Giannis Antetokounmpo schools P.J. Tucker on the and-one (Video)
By John Buhler
Milwaukee Bucks small forward Giannis Antetokounmpo hits an absurd and-one on Toronto Raptors small forward P.J. Tucker. This kid’s going to be special.
The Toronto Raptors may have won Game 2 of their 2017 Eastern Conference Quarterfinals series against the Milwaukee Bucks 106-100, but we all know who the best player on the hardwood in this series is. No doubt it’s Bucks small forward Giannis Antetokounmpo.
The kid is only 22 years old, but he’s clearly the next superstar in the Eastern Conference. There hasn’t been a player this dynamic in Milwaukee since Kareem Abdul-Jabbar over 40 years ago. If you need any proof, just look at how Antetokounmpo took Raptors forward P.J. Tucker to school in the paint.
Antetokounmpo drew contact and made the and-one bucket. Watching the clip a dozen times still isn’t enough to fully comprehend what Antetokounmpo just did above the Raptors rim. He didn’t dunk, did he? Whatever he did, it’s something no humans are capable of doing besides him.
At 7-feet tall, Antetokoumnpo has absurd range and runs like a gazelle. Head coach Jason Kidd may have struggled in the final minutes to pull off another road upset, but he has to like the talent his deer friend Giannis is providing him on a nightly basis.
Milwaukee should expect to come out guns a-blazing in Game 3 on Thursday night at home. Just taking one game on the road in Toronto is huge for these young Bucks. This is a team that can either lose in the first round or play someone like the Boston Celtics or Washington Wizards in the Eastern Conference Finals.
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Let’s not get ahead of ourselves here to think that Antetokounmpo can beat the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference Semifinals or even the Raptors in round one. All we know is that this kid is tremendous. Here’s your next superstar, NBA. Promote him.