Monstrous during Game 2, Giannis Antetokounmpo could not prevent the defeat of his family. A famous sports analyst therefore took the opportunity to criticize him severely after the match. Problem, his words did not please the fans at all, who savagely put him in his place!
If the Bucks lost Game 2 to Phoenix (118-108), Giannis Antetokounmpo can hardly be considered responsible. With 40 points (15/22 shooting) and 12 rebounds, the Greek Freak was phenomenal throughout the game, keeping his team alive. He took the opportunity to win an all-time record in the NBA Finals.
A more than honorable performance, therefore, but which was not enough to equalize. Suddenly, some took out the flamethrower against the double MVP, like Shannon Sharpe. The analyst for Fox Sports thus cracked a rather devastating statement on Twitter, destroying the Daim:
Giannis, needs to improve his conditioning. He only plays in 5-6 min stretches
— shannon sharpe (@ShannonSharpe) July 9, 2021
Giannis has to seriously work on his physical condition. He can only play 5-6 minutes in a row.
Not only are the words extremely harsh towards the Greek, who gave everything, but they also obscure the fact that Giannis could (should?) Have stayed on the sidelines, having suffered a nasty twist of the knee in the conference finals. Internet users have in fact made a point of reminding Sharpe of this, while knocking him out in the process:
You know he’s playing through an injury right?
– Jake (@JakeAndHoops) July 9, 2021
Are you aware that he is playing injured?
He played like 50 minutes against us in game 7 and dominated cmon man
— Depressed Nets Fan (@DepressedNets) July 9, 2021
He played 50 minutes in Game 7 against us (the Nets, editor’s note) and he dominated, stop man
Shannon Sharpe wanted to take Giannis as a target, but it seriously backfired. However, it is doubtful that the double MVP is thinking about this now, he who has more important things to do, such as overthrowing the Finals.
