Giannis Antetokounmpo was 9 years outdated in Greece in March 2003, so it’s seemingly that he didn’t watch too many Cleveland Cavaliers video games earlier than the Franchise chosen LeBron James with the No. 1 general choose within the NBA Draft that June. Nonetheless, a veteran ought to have instructed him the story about Ricky Davis so Antetokoumnpo wouldn’t attempt to get an inexpensive triple-double and get denied by the NBA.
On the finish of the Milwaukee Bucks’ 117-111 victory in opposition to the Washington Wizards, he wanted yet another rebound to document a triple-double. With time operating out within the sport and Antetokounmpo having a wide-open lane to the basket, he determined to toss the ball off of the glass to seize his tenth “rebound.”
Davis tried the identical transfer in 2003 in a sport in opposition to the Utah Jazz. Nonetheless he was much more egregious. He truly shot the ball on the Cavs’ basket. ESPN’s Zach Lowe is reporting that Antetokounmpo’s ultimate rebound is not going to rely as a result of an trustworthy try at making the basket is a necessity for a rebound.