Giannis Antetokounmpo doesn’t have a flawless game. His struggles with shooting the basketball have led to some troubling issues with the team offense as a whole.
From being called “Robin” to a “highly overrated” player, Giannis has heard it all throughout his relatively short NBA career.
But his play on Wednesday put the whole world on notice, and his final, game-saving block is now being recognized as one of the All-Time greatest plays.
This block from Giannis was INSANE pic.twitter.com/L1n1Bk3YLE
— Josh Eberley 🇨🇦 (@JoshEberley) July 15, 2021
Fans, players, and media members couldn’t help but be impressed at the amazing performance by Giannis:
That block by Giannis might have won them the game
— Damian Lillard (@Dame_Lillard) July 15, 2021
That Giannis block up there with LeBron’s chase-down #NBAFinals
— Max Kellerman (@maxkellerman) July 15, 2021
How do you not replay the Giannis block?!?!? I need that shit
— Big Cat (@BarstoolBigCat) July 15, 2021
https://twitter.com/andre/status/1415514275645296641
GIANNIS BLOCK. 😨😨😨
— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) July 15, 2021
GIANNIS WITH THE BLOCK AHHHHHHHHHHHHH
— Shea Serrano (@SheaSerrano) July 15, 2021
Incredible block by Giannis.
— David Aldridge (@davidaldridgedc) July 15, 2021
That Giannis Block was one of the most incredible plays I've ever seen. That's up there in best/most important defensive plays in NBA History
— CJ (@CJenkins_Wx) July 15, 2021
giannis on that block pic.twitter.com/4X4yequP2D
— tsunami24🐍 (@realMemeTimeYt) July 15, 2021
I need that Giannis block from every angle.
Legit one of the greatest blocks in NBA history.
— Esfandiar Baraheni (@JustEsBaraheni) July 15, 2021
Not only was that block an amazing play on its own (with a degree of difficulty that’s hard to even imagine), it might have saved Milwaukee’s season.
Going down 1-3 in a Finals series is a pretty tough situation to bounce back from, and doing it against this Suns team seems pretty close to impossible.
But the Bucks avoided that hole by coming out with a win tonight (109-103) and tying up the series 2-2.
In what has been a weird, wacky, and wild exciting FInals so far, the intensity should only increase over the next three games, as both teams lock in on the ultimate prize.
Game 5 will be on Saturday, July 17th, at 9 pm Eastern.
