NBA Allegedly Told Nets Stop Poking Fun Of Giannis Antetokounmpo!
The Milwaukee Bucks faced off against the Brooklyn Nets on Monday night (June 7) at the Barclays Center. While the Nets came out on top and will thus be advancing in the NBA playoffs, the basketball organization is not completely happy with the team.
View this post on Instagram
CelebnSports247.com reports that Bucks star player Giannis Antetokounmpo is notoriously known for taking his time with his free throw shooting.
This has been a particular highlight of Antetokounmpo‘s gameplay during the playoff games since he is not the best at a long free throw shooter.
In this postseason, the two-time MVP, unfortunately, boasts the worst shots he’s thrown in his postseason career.
The Brooklyn Nets put up a clock on the video board to keep track of how long it took him to get free throws off, and according to Peter Botte of the New York Post, the NBA didn’t particularly like this.
An NBA source said the league ordered the Nets to cut out the gamesmanship tactic of a timer shown on the overhead scoreboard at Barclays Center during Game 1 of their playoff series against the Bucks whenever the two-time MVP was at the line. The league doesn’t advocate teams inciting the taunting of other players, the source added.
Instead, the Nets showed an inset video of longtime fan Mr. Whammy extending his arms forward and shaking his fingers at the Bucks star during his free-throw attempts during Monday’s blowout Game 2 victory.
The league is against teams inciting the taunting of other players by their fans, adds the source.
As opposed to this, the Nets projected a video of longtime fan Mr.Whammy extending his arms towards the Bucks star during his free-throw attempts during Monday night’s Game 2 victory.
In the end, the Nets came as the winners of the first two games, so perhaps the gentle banter wasn’t too bad.
View this post on Instagram
View this post on Instagram
[…] Williams hypothesized on “Get Up” that a child between Durant and fellow player Anthony Davis would have a similar body type to Bucks player Giannis Antetokounpo. It appears this makes sense since Giannis has been getting teased by the Nets. […]