The Milwaukee Bucks sent Rory McIlroy a great message years after the Masters winner showed admiration for Giannis Antetokounmpo.
The Milwaukee Bucks are set to embark on what they hope will be a deep playoff run. The 2021 NBA champions are a far cry from what they used to be.
While Giannis Antetokounmpo is still playing at a high level, he doesn’t have a championship-level team around him, especially with Damian Lillard’s potential season-ending injury.
Bill Simmons believes Giannis has an advantage over Jayson Tatum heading into the playoffs. But Antetokounmpo just doesn’t have the tools around him to get the job done.
Giannis does have one big supporter heading into the playoffs who has been a fan for a long time. And he just earned a massive accolade in his own sport.
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The Milwaukee Bucks sent a message to 2025 Masters winner Rory McIlroy on his big win. They also shared a video of Rory shooting a ball while applauding Giannis Antetokounmpo.
Perhaps McIlroy’s historic win was the result of him channeling his ‘inner Giannis’ like he said he was trying to in the video.
The Bucks will hope that McIlroy’s win was a fan of Giannis and will be a good omen for them, as they look to win a championship.
However, that appears unlikely, as the Bucks are just not at the level to compete with the big hitters in the Eastern Conference.
The Milwaukee Bucks’ social media team has been quite active lately, even going after ESPN for a disrespectful video they made about Giannis Antetokounmpo.
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The Milwaukee Bucks are risking upsetting Giannis Antetokounmpo to the point where he demands a trade.
Antetokounmpo has made it no secret that he prioritizes winning. And if the Bucks don’t put him in a position to win a championship, he will consider his options.
The Brooklyn Nets have made Giannis their ‘Plan A’ for the offseason. Should the Bucks have a disastrous playoff run, their Plan A could come to fruition.
The Bucks are in between a rock and a hard place. They don’t have a squad good enough to win a championship, and Giannis desperately wants to win one. Antetokounmpo’s future is definitely up for doubt.
