Giannis Antetokounmpo just did his full media availability with an Incredible Hulk mask on his face.
— Eric Nehm (@eric_nehm) October 31, 2023
Remained earnest and serious throughout the entire session. pic.twitter.com/qa7URaQFS1
Scrolling through Twitter this morning and this still image of Giannis delivering his postgame presser dressed as The Hulk got a genuine, ‘LOL,’ out of me.
As a refresher:
‘Ha’: Swing and a miss.
‘Haha’: You tried, and I appreciate that.
‘Lol’: Pretty good.
‘Lol!’: Now we’re getting somewhere!
‘LOL’: I actually laughed out loud.
‘LOL!’: Richard Pryor/Dave Chappelle/Bill Burr level standup.
If you ever get an ‘LOL!’ in a text chain, just call it a day. Pull a Costanza, ‘get out on a high note,’ and bask in your brilliance.
Anyway, apparently Giannis’ kids wanted to dress as Avengers, so he said he was doing it to entertain his kids:
"I'm doing this for my kids."
— Scott Grodsky (@ScottGrodsky) October 31, 2023
Giannis Antetokounmpo did his entire press conference in costume before the NBA life takes him on the road again tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/B9vE1n1Arj
Overall, a nice night for the Bucks. Dame’s shooting got back on track, Giannis dominated inside, and Bobby came up big off of the bench. We’re not going to recap every game this year, but Monday’s win over the Heat certainly made me feel better after a sluggish effort on Sunday night against the Hawks. We’ve said it on the podcast numerous times during a, ‘Jon’s talking to himself in the mirror’ segment: The likelihood is that this team is going to be a bit uneven for the first few months. There’s a feeling out process with Dame and Giannis, building up chemistry, etc. There are going to be nights like Sunday night. It wouldn’t shock me if they’re hovering at-or-around .500 for a while. But as long as the team is healthy and comfortable come March, that’s all that matters.
PS: The Bucks also unveiled their ‘NBA Cup’ court yesterday:
The @Bucks all-new court for the NBA In-Season Tournament pic.twitter.com/lTfxhxqY5R
— NBA (@NBA) October 30, 2023
I’ll be honest: I don’t know what the hell is going on with this in-season tournament. I appreciate the NBA trying to find ways to make the early months of the season more interesting, but I don’t think this is it. I’m pretty sure every Tuesday and Friday game in November is a ‘pool play’ game, and then the top teams in each pool get into a one-and-done bracket-style tournament, and that tournament in in Vegas? I dunno. I hate to be ‘WHO CARES’ guy, but they say we always slowly become what we hate.
Double PS: Are we in the trust tree? With the nest? I know it’s early, but I’m really starting to get David Bakhtiari vibes about Khris Middleton’s knee situation. I hope I’m wrong and Khris is full go by the new year.
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