Giannis Antetokounmpo returns to lineup against Sacramento

Giannis Antetokounmpo returns to lineup against Sacramento

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Eurohoops @Eurohoopsnet
Who said today’s #NBA is soft?
Brook Lopez defending his teammate Giannis Antetokounmpo pic.twitter.com/Ewt6qb23hw2:14 AM
Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
Brook Lopez, to @TheAthletic, on protecting Giannis Antetokounmpo: pic.twitter.com/6FWzFlctFY2:09 AM

BasketNews @BasketNews_com
A crazy scuffle emerged after Trey Lyles tried to take the ball away from Giannis Antetokounmpo 🤯
pic.twitter.com/bEbtluGqJA2:07 AM

Mark Haynes @markhaynesnba
Brook Lopez to Sideline Sources on Trey Lyles:
“I thought what that guy did to Giannis was cheap. He didn’t need to do any of that stuff. He stepped up to Giannis a little bit as he walked off and I didn’t like that. I had my guy’s back like I would have any of my teammates.” – 2:02 AM
Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
Jrue Holiday, on seeing Brook Lopez have Giannis Antetokounmpo’s back: pic.twitter.com/zTRlmsVB8m2:02 AM

Giannis Antetokounmpo @Giannis_An34
I just want to do my part and help the team be great 💪🏾🙌🏾 pic.twitter.com/PxraFBRoKB1:53 AM

Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
Were you surprised by that foul late as you were dribbling the ball out?
Giannis Antetokounmpo (@Giannis Antetokounmpo): pic.twitter.com/ePUwYEzjVB1:50 AM

Kane Pitman @KanePitman
Postgame Locked on Bucks w/@Frank Madden
🏀 Khris looking like Khris
🏀 Giannis drops 46 in return from injury
🏀 Brook Lopez dominates on both ends
🏀 THEN he protects Giannis!
📺 https://t.co/35W4H0e9q0
🎙️ https://t.co/fq5or6OoXX pic.twitter.com/lW4VS52wrm1:47 AM

Justin Garcia @tmjgarcia
There have been 6 times this season a player has scored 45+ in 35 or fewer minutes.
Giannis has 2 of those 6. No one else has more than 1 – 12:56 AM
The Vertical @YahooSportsNBA
Giannis and Middleton combine for 77 points in the Bucks’ win over the Kings 🪣
Giannis: 46 PTS / 19-28 FG / 12 REB
Middleton: 31 PTS / 9-15 FG / 9 AST pic.twitter.com/3TvO1IlzII12:50 AM

Justin Garcia @tmjgarcia
Giannis leads the NBA with 6 games scoring 45 or more this season – 12:42 AM
NBA on ESPN @ESPNNBA
Another big night for Giannis 👏 pic.twitter.com/Ak0yFcvWw312:42 AM

James Ham @James_HamNBA
According to De’Aaron Fox, the Kings took exception to Giannis Antetokounmpo not just dribbling the ball out in a game that was over. – 12:42 AM
Matt George @MattGeorgeSAC
“Giannis just had to dribble the ball out and it wouldn’t have happened.” – De’Aaron Fox on the end of game incident. – 12:40 AM
Kyle Neubeck @KyleNeubeck
Bucks only losses in their last 22 games
—Sixers
—No Giannis OT loss vs. Warriors – 12:28 AM
James Ham @James_HamNBA
5. Somebody had to do it. Harrison Barnes drew the short straw and was forced to defend Giannis. He’s the most unique player in the league and nearly impossible to defend. On the plus side, Barnes scored 14 points on 3-of-8 from deep. – 12:27 AM
StatMuse @statmuse
Giannis tonight:
46 PTS
12 REB
19-28 FG
2-2 3P
Most 45/10 games (6) in a season since MVP Westbrook. pic.twitter.com/Kldh3pBzow12:27 AM

James Ham @James_HamNBA
3. What can you do? If anyone in the NBA has an answer for how to slow down Giannis Antetokounmpo, they should share. He’s a cheat code. He’s a superstar. He’s a generational talent. He torched the Kings for 46 points and 12 rebounds. – 12:27 AM
Sean Cunningham @SeanCunningham
Bucks beat the Kings behind 46 points and 12 rebounds from Giannis Antetokounmpo, 133-124 the final in Sacramento. Kings suffer just their second loss since the All-Star break. – 12:27 AM
Kellan Olson @KellanOlson
Bucks are also on a back-to-back and just beat the Kings ahead of tomorrow’s game in Phoenix. Giannis with 46 and 31 for Middleton. – 12:27 AM
StatMuse @statmuse
Giannis tonight:
46 PTS
12 REB
19-28 3P
2-2 3P
Most 45/10 games (6) in a season since MVP Westbrook. pic.twitter.com/RPeK1z8jTg12:26 AM

Matt George @MattGeorgeSAC
Giannis, Middleton & Brook Lopez combined for 100 points.
Goodness. – 12:26 AM
Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
FINAL: Bucks 133, Kings 124
– Antetokounmpo 46pts/12reb/4ast
– Middleton 31pts/3reb/9ast
– Lopez 23pts/8reb/4ast
– Holiday 11pts/6reb/8ast – 12:26 AM
Rob Peterson @ShotDrJr
Man, Brook is a nice guy, but you’re gonna try him after pushing Giannis? Good luck. – 12:24 AM
Christos Tsaltas @Tsaltas46
Regardless of the individual awards, Giannis Antetokounmpo is the best player in the world right now. His showcase at Golden 1 Center against the Kings was clear proof. He carried his team to a huge road win. #FearTheDeer12:22 AM
Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA
Giannis’ reaction to the Brook Lopez/Trey Lyles fracas. Basically–can’t we just get out of here man? – 12:21 AM
Vivek Jacob @vivekmjacob
Not sure what Lyles got so upset with Giannis for – 12:21 AM
Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
Trey Lyles decided to give Giannis Antetokounmpo a foul late. And it was a hard one.
Brook Lopez did not like that. And immediately got in Lyles face. A massive scrum ensued. – 12:21 AM
Matt George @MattGeorgeSAC
Trey Lyles and Brook Lopez just got into a scuffle. Lyles gave Giannis a push after intentionally fouling him. Lopez got in his face and Lyles pushed up high. – 12:20 AM
NBA on ESPN @ESPNNBA
Too easy for Giannis 😤 pic.twitter.com/nNpwo4iVD712:20 AM

Justin Garcia @tmjgarcia
12th time this season Giannis has scored 40+
Its the first time in his career he’s scored 40 points through the first 3 quarters – 12:15 AM
Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
Domantas Sabonis tried for that rebound and got tripped up. It let the Bucks run 5-on-4 in transition and it resulted in a monster slam from Giannis Antetokounmpo.
Bucks up, 120-114, with 3:22 left. – 12:13 AM
Sean Cunningham @SeanCunningham
Giannis Antetokounmpo now up to 46 points on the evening. A big one-handed jam down the lane puts his Bucks up 120-114 with 3:22 to play. Kings timeout. Mike Brown with three more at his disposal. – 12:13 AM
Chris Herring @Herring_NBA
Giannis just dribbled Lyles under the basket from the hash mark – 12:05 AM
StatMuse @statmuse
Giannis most 40/10 games:
11 — This season
8 — Both MVP seasons combined pic.twitter.com/A7tbootMnJ12:02 AM

Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
Halfway through the fourth quarter, the Bucks lead, 106-105.
The Bucks have held up without Giannis Antetokounmpo to start the fourth quarter with Middleton and Lopez.
Middleton is up to 22p/3r/7a and Lopez has 18p/6r/4a. – 12:01 AM
NBA on ESPN @ESPNNBA
Giannis through three quarters 😳
🎯 40 PTS
🎯 10 REB pic.twitter.com/IPArj8xRkV11:52 PM

Sean Cunningham @SeanCunningham
Bucks lead the Kings 90-87 headed to the 4th in Sacramento. Milwaukee outscoring Sacramento 37-25 in the period. Giannis Antetokounmpo records his 12th 40 point performance of the season and his 39th double double. – 11:49 PM
James Ham @James_HamNBA
Kings trail 90-87 heading to the fourth. Wild game here in Sacramento. Giannis has 40. Sabonis has 21 points, 15 rebounds and 9 assists. 22 points, 8 assists for Fox. – 11:48 PM
Matt George @MattGeorgeSAC
Bucks lead 90-87 going to the 4Q. Giannis has 40 points.
Going to be a fight. What a great game. – 11:48 PM
Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
After three quarters, the Bucks lead, 90-87.
Giannis Antetokounmpo has 40 points on 17-of-25 shooting, plus 10 rebounds and three assists. – 11:48 PM
Matt George @MattGeorgeSAC
Giannis & Khris Middleton have combined for 31 points here in the 3rd quarter. – 11:44 PM
Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
Antetokounmpo now has 40 points with two minutes to go in the third quarter. #Bucks lead 88-83. – 11:44 PM
James Ham @James_HamNBA
40 for Giannis. – 11:44 PM
Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
Giannis Antetokounmpo will head to the free throw line after this break to try to complete a three-point play.
He already has 34pts/9reb/3ast in 25 minutes. And the Bucks have their biggest lead of the game at 82-78 with 3:26 left in the third quarter. – 11:40 PM
Mark Haynes @markhaynesnba
The Kings are unraveling here in the third quarter. The Bucks came from behind and now have an 82-78 lead. Giannis Antetokounmpo has 34 points and counting. – 11:40 PM
Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
With that spin move and bucket, Giannis Antetokounmpo breaks another one of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s franchise records. Antetokounmpo now is the all-time leader in field goal attempts. – 11:39 PM
Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
After 3-pointers from Middleton and Antetokounmpo, that Brook Lopez free throw gives the Bucks a 77-76 lead with 4:41 left.
That’s their lead since the first quarter. – 11:36 PM
Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
Half: Kings 62, Bucks 53
– Antetokounmpo 21 pts/7reb/2ast
– Lopez 11pts/3ast
– Holiday 5pts/3ast/2reb
– Middleton 5pts/3ast – 11:02 PM
Matt George @MattGeorgeSAC
I don’t know if you could ask for a more entertaining first half of basketball.
Kings lead 62-53
Domantas Sabonis: 17 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists
Giannis Antetokounmpo: 21 points, 7 rebounds – 11:02 PM
James Ham @James_HamNBA
Kings with a solid 62-53 lead over the Bucks at the half. Sabonis has 17 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists. Fox has 11 points. Giannis leads the Bucks with 21 points and 7 rebounds. – 11:02 PM
Sean Cunningham @SeanCunningham
Giannis Antetokounmpo with 21 first half points with more than 2:00 left in the 2nd quarter. He’s 10/12 from the floor. – 10:59 PM
Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
Brook Lopez has 11 points and Giannis Antetokounmpo is sitting on 19. Sabonis has 17 and De’Aaron Fox has 10 for the #Kings.
Sacramento leads 56-46 with 2:57 to go in the first half. – 10:55 PM
Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
Giannis Antetokounmpo just picked up his second foul (both charges) with 8:22 left in the second quarter.
Budenholzer immediately brought in Lopez for him. Antetokounmpo leads the Bucks with 19 points. – 10:44 PM
Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
Giannis Antetokounmpo picks up his second offensive foul, at the 8:22 mark. He exits with 19 points on 9 of 11 shooting & the #Bucks trailing 40-31. – 10:44 PM
Matt George @MattGeorgeSAC
Add forcing back-to-back Giannis turnovers to the list of reasons to re-sign Trey Lyles this summer! – 10:43 PM
James Ham @James_HamNBA
Second foul on Giannis. – 10:43 PM
Sean Cunningham @SeanCunningham
Very exciting opening quarter in Sacramento, where the Kings lead the Bucks 32-27. Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 15 in the quarter for Milwaukee. De’Aaron Fox leads the Kings with 10. – 10:36 PM
Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
After one quarter, the Kings lead, 32-27, as De’Aaron Fox shakes free on the iso against Jae Crowder with a tough stepback 3.
Giannis Antetokounmpo is leading the way for the Bucks with 15 points and four rebounds. No one else on the Bucks has more than two points. – 10:35 PM
Mark Haynes @markhaynesnba
Metu vs. Giannis isn’t a matchup in the Kings favor. – 10:34 PM
James Ham @James_HamNBA
Trey Lyles triple in transition. It’s the Kings vs. Giannis. – 10:33 PM
Matt George @MattGeorgeSAC
Watching Giannis in person is special. Man is simply unstoppable. 13 of Milwaukee’s first 15 points. pic.twitter.com/WgBqNE3fY010:29 PM

Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
Giannis Antetokounmpo, who has missed the last three games, is 6 for 7 for 13 points in the first seven minutes of this one vs. the #Kings10:26 PM
James Ham @James_HamNBA
Giannis already has 11 points. – 10:25 PM
Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
Catch-and-shoot 3 from Giannis Antetokounmpo and he has nine of the Bucks’ first 11 points.
Kings are up, 16-11, with 6:20 left in the first quarter though. – 10:24 PM
Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
Brook Lopez didn’t think Khris Middleton should’ve helped off Keegan Murray on the first basket of the game and #Kings coach Mike Brown thought Kevin Huerter should’ve done .. something … vs. Giannis Antetokounmpo in transition so, this one is off an interesting start. – 10:15 PM
Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
Giannis Antetokounmpo gets out in transition and scores the Bucks’ first bucket with 10:06 left.
Mike Brown immediately called a timeout to talk to his team about transition defense. Wow.
Kings up, 6-2. – 10:13 PM
Damichael Cole @DamichaelC
The Bucks and Kings have just started in Sacramento. Giannis Antetokounmpo is active.
Memphis fans who want the No. 2 seed should be cheering for Jevon Carter and his current team tonight. – 10:09 PM
Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
The #Bucks rolling out their “regular” starting lineup for the first time in a long time:
Giannis Antetokounmpo, Khris Middleton, Jrue Holiday, Brook Lopez and Grayson Allen. – 9:42 PM
Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
Giannis Antetokounmpo is expected to play tonight for the #Bucks vs. the Kings in Sacramento.
Goran Dragić is expected to make his debut & Wesley Matthews is also expected back tonight for Milwaukee.
jsonline.com/story/sports/n… via ⁦@journalsentinel⁩ – 8:46 PM
Sean Cunningham @SeanCunningham
Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer says he expects Giannis Antetokounmpo to warm up and play tonight. – 8:39 PM
Jason Anderson @JandersonSacBee
Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo (hand) is expected to play in tonight’s game against the Sacramento Kings. – 8:38 PM
Justin Garcia @tmjgarcia
Giannis is expected to play tonight – 8:38 PM
Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer tells reporters that they expect Giannis Antetokounmpo (right hand soreness) to play tonight in Sacramento. – 8:38 PM
Sean Cunningham @SeanCunningham
Giannis Antetokounmpo concludes his pregame warmups ahead of tonight’s game against the Kings in Sacramento. pic.twitter.com/TuTRVh9hv28:28 PM

Sean Cunningham @SeanCunningham
Giannis Antetokounmpo, still listed as questionable for the Bucks, warming up ahead of tonight’s game in Sacramento pic.twitter.com/bwJ0d9p4Rk7:57 PM

Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
Giannis Antetokounmpo is questionable for the #Bucks tonight vs. the #Kings in Sacramento with right hand soreness.
He’s going through a warmup currently.
https://t.co/hxA74BYmO8 pic.twitter.com/MAnKudIoPV7:50 PM

Jason Anderson @JandersonSacBee
The Milwaukee Bucks have ruled Joe Ingles out for tonight’s game against the Sacramento Kings due to left knee injury management. Giannis Antetokounmpo (hand) is still questionable. Wesley Matthews (calf) is probable. – 5:53 PM
Dave Mason @DeuceMason
Sacramento has lost 13 straight to the Bucks. Their last win came in the 2015-16 season before Giannis was an NBA All-Star.
Can the Kings end the losing skid against Milwaukee?
NIGHT CHAT returns TONIGHT following Kings-Bucks:
youtube.com/watch?v=SBAwgb… pic.twitter.com/QfC5x6FE495:35 PM

Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
“Giannis is the MVP of our league.” – Jon Horst.
The #Bucks GM took a minute to “fight for his guys” in the season-ending award race.
Tap in re: Antetokounmpo for MVP, Brook Lopez for defensive player of year, Bobby Portis for 6th man et al.
🎖️🎖️🎖️
jsonline.com/story/sports/n…4:15 PM
NBA Math @NBA_Math
March 13 RPR MVP:
1. Nikola Jokić: 16.2
2. Joel Embiid: 16.0
3. Luka Dončić: 15.7
4. Damian Lillard: 14.7
5. Giannis Antetokounmpo: 14.3
6. Jayson Tatum: 14.2
7. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 14.1
8. Anthony Davis: 13.1
9. LeBron James: 12.9
10. Stephen Curry: 12.3 pic.twitter.com/KDrJQzsNRk2:30 PM

Jason Anderson @JandersonSacBee
Kings-Bucks gameday live: Giannis Antetokounmpo injury status; latest on NBA playoff race
sacbee.com/sports/nba/sac…1:08 PM
Gery Woelfel @GeryWoelfel
Do you remember when Antetokounmpo would play almost every game every season? In his first 5 NBA seasons, he missed a mere 17 games.
Well, those days appear over.
Antetokounmpo missed 15 games last season, and he’s already missed 15 games this season. And the Bucks still have… – 12:42 PM
Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
Giannis Antetokounmpo for MVP? Brook Lopez for defensive player of year? Bobby Portis for 6th Man?
The case for Milwaukee #Bucks NBA award winners jsonline.com/story/sports/n… via ⁦@journalsentinel⁩ – 10:06 AM
Dave Mason @DeuceMason
Giannis Antetokounmpo is listed as questionable (right hand soreness) for tonight’s game against the Kings.
Bucks also play the Suns tomorrow. – 9:56 AM

More on this storyline

Milwaukee Bucks champion Giannis Antetokounmpo, 27, is extremely careful about preserving his hard-earned coins and has accounts at 50 different banks containing $250,000, revealed his team’s co-owner Marc Lasry to Bloomberg News. The two-time NBA MVP is utilizing the total standard deposit insurance coverage limit of $250,000 at each Federal Deposit Insurance Corp, or the FDIC-insured bank, according to the New York Post. Hedge fund manager and billionaire Lasry, who is the founder of Avenue Capital Group, a private equity firm, advised Antetokounmpo and his teammates on better investment practices, the New York Post reports. -via Yahoo! Finance / March 12, 2023
Jason Anderson: Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo is out vs. the Warriors tonight. This is the third game he will miss due to right hand soreness. We’ll see if he’s ready to return when the Bucks visit the Kings on Monday. -via Twitter @JandersonSacBee / March 11, 2023
Giannis: I’m not done. I believe I have a long way to go. I try to work on my craft every single day. I want people to remember me not for the things I’ve accomplished on the court but for my attitude toward the game and my work ethic. I want people to remember me as more than just a basketball player. I want people to remember how I made people feel along this journey and if I inspired them to be better. -via For The Win / March 11, 2023

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