Mavericks guard Luka Doncic and Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo have been named the NBA’s players of the week, the league announced on Monday (via Twitter).
It was the first time that each of the star players have earned the weekly award in the 2023/24 season. Doncic has now been named Western Conference player of the week 10 times, while Antetokounmpo has won for the East 22 times, per their respective teams.
Doncic has been carrying an extremely heavy workload of late amid injuries to multiple teammates, including Kyrie Irving (heel contusion). The Slovenian star led Dallas to a 3-1 week, averaging 36.8 points, 8.0 rebounds, 11.5 assists and 1.5 steals on .490/.359/.969 shooting in his four appearances (41.0 minutes). The Mavs are currently 16-9, the No. 3 seed in the West.
Greek star Antetokounmpo, meanwhile, averaged 36.0 points, 12.8 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 1.8 steals while shooting 63.9% from the field in leading Milwaukee to a 4-0 week. The Bucks are currently 19-7, the No. 2 seed in the East.
According to the NBA (Twitter link), Anthony Davis, Kawhi Leonard, Keegan Murray, Karl-Anthony Towns and Zion Williamson were the other Western nominees, while Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum, Joel Embiid and Donovan Mitchell were nominated in the East.
Just want to say Anthony Edwards is a total piece. With an education like that it’s too bad he doesn’t have to get a real job like the rest of us.
“Hell nawl can’t do dis”
Haven’t looked at the stats but I’ve noted Philly under Joel Embiid ahead by 20, 30 or 40 points seemingly be halftime each time I check NBA-ESPN Scores to see how my Celtics are doing. I’ll have to go check how The Greek Freak was better than that, than Embiid.
Embiid played better than the Greek Freak