Giannis Antetokounmpo reacted to Wes Edens' ultimatum with resignation: 'They're gonna trade me'

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Memories of Game 5 of the 2021 NBA Finals, a win that put the Milwaukee Bucks one game from their championship, coursed through him like the intravenous fluids he needed that night four years earlier. But when a senior team official wandered into view, his mood immediately shifted. Antetokounmpo derisively referenced aloud, without prompt, a comment by Bucks co-owner Wes Edens a day earlier, saying the franchise legend would either sign a contract extension or be traded. Antetokounmpo felt it cornered him. “Let’s see if they have the balls to trade me,” he said, defiantly. He quickly looked down. “They’re gonna trade me,” he added, far more quietly. Three months later, the Bucks did exactly that.

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel

This article originally appeared on Hoops Hype: Giannis Antetokounmpo reacted to Wes Edens' ultimatum with resignation: 'They're gonna trade me'

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