Antetokounmpo on the episode with Schröder: “When I react like this there is a reason”

THE John Antetokounmpo irritated by one unsportsmanlike shoving by Dennis Schroeder in his middle while he jumped to receive the ball. As soon as the Greek Freak got up from the floor, he stuck his face into that of the German Nets guard, until the coolers separated them.

The 29-year-old Bucks ace didn’t want to elaborate when asked after the game about the incident. “I don’t really remember what happened. Usually when I react like this there is a reason. But I don’t remember the reason“, he was content to say.

As for his return from a calf injury, he said: “A muscle injury can happen, but you have to play with pain a lot of times and I try to do my best for my team. My goal is to always play 82 games, if I can’t do that I go a little further. You have to think about the big picture. In some games I played with pain, I wanted to play with the Suns as well, but we have to look at the long term. The coach has been a player and knows what it’s like. Many times my persistence is my greatest weapon, but also my greatest weakness. Kobe once told me ‘my greatest weakness and virtue is that I’m a m@@@ass’. It’s all about how you use it“, he said.

It is worth noting that 2-3 of the questions to Giannis Antetokounmpo were asked by his brother, Thanasis, in view of the Greek Freak’s appearance on his teammate’s podcast.