Giannis Antetokounmpo addresses EuroLeague coach: “You are the best coach, and I would love to play for you.”
Ergin Ataman won his third EuroLeague trophy in four years, propelling Panathinaikos to its first victory since 2011.
Giannis Antetokounmpo, a Milwaukee Bucks superstar, supported his brother and former teammate Kostas Antetokounmpo at the recent EuroLeague Finals in Germany. But it was Antetokounmpo’s words to champion coach Ergin Ataman after the game that made him a household name.
“You are the best coach, and I would want to play for someone like you.
Panathinaikos ends its 13-year title drought.
On Sunday, Ataman led Panathinaikos to a 95-80 victory over Real Madrid in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Championship Game. The victory broke the Greek Club’s 13-year title drought and gave them their seventh EuroLeague trophy overall, the most of any team in the EuroLeague’s Final Four history.
Kostas Sloukas led the Greens with 24 points, while Kendrick Nunn and Matias Lessort contributed 21 and 17 points, respectively. Sloukas, a Greek guard who finished with 31 FIP in the championship game, was voted the Final Four MVP.
Giannis Antetokounmpo praises Bucks supporters and says the team will go back to “where we belong.”
Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks last won the NBA championship three years ago.
Since then, there have been playoff disappointments and heartbreaking injuries.
Antetokounmpo has a message for Bucks fans as the 2024 NBA postseason proceeds without them following their first-round playoff series loss to the Indiana Pacers earlier this month.
Thank you, Milwaukee!Antetokounmpo posted on Instagram overnight Wednesday. This season didn’t end the way we wanted, but I assure you, we’ll come back to where we belong, and they’ll give us our damn flowers.
Three celebratory photographs of Antetokounmpo during the season accompanied the post.
