Giannis Antetokounmpo stunned countless folks by signing a new deal with the Bucks and Twitter as a whole lost its mind.
Who in the world saw this coming? On Tuesday afternoon, monster news broke out of Milwaukee with Giannis Antetokounmpo signing a record-setting five-year contract extension with the Bucks.
Antetokounmpo’s deal will pay him $228.2 million. Just like that, not only did Antetokounmpo sign the biggest deal in NBA history, but he’s also broken the hearts of other fanbases who were hoping to land him next summer during free agency. As you might imagine, tons of folks on social media have lost their minds after the Antetokounmpo news was released.
There were epic Twitter reaction to Giannis signing his five-year extension with the Bucks
time to pivot pic.twitter.com/K3hKUj7ZEr
— Grant Goldberg (@GrantGoldberg) December 15, 2020
can someone photoshop Giannis into a Bucks jersey?
— Chris Towers …Is A Real Boy (@CTowersCBS) December 15, 2020
Giannis Antetokounmpo has officially announced he will not be contending for a ring for the next 5 years
— Troydan (@Troydan) December 15, 2020
Congrats to @Giannis_An34. He’s staying put in Milwaukee - and reportedly - signing a contract extension. Great to see he hasn’t bought into that LAME AAU mindset of stacking teams to win titles more easily. Great players like Jordan never did it. #muchrespect
— Rob Parker (@RobParkerFS1) December 15, 2020
https://twitter.com/GoatJames_SZN/status/1338912365824323590
Giannis Mood pic.twitter.com/NeX5pJRTKG
— IKE Bucks Podcast (@IKE_Bucks) December 15, 2020
In the 2025-26 season, Giannis Antetokounmpo will make $158,232 per quarter.
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) December 15, 2020
When Raptor fans hear about the Giannis signing...
— Sid Seixeiro (@Sid_Seixeiro) December 15, 2020
https://t.co/B5s9hMbE8b
For Milwaukee Bucks fans everywhere, their happiness can’t be measured right now. The expectation was that Antetokounmpo would enter free agency next summer and then potentially join the Warriors, Heat, Raptors or a different team.
Instead, he’s decided to commit his future to Milwaukee and is ready to do whatever is needed to help the team win the NBA Finals. Fortunately for him, he’ll also have more than $228 million to his name as he looks to get that job done.
Only minutes after the contract was announced, Twitter went wild. You can expect plenty more reactions to come in today and for the coming weeks. The NBA world has surely been rocked with Antetokounmpo’s massive extension.