Giannis Antetokounmpo posts cryptic tweet after All-Defensive Team snub

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Giannis posts cryptic tweet about…All-Defensive Team snub? originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia

Giannis Antetokounmpo doesn’t think the Milwaukee Bucks’ season was a failure, but he certainly seems to think the NBA’s All-Defensive Team voting was.

Antetokounmpo posted a cryptic tweet Tuesday shortly after the 2022-2023 All-Defensive first and second teams were announced, and he was not on either.

“I’m tired of the disrespect. I’m coming,” Antetokounmpo tweeted with a photo of himself seated on the bench.

Antetokounmpo is a five-time All-Defensive Team selection, making first team each of the previous four seasons.

His tweet came after it was revealed that he received 16 first-team votes and 28 second-team votes for a total of 60 points. He received the most points of all players who did not make the second team, but trailed fellow forwards Draymond Green of the Golden State Warriors, who received 89 points, and O.G. Anunoby of the Toronto Raptors, who received 81 points. The forwards on the first team were top vote-getter Jaren Jackson Jr. of the Memphis Grizzlies (195 points) and Evan Mobley of the Cleveland Cavaliers (132 points).

Antetokounmpo’s Bucks teammates Jrue Holiday and Brook Lopez each were voted to the first team. 

The team was selected by a panel of 100 sportswriters and broadcasters, with players receiving two points for a first-team vote and one for a second-team vote. Players who received votes at multiple positions were slotted at the position at which they received the most points. Total points include voting points players received at any position. 

While Antetokounmpo didn’t qualify for the All-Defensive Team, he was one of three finalists for the MVP award this season. He averaged a career-high 31.1 points, 11.8 rebounds, 5.7 assists, 0.8 steals and 0.8 blocks per game.

Antetokounmpo, who won back-to-back MVP awards in 2019 and 2020, was named Defensive Player of the Year for the 2019-2020 season. He was also named one of the greatest players in league history as a member of the NBA’s 75th Anniversary Team in 2021, the same year he led the Bucks to their first championship…

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Publish date : 2023-05-09 22:49:55

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