The Milwaukee Bucks became only the number one sixth seed To lose the first round series to the No. 8 seed They also bowed out of the playoffs on Wednesday with a 128-126 overtime loss to the Miami Heat.
So, it probably comes as no surprise that Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo has been on the brink of post-game media availability.
The most-attended player was asked twice if he viewed the season, which saw the Bucks post the best record in the NBA (58-24) before the game’s stunning collapse, as a failure. He had a lot to say on this matter.
“Do you get a promotion every year at your job?” Antetokounmpo asked the reporter. “No, right? So every year you work is a failure? Yes or no? No. Every year you work, you work toward something, toward a goal, which is to get a promotion, to be able to take care of your family or provide them a home or take care of your parents. You You work towards a goal – it’s not failure.It’s steps to success.There are always steps to making it happen.
“Michael Jordan played 15 years and won six championships. The other nine years were a failure? That’s what you tell me?”
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Antetokounmpo, who missed two matches in the series due to an injury sustained in the first game, said it was a “wrong” question and added that “there is no failure in sports.”
“There are good days, bad days, some days you can be successful, some days you can’t. Some days it’s your turn, some days it’s not. And that’s the essence of sport: you don’t. He doesn’t always win. Some people will win. And this year someone else will win, as simple as that.”
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Antetokounmpo, 28, put up 38 points and 20 rebounds in Wednesday’s overtime loss, impressive numbers for sure. But he also shot just 10-for-23 from the free throw line in defeat.
“We’ll come back next year, try to be better, try to build good habits, try to play better, not play bad basketball for 10 days. Hopefully we can win the championship,” Antetokounmpo, the 2021 Finalist MVP said, before repeating his point. A look with a reminder of the Bucks’ history. “So, 50 years from 1971 to 2021 that we didn’t win a championship, it was 50 years of failure?
This article originally appeared in the USA TODAY: Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmo says the season hasn’t been a failure after losing the heat