Before Damian Lillard stepped on the court Thursday night to make his Bucks debut, Milwaukee star Giannis Antetokounmpo went viral for a comment he made about his new teammate.
Although Antetokounmpo has spent his entire NBA career with the Bucks, led them to an NBA title in 2021 and has won the NBA MVP two times, the forward told Bleacher Report that “this is his [Lillard’s] team.”
Fans were flabbergasted by this statement as Lillard only joined the team a month ago on Oct. 27 in a blockbuster three-team trade. This move came after the former Trail Blazers guard spent months expressing his desire to become a member of the Heat.
"This is his team."
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) October 26, 2023
Giannis on Dame's role with the Bucks pic.twitter.com/44n0Qrm4eE
Many NBA fans saw Antetokounmpo’s comment about Lillard as a way for the star to appear humble. Lillard is another big NBA star, but he’s never won an NBA title or MVP like Antetokounmpo.
Fans quickly called Antetokounmpo out for this statement on social media Thursday night.
Giannis nearing Bron level with the lies lol https://t.co/M7FCf5629o
— warriorsworld (@warriorsworld) October 26, 2023
A 28 yr old in his prime who’s arguably the best in the world giving the keys to a 33 yr old lmfaooo https://t.co/NmWb8zAr8Y
— ²³𝙻𝚎𝙱𝚛𝚘𝚗𝚌𝚑𝚒𝚝𝚒𝚜🏀☄️🌎💞 (@BronGotGame) October 26, 2023
Alright man LMAOOOOOO https://t.co/VDHEJlAqgo
— Niko (@nikotaughtyou) October 26, 2023
Giannis just be saying a bunch of words man. Lmao https://t.co/cpJYKMZD1n
— Hub (@KenHeLive) October 26, 2023
Nobody questions Lillard’s talent, but he’s never won at the level Giannis has; everybody knows this isn’t true, but everyone will also underrate how conducive this is to chemistry-building and starting to develop the right habits. https://t.co/5MdGyiry99
— Kris Pursiainen (@krispursiainen) October 26, 2023
No tf it is not 😭😭 https://t.co/pUCeYsU7ey
— 𝔻𝕖𝔹𝕒𝕝𝕝 (@WfromDeBall) October 26, 2023
This is a great quote but it kind of hilariously boils down to "It's your team cuz you got a bit of an ego bro" and I find that very funny. https://t.co/YfMLA8qHiT
— Halbridious (@Halbridious) October 26, 2023
Oh brother 🙄🙄 https://t.co/pznVClfern
— Natalie Esquire 🇯🇲 (@natfluential) October 27, 2023
I like you man, you lie a lot https://t.co/oZ5XMqBexh
— umm? (@howiefoxx) October 26, 2023
