“If Giannis Antetokounmpo ain’t put his foot under [Kyrie Irving], they would’ve had a championship,” said Markieff Morris, who was playing for the Lakers at the time. “Milwaukee would still be without a championship. “I know so. They were going to get swept. They know that. You can ask anybody on their team,” added Morris, pointing out that former Bucks point guard Jeff Teague … [Read more...] about Markieff Morris: If Kyrie didn’t get hurt, the Nets would have swept the Bucks in 2021
Markieff Morris: If Kyrie didn’t get hurt, the Nets would have swept the Bucks in 2021
“If Giannis Antetokounmpo ain’t put his foot under [Kyrie Irving], they would’ve had a championship,” said Markieff Morris, who was playing for the Lakers at the time. “Milwaukee would still be without a championship. “I know so. They were going to get swept. They know that. You can ask anybody on their team,” added Morris, pointing out that former Bucks point guard Jeff Teague … [Read more...] about Markieff Morris: If Kyrie didn’t get hurt, the Nets would have swept the Bucks in 2021
The highlight of Irving’s tenure was the 2021 run to the conference semifinals, where the Nets had homecourt advantage and a 2-0 lead against the Bucks. Then Irving sprained his ankle on Giannis Antetokounmpo in Game 3, and the Nets dropped a heartbreaking series. The Bucks won the title. “If Giannis ain’t put his foot under [Irving], they would’ve had a championship,” said … [Read more...] about
“I thought I did a really good job of taking a bad organization or franchise that wasn’t very good and making them respectable,” Kidd said. “That’s where my mind was being fired or let go or dismissed. That’s just part of coaching.” … [Read more...] about
Kidd got a call on that day in 2018 from Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo, who told him that he was going to be fired and that he was willing to help him save his job. Believing that such a decision was on the horizon, Kidd thanked Antetokounmpo and told him there was nothing he could do. Shortly after, Bucks general manager Jon Horst and team president Peter Feigin officially … [Read more...] about