Bobby Portis on if Giannis Antetokounmpo will turn into an excellent coach: 'I'm calling cap'

BALLIN HQ: 2024-25 High 10 Most Seen NBA Gamers: 1. LeBron James – 623M 2. Ja Morant – 538M 3. Victor Wembanyama- 402M 4. Stephen Curry – 350M 5. LaMelo Ball – 237M 6. Giannis Antetokounmpo – 227M 7. Klay Thompson – 189M 8. Nikola Jokic – 182M 9. Jayson Tatum – 175M 10. Anthony Davis – 169M -via x.com / December 23, 2024

“I’m pissed,” Antetokounmpo mentioned. “However I’m joyful on the identical time as a result of I get to for the primary time since 2017 — yeah, 2017 was the final time I really spent Christmas like an everyday individual, I didn’t play a midday recreation. I get to, for as soon as, sit on my sofa and be entertained and watch NBA basketball, be entertained by different gamers and never the one doing the entertaining. -via New York Occasions / December 23, 2024

After enjoying in a nationally televised recreation on Christmas Day for the previous six seasons, the Milwaukee Bucks is not going to be enjoying this Christmas. Given an opportunity to ponder why the Bucks weren’t one of many 10 groups invited to the NBA’s greatest regular-season occasion this yr, the Bucks’ eight-time All-NBA ahead believes he has it found out. “I’m slightly bit upset or type of questioning it,” Antetokounmpo instructed The Athletic. “However I actually consider there’s in all probability an algorithm that takes place throughout the NBA that reveals who’s essentially the most enticing group or which group will get essentially the most consideration for them to have the ability to play within the Christmas recreation.” -via New York Occasions / December 23, 2024

Bobby Portis on Lakers rivalry: ’It’s all the time enjoyable recreation to play in. Our video games final yr really went right down to the wire, we really misplaced each video games by like beneath three or 4 or 5 factors so it was nice video games to play in and clearly for Coach Darvin Ham it’s a giant second for him so I believe our guys can be fired up for him to go on the market and get a dub and on the opposite aspect you realize they’ll be fired up and never need their coach to beat them so it’s simply going to be an excellent recreation for TV. Hopefully that recreation is someplace dwell nationally, I believe it’s an excellent storyline behind it and it’s an excellent recreation to comply with, two good matchups with two veteran savvy groups, two playoff model groups so it needs to be a superb recreation. Hopefully it’s broadcasted someplace and hopefully the world can see us go at it and hoop. I really like these sort of video games, I really like the aggressive spirit. One in every of my greatest qualities and traits as a participant is my aggressive spirit and I dwell for these sort of video games’. -via YouTube / December 25, 2024

Eric Nehm: FINAL: Bucks 112, Bulls 91 – Middleton 21pts/5reb/5ast (24min) – Lopez 21pts/2reb – Portis 19pts/13reb/6ast – Trent 14pts/4reb – Inexperienced 10pts/2reb/3ast – Wright 9pts/4reb/5ast The Bucks at the moment are 16-12 on the season. They subsequent play on Thursday vs. the Nets in Milwaukee. -via Twitter @eric_nehm / December 23, 2024

Bucks defeat Wizards 112-101. Bobby Portis leads the way in which fo Milwaukee with 34 factors on 14-for-21 taking pictures. Khris Middleton provides 18 factors for the Bucks. Jordan Poole had 26 factors for the Wizards. -via HoopsHype / December 21, 2024