[Injury] Giannis Antetokounmpo seems to suffer a non-contact leg injury, and he went to the locker room on his own (with replays). Including shots on worried Bucks fans and Thanasis, his brother
Luka last possession as a Mav ended with an injury
AD last possession as a Laker ended with an injury
Giannis last possession as a Buck ends with injury???
Lukas last game was on Christmas, imagine getting Mavs tickets as a gift and boom that’s the last time you see him in a Mavs jersey.
Nico’s master plan is truly something.
Make the finals 6 months prior
Have a great off-season improving depth and getting better 3pt shooters
Trade Luka for a bag of Kettle Chips. After he sustained his first major injury.
Everything falls apart and get gifted Flagg.
Profit (Get fired)
Kettle chips: DONT YOU PUT THIS EVIL OFC ON ME RICKY BOBBY.
Aye them jalapeño kettles fucking slap.
IYKYK!
That team was a lot more mediocre than people think. That finals run was a fluke. I still expect them to go on a run if kyrie and Davis get healthy at the same time.
If they get healthy at the same time I wonder what team will put them out in the first round (Provided they get through the play-in).
Nah they get 8 seed thru play-in MJ Washington proceed to kill the thunder, chaos ensues in West, Nuggets lose in game 7 double OT, Haliburton gets 2 rings in the summer, Luka is slandered for being fat, LeGM trades the whole team
Unfortunately the actually win the 7-8 play-in and play the Lakers where Luka scores 400 points against them in a 3 game series (they’re promptly disbanded before game 4).
Niko, you don’t have a job anymore
Guys I really don’t wanna talk about this anymore
Lmao I bought a ticket a couple months before to see him in the Blazers game a couple games after that cause that was my best shot at the time
The only thing I remember about that Christmas was watching him go down.. and then yk
Larry Bird: “Merry Fucking Christmas”
I was at that game, came all the way from toronto for that game too :/ . Kyrie went crazy that game though and they ALMOST made likena near 30 comeback.
Could really be the case. If it is only a calf strain, I don’t think it will scare off suitors, but it will probably scare the Bucks away from playing him once he’s able if a trade is indeed likely.
The league should know by now that you don’t bring guys back from calf issues unnecessarily.
I don’t necessarily think he’s gonna get traded tbh in the first place. There’s a lot of oddity in the wording every time they’ve been running these stories.
I think we’re more so seeing a star trying to figure out how to win with the cards that are dealt.
Right.. While I’m not convinced he’s staying…
Windhorst is saying today that giannis requested a trade this summer like it’s common knowledge. If you knew that, why didn’t you report it? It would’ve been the biggest story you put out all off season. I don’t think anyone actually ever heard that.
That being said, this is the realest the rumors have felt
You bring up an excellent point. It comes off as a guy using today as a crutch for him to say that. Without a doubt it would have been reported, had it been reality imo. There’s no way they held that info back.
I could be absolutely wrong, but that in itself makes a lot of the rest of it questionable.
What I will say, is I’m absolutely sure he wants to win bad. But I’m just as convinced he has passionate talks internally, probably even quite frustrated on how to win as a Buck.
When a guy wants out, he wants out. Multiple visible things point to it. The fact the verbiage is so vague, makes the whole ordeal set off my B.S. meter to an extent.
Say he is upset, trying to figure out how the team can play better right now. The media claiming, “He’s mulling his future…” it’s not necessarily wrong, but it’s sneaky and deceptive.
For media to report as much as they have on the subject, they sure are quite vague and repetitive.
Fake injury to protect players from real injuries during trade negotiations
He was just out with a groin strain, they wouldn’t need on court theatrics to have an excuse injury.
Probably but Luka and AD were injured. Heck, AD came back for first game with the Mavs and got injured again.
Just sprinkle some crack on him and lets get outta here
So he will get traded for someone currently injured, jayson tatum pack your bags.
Hali gets to return to Wisconsin
no thanks
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Pacers would be on suicide watch.
Which would be a good thing.
Don’t forget Dame.
KD last possession with the suns ended in an injury
i feel like this is more common than we think
damn. he getting traded for Zach Lavine
AD is ass tho
What he says in Greek roughly translates to “Fuck your Virgin Mary”, a common way to express extreme frustration. Hopefully nothing long term…
Source: Am Greek
Yeah I actually gasped when I heard that. It’s pretty bad expression and the last time I heard it was when my parents yelled at me for being a dumbass teenager (won’t go into the details of what I did).
What if people try to peer pressure you into going into details?
He got the dog pregnant.
Source: I’m u/chasseur_de_cols’s dog.
this is a safe space, bro, you can tell us what happened (i will immediately report you to the authorities)
(And i will play a witness) we got you homie
Tell us.
I got an idea. Give us a hypothetical of what may or may not have transpired to lead to this “alleged” scenario. 🤨🤔🧐
I thought I heard him say in English “ I can’t move my leg”
Can confirm Source I ate a gyro once
In the quiet words of the Virgin Mary… come again?
Source: Bricktop
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Nah that’s funny as hell, how does that become a common expression?
There’s plenty more like that in Greek. This one and fuck your god are common.
Religious curses are very common in a lot of European languages. For example, in Swedish the majority of all swears are related to the devil or hell in some way despite Sweden being basically the most secular country in the world for the last century+
We get hella creative with our swearing
And the hand gestures: Learn to Speak Greek with Gestures
That’s terrible, even if an extreme way to vent frustration. Should have never become a thing in the first place.
You’re overreacting big time on this one. Languages translate pretty loosely. This really isn’t too different from something like “god fucking damnit” in English.
Yeah technically God damn it is more blasphemous since it’s on God, while Mary is only human lmao. But it’s one of the most used swear phrases.
Something I also hate, so….
Well that’s just on you for being offended by common profanities lol. Need some thicker skin if that kind of stuff bothers you.
I just don’t like God’s or the saints’ names being used in such a manner. Honestly don’t care about the rest of the words lol.
How can you be a sixers fan and still believe in that God shit
Soft
Wait till you hear “may Jesus fuck your mother”
He gone
Does this look fake or am I tripping?
There wouldn’t be any point in staging it though you’re not maximizing Giannis’s value if you’re trading an injured player rather than a healthy one
If the Bucks were actually THAT close to finding a trade might as well just sit him out rather than have him pretend to be injured lol
Giannis fakes the injury to lower his trade value so that the team he gets traded to doesn’t have to give up as many assets.
Giannis told us he forgot how to read, so we will have to remove some picks from the deal.
Perfect, him and Tyler Kolek can learn together
Carmelo’s legacy…
He’s going to the warriors confirmed
Yea, you’re tripping.
https://youtu.be/IW7l0hTABl8
His previous calf strain against the Celtics, unless of course he faked that one too.
THE LONG CON
If he wanted to fake an injury he could have just said his knee was sore during warmups or something. No need to fake an injury in game.
Why would someone fake that?
It really did look like it but I’m wondering if his leg just gave out on him?
That was me and my wife’s initial thought while watching the game.
Is your wife an expert at faking it?
My wife regularly gets non-contact injuries before our date nights.
Not when shes with me
What? OP asked if he was tripping for thinking it looks fake..Im just reaffirming OP that two observations, sperate from his own, thougt the same..Why you callin my wife out tho?
edit: Whoosh!! lol good one. Take my r/angryupvote
He got you brother lmao
Looked real to me, but it seemed like he was expecting it. He probably had some mild strain from rehab and aggravated it.
I feel like I’m taking crazy pills but I can’t spot when the injury would’ve happened. If we wanna break down slow-mo film let’s get some zoom on that calf maybe tightening or cramping maybe.
It’s all apart of the plan
I mean.. I really don’t see how he got hurt on that step
That’s kind of how non contact injuries work
XD
No, you normally see the leg bending in strange ways on non contact injuries.
That sounds more like a contact injury
Ive had calf issues before. Backgroud: i ran a 1:50 800m dash.
Anyway ive pulled my calf standing and was out for 2 weeks…if you dont stretch and take them seriously they will kick you back.
For any adults who like running and being active. Stretch.
Hey everyone, look at Roger Bannister over here.
Does Thanasis go with him too?
He is in fact actually gonna be gone soon
We call this the trade injury trade strain if you will
The Vince Carter
Kenny Smith: It’s OVER!
Now Lakers shouldn’t even have to THINK about sending Reaves away since Giannis is injury prone and damaged goods.
is he fat though?
I tried finding an equivalent flaw but Giannis does not have one
Bro he binge eats chicken nuggets and oreos
Then he will get fat because now he’s on the couch. A perfect storm
The Lakers cannot possibly give up Reaves for a player that can potentially be deported as a Greek National.
Gonna have to be Rui, Knecht, and a second.
This is a little much but I can live with it since we got a good deal on the Luka trade
3 pointers win championships? It’s the best I’ve got lol.
Nick Smith Jr. had a hell of a shooting night recently
I chuckled
The Bucks haven’t happened to have hired Nico recently by any chance have they?
Pelinka is driving AR15 to Milwaukee tonight, if he can get Giannis in return.
That would be bad for us culturally.
I’d rather send LeBron and Bronny in a package deal
Lebronny farewell tour in Milwaukee!
Bizarre. Achilles if he pushed off? Theyre calling it a calf strain.
It looks very similar to his calf strain vs the celtics in 2024, so I think it’s probably another calf strain. Probably means he’s out for a few weeks though. Anticlimactic end to him as a buck in all likelihood.
Makes sense that he would react that way too. He’s felt it before and knew what it was.
It doesn’t look like that though, Giannis was still carrying a lot of his weight on his right leg even as he went down tonight. In your replay he immediately shifts his weight off the injured leg and looks like he saw a ghost.
Not sure if I agree with that. He’s putting more weight on his left foot, although it isn’t as exaggerated as it was vs the celtics. I think it may just be less severe than the celtics one.
I don’t see any reason why he’d fake an injury like this, because he could’ve just sat with knee or groin soreness (recently came back from a groin strain).
If it had really got so bad, that Giannis needs to fake an injury, the bucks themselves would just hold him out. It’s also in their best interests for him to be in optimal shape. People just be saying the dumbest things.
My first impression was a reaggravation of his groin injury, but the Bucks said calf strain.
That’s normal until they can do the scans.
Yeah I don’t think they ever actually diagnose an injury on the court exactly even when they know what it is. It’s always just something general like calf strain or lower leg injury.
I think the injury probably happened on that weird little hop he took along the baseline before the pass, but he didn’t really feel it until he started trying to run back.
Life is not fair
“Trade me or I’ll collect checks from the trainers table”
yup
Not saying he did but calf strains and pulling your groin are the easiest injuries to fake and trainers will take your word for it. Jeff Teague said it on a podcast before as well
You’re basically saying he did lmao
100% faking, people who disagree are just mad he’s not getting traded to their teams
Rob Pelinka: He old, skinny and made of glass, the only reasonable price we can offer is Reaves and a pick
still better than the luka package
That’s crazy to think about, it actually would be better 🤣
I’ll throw in a slightly used Knecht!
Thanks for pointing out who Thanasis is. I’ve been in the dark for the last 6 seasons.
Would be funny if they weren’t related. Kinda like Devin Hester Jr. returning a kick for a td in college recently, but it’s NOT the son of the HOF kick returner Devin Hester lol.
Unluckiest 4 year stretch in the NBA by a mile
Still worth it for that chip. I’d sell this teams soul for it 10 times out of 10.
Not even close to close to close to being close to the worst 4 year stretch in the nba
You’re high
At least its not the kings
Nah
Wtf.
Price of the Giannis is now unpredictable
This has 0 affect on it lol
Effect*
Affect = action I was affected by the recent flooding
Effect = result What was the effect of flooding on the town?
but just to fuck with newcomers to your accurate statement.. “the politician effected change.”
English can be hard to learn, but is understandable through tough thorough thought though.
If it was an Achilles it def would. Probably just a strain though
Depends on what it is.
Looks like he has some planter flexion in that foot as he’s walking, which is a good sign.
Next week:
“He hasn’t played, is he healthy?”
“He got traded, he healthy now!”
Bruh there’s no fucking way
Every man in the front row was like 🤔
the fan in the front row with the black hat knows he’s bullshitting Lmao.
The basketball gods have spoken 😬
He faking it
Some kind of fuckery going on here
Faking it
Oh boy the timing is so suspect
Non-contract leg injury*
This is possibly the last game he plays for the Bucks
Damn
Damn looks like Achilles- I just tore mine last week. Hopefully not
GG
That’s rough.
Bucks legend
Most obvious injury fake I have ever seen lol, dude wants off the Bucks
Is it me or did that injury look fake?
Make this man a Maverick, stat.
This looked weirdly fake. Trades and non contact muscle strains tend to correlate but it’s tin foil hat stuff in this situation. I dunno. Hope he’s okay.
hopefully nothing serious. but it certainly doesnt look good.
well now instead of finding another team he should convince them they should keep them oh these news jinxed him he shouldn’t have made them
I just cannot believe this is real. This has shades of Anthony Davis’ “”””injury”””” in his last game with the Pelicans.
Ahh the ol Anthony Davis I need to leave New Orleans route , I see you Giannis
Giannis has had alot of injury worries last few years. Gave Vincent for giannis trade incoming
Surprised none of the Pistons players went to check up on their future teammate
🎶That brother goooone🎵
The bucks picks looking delicious day by day..
If Giannis moves to the Lakers or the Knicks I think that will be the nail in the coffin of my NBA fandom. I’m not cut out for this era of the game. Last year was crazy fun as a Pacers fan but the consistent gambling issues, salary circumvention has irreversibly damaged the league’s credibility in my eyes. One more rinse repeat on a superstar finding his way to either of those teams I guess I’ll just start following highschool ball or something. The NBA feels like the WWE but with flopping.
So what where were you when the big 3 era started over decade? This trend been going on for a while
fake ass injury.. he doesn’t need to do all this if he wants out
Yeah, he’s getting traded. Just a way to get him out of the game.
Giannis goes down, little bit of tank added to his value (lol on the wording), Wemby is “injured” and we’re showcasing our trade pieces without him through all these games.
Hmm smells like a somethings happening o.O