Milwaukee Bucks superstar forward Giannis Antetokounmpo is putting the rest of the NBA on notice.
After he was snubbed from the NBA’s 2022-23 All-Defensive Team, Antetokounmpo shared a very direct message on Twitter.
“I’m tired of the disrespect,” he said in the post. “I’m coming.”
Coupled between a disappointing first-round exit in the 2023 NBA Playoffs after earning a top seed and the firing of Bucks head coach Mike Budenholzer, Antetokounmpo seems to have quite a chip on his shoulder.
Antetokounmpo has already won two NBA MVP honors and a league title, so he doesn’t really have a lot to prove as far as what he can do as one of the NBA’s best players.
However, the defensive snub has got to sting. He won the league’s top honor for defensive play in 2020 and made the first team for All-Defense from 2019-22. He was second team All-Defense in 2017.
Even more surprising is that two of Antetokounmpo’s teammates, Brook Lopez and Jrue Holiday, made the NBA All-Defense first team this year.
I’m tired of the disrespect. I’m coming. pic.twitter.com/eMRPb6kbLJ
— Giannis Antetokounmpo (@Giannis_An34) May 9, 2023
Milwaukee is now looking for a new head coach after its shocking postseason fracas, and Antetokounmpo looks to have plenty to prove once he returns to the court.