBA seasons and he’s one of hte most exciting young players in the game today.
Giannis signed a 4-year, $100 million contract extension last September, so his escape would not happen for some time. But it’s always in the back of small-market fans’ minds in every sport that their superstars could leave for greener pastures if the money and promise of championships is strong enough.
If his tweet is any indication, Bucks fans should sit back and enjoy the ride as Giannis dunks over fools and potentially morphs into an MVP candidate in his fifth season. At this point if Antetokounmpo says he’s going to do something, we best believe it.
