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Giannis Antetokounmpo with the monster slam against the Knicks (Video)

By Will Osgood

Apr 4, 2015; Milwaukee, WI, USA; Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) drives for the basket during the fourth quarter against the Orlando Magic at BMO Harris Bradley Center. Orlando won 97-90. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 4, 2015; Milwaukee, WI, USA; Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) drives for the basket during the fourth quarter against the Orlando Magic at BMO Harris Bradley Center. Orlando won 97-90. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports /
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The Greek Freak Giannis Antetokounmpo was at it again, going coast-to-coast for the slam dunk against the Knicks at MSG. 

Two days after registering a DNP-CD (did not play–coach’s decision), Giannis Antetokounmpo, aka “The Greek Freak”, was back doing his normal thing Friday night at Madison Square Garden agains the sad New York Knicks.

Early in the game–the first quarter in fact–Milwaukee’s most athletic player does what he often does, going coast-to-coast for a slam dunk.

Milwaukee Bucks fans are just starting to get used to his sort of thing after two whole years in the league. The rest of us are catching up and catching on.

The 15th overall pick in the 2013 NBA draft has been a little bit like Community or Parks & Recreation were for NBC–a fabulous show who struggles to bring in ratings. Anyone who watches The Greek Freak play knows he’s already one of the five most exciting players in the NBA, but likely will not be considered one of the league’s best players for quite some time,  if ever.

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But like those shows, there is a group of fans on the internet which come together to celebrate The Greek Freak’s greatness. Still, the 6’11” forward only scored 6.8 points per game in 2013-14, despite the underground hype (though he averaged 10.0 per 36 minutes played).

This season he has improved to 12.7 points per game, and 14.6 per 36 minutes, thanks in large part to plays like this where he takes a rebound and does the rest.

Oh, and poor Knicks. There season can’t end soon enough. And they have to deal with The Greek Freak.

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