NBA
Giannis praised Lillard: “He’s a great guy, he works hard, he’s hungry”
The Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 108-97 in the NBA preseason in a game of particular significance as Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard played together for the first time.
Giannis Antetokounmpo took the court for the first time with Damian Lillard as his teammate and the Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 108-97 in the NBA preseason.
The Stags’ Greek star spoke after the game about his partnership with Lillard, who was playing his first game since moving to Milwaukee, and had nothing but good things to say about his new teammate.
In detail what he said:
“Dame is a great guy, he works hard, he is hungry and he will do whatever it takes to win. At the end of the day he’s so calm, he’s like a little version of me. When the match starts, he’s… amazing.” I’m very lucky to have him as a teammate, I learn so much from him.
I’ve been in Milwaukee for 11 years and this is the first time I’ve seen a teammate get double-teamed. And we’re still in preseason. It’s crazy. I’m happy that we’re playing together, but we have to find ways to make the game easy for him, we have to find ways to make it easy for me, and we have to find ways to find solutions when we’re in doubles. It should be automatic.
Source: sport 24
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