Antetokounmpo: “I worked with Spanoulis on the shot” – What he said about the referee

Once again the Giannis Antetokounmpo he mentioned the beneficial effect that working with him had on him Vasilis Spanoulis in the national team. The Greek Freak put 59 points in the Bucks’ win over the Pistons and among his baskets were many mid-range shots.

“I’m never afraid to go for the shots, even when I miss. But when you hit the target and put the mid-range too, you find a better rhythm. Last year I didn’t really trust the mid-range shot and that didn’t help me. I put up I think 33 or 38 all season, something like that, but now in the first 11 games I’ve already put up 28-29. It’s something I worked on all summer with coach Spanoulis and another person I work with now (S.S. Kalavros). I now feel like I can get these shots in, some days they will go in, some days they won’t“, he emphasized.

On the … non-existent foul called at the end of regular time that didn’t cost his team after the opponents missed both shots, he said:I don’t want to say anything, so I don’t get fined. When the Pistons missed shots and we went into overtime, we said we have to win the game».

As for Isaiah Stewart’s unsportsmanlike foul that got him stripped of his jersey and ejected? “I don’t mind at all. I’m used to being hit and thrown down by my brothers, especially Thanasis (laughs). All I had in mind was putting the shots. But it was not a basketball move, it was dangerous, the referees did well and sent him off. If it’s in a week, I might lose my temper».

Finally, he made a special mention of his mother’s presence on the field. “Since he came to the USA in 2014, whenever he is here he comes to every game, he is by my side and he supports me. I love her to death. I am who I am because of her and everything I do, on and off the field, is for her».