Giannis asked for and received a signed LeBron jersey after the game: “You never know…Might be our last game against one another.”
Per Mark Medina (@MarkG_Medina) on X: LeBron James gave Giannis a signed Lakers’ No. 23 jersey. Giannis was gushing to teammates about it and even put it on.
“You never know,” Antetokounmpo said. “Might be our last game against one another.”
“It means a lot to me. I think he’s a blueprint for every athlete, not just basketball athlete. Being able to be consistent for 23 years. Available. Be a winner, lead by example. It’s incredible. And any opportunity I have to be around greatness and compete against greatness, I will always take it. I never take it for granted.
“I have the utmost respect for him and his family and the way he’s carried himself for 23 years. And as I said, I miss going against him. I think he brings the best out of me as a player and he’s one of the guys that I definitely look up to on the court and off the court.”
In a TikTok video posted by the Bucks’ official account:
At 00:51, the reporter asks, “How’d you get his jersey”, and Giannis replies, “I just asked for it…he was like ‘yeah that’s yours’”
https://www.tiktok.com/@bucks/video/7593652459332046135?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc