Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo did some weight training and is expected to practice on Sunday with Greece, according to EuroHoops. Antetokounmpo recently suffered a minor ankle sprain, but he seems to be proceeding without any issues.
“We decided to do just an optional training session,” Greek national team assistant coach Sotiris Manolopoulos said. “We left it up to the players to come and make some shots. Giannis did his own training at the hotel and tomorrow will practice without any issues. He is healthy.”
Antetokounmpo sustained the injury on Thursday. With the NBA season around the corner, this is good news for Bucks fans, as they’re hoping to see Milwaukee start the season without any interruptions and win a second championship in three years.
There’s more out of the Eastern Conference today:
- Bulls guard Goran Dragic recently came to the defense of Antetokoummpo in light of Gilbert Arenas‘ negative comments, EuroHoops relays. “Giannis is the MVP. Gilbert Arenas is not,” Dragic said as part of a larger quote. “Was he ever the MVP? I don’t think so. So he can’t talk about Giannis. Giannis won the championship, won the MVP award. He has been the defensive player of the year.” Arenas previously stated that Antetokounmpo “doesn’t understand basketball yet” and downplayed the Bucks star’s 2021 championship.
- Zach LaVine‘s lucrative new contract will created added pressure on the Bulls star this season, Joe Cowley of the Chicago Sun-Times writes. LaVine signed a five-year, $215MM deal with the team in July, cementing his future in Chicago. He averaged 24.4 points per game last season, shooting 48% from the floor and 39% from three-point range. The Bulls will be looking to contend once again this season.
- Steve Bulpett of Heavy.com examines a number of Celtics topics in his latest mailbag. Among the subjects Bulpett discusses is whether Payton Pritchard should play more. With Boston adding Malcolm Brogdon this offseason, Pritchard’s role is arguably more unclear, but he remains an effective option off the bench.
Yeah the Giannis bashing is silly
Careful. Dude will pull a gun on you…. smh
Agent Zero? More like Zero IQ
Arenas is far from the only player who doesn’t respect Giannis a lot. Whenever Giannis has won something or done something good, he doesn’t get even close to the amount of praise from the other players on social media. That’s down to Giannis not being an American, not wanting to be everyone’s pal, and not always working out with other players
He’s a different kind of player. He’s not full of ego. That looks funny when you look at other stars. Probably the same reason Steph gets looked down on. He’s no busy promoting himself. I’ve not heard teammates or former teammates complaining about his attitude or being hard to work with. Correct me if I’m wrong though please…
When are they giro realize Malcolm Brogdon was TRADED to Boston not SIGNED
Not following the logic of payday means more pressure. If anything the Bulls FO feels a ridiculous amount of pressure after maxing a guy. They’re on the clock. Zach is breathing easy. Very weird take
You don’t think the contract puts added pressure on Zach? I don’t think he’s a get paid and cruise kind of guy. There is pressure to win for sure.
Only thing Arenas did better than Giannis. Is hold a gun …….. nothing but blanks in his career.
Bulls are a contender they stay healthy. Folks are underestimating them.
Even when healthy and complete, these BULLS aren’t contenders …….. moreso, the EAST just got deeper.
BULLS should make the play-in though.
Bulls are the 9th seed in my book
5 Heat
6 Hawks
7 Cavs
8 Raptors
Just a stupid take from Agent Zero.
Bulls are going to be just fine. If Terry can bulk up a little and guard the 3’s that Lonzo used to guard for a spell then even better. Won’t know til camp because we haven’t seen him since Summer League. Simonovic played well in Euro and Goric was Goric so deep guard play. Key is Williams staying healthy so that guys don’t have to play out of position guarding bigger men like last year. That’s how everyone got hurt. If Lavine is a take the money and coast guy then big trouble. I wasn’t happy or unhappy when he got the money, Now we’ll see if he really was worth the money he kept crying about every year. The way guards are being traded now gives me hope if he’s a bum, they can work out some kind of deal somehow.
Eat it Cowley. You’re real bad at your job. Zach is real good at his.