Bobby Portis on if Giannis Antetokounmpo will become a great coach: ‘I’m calling cap’

BALLIN HQ: 2024-25 Top 10 Most Viewed NBA Players: 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 said. “But I’m happy at the same time because I get to for the first time since 2017 — yeah, 2017 was the last time I actually spent Christmas like a regular person, I didn’t play a noon game. I get to, for once, sit on my couch and be entertained and watch NBA basketball, be entertained by other players and not the one doing the entertaining. -via New York Times / December 23, 2024

After playing in a nationally televised game on Christmas Day for the past six seasons, the Milwaukee Bucks will not be playing this Christmas. Given a chance to contemplate why the Bucks were not one of the 10 teams invited to the NBA’s biggest regular-season party this year, the Bucks’ eight-time All-NBA forward believes he has it figured out. “I’m a little bit upset or kind of questioning it,” Antetokounmpo told The Athletic. “But I really believe there’s probably an algorithm that takes place within the NBA that shows who is the most attractive team or which team gets the most attention for them to be able to play in the Christmas game.” -via New York Times / December 23, 2024

Bobby Portis on Lakers rivalry: ’It’s always fun game to play in. Our games last year actually went down to the wire, we actually lost both games by like under three or four or five points so it was great games to play in and obviously for Coach Darvin Ham it’s a big moment for him so I think our guys will be fired up for him to go out there and get a dub and on the other side you know they’ll be fired up and not want their coach to beat them so it’s just going to be a great game for TV. Hopefully that game is somewhere live nationally, I think it’s a great storyline behind it and it’s a great game to follow, two good matchups with two veteran savvy teams, two playoff style teams so it should be a good game. Hopefully it’s broadcasted somewhere and hopefully the world can see us go at it and hoop. I love those type of games, I love the competitive spirit. One of my biggest qualities and traits as a player is my competitive spirit and I live for those type of 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 – Green 10pts/2reb/3ast – Wright 9pts/4reb/5ast The Bucks are now 16-12 on the season. They next 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 fo Milwaukee with 34 points on 14-for-21 shooting. Khris Middleton adds 18 points for the Bucks. Jordan Poole had 26 points for the Wizards. -via HoopsHype / December 21, 2024