Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo Responds to Fans Booing Brutal Play: ‘I’d Boo Myself Too’

Giannis Antetokounmpo, a top player for the Bucks, is obviously not happy with the team’s recent results.

Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo looking sad, with many angry cutouts of Giannis' head in the background booing the sad Giannis in the middle

Even though they were playing without Damian Lillard on Monday night, the Milwaukee Bucks had more than enough talent, especially at home against the Utah Jazz, who are currently ranked 12th in the Western Conference. Unfortunately, what followed was one of the most lifeless performances by the Bucks, led by Giannis Antetokounmpo, that basketball fans have ever seen.

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It is pretty unacceptable for a club with championship hopes to trail the Jazz by 31 points at halftime. That is how the Bucks performed against them. Their field goal percentage of 8-19 isn’t the worst (42.1%), but their two-point shooting was just horrifying. They shot an incredibly low percentage. In that terrible first half, Milwaukee only made eight of their 29 shots from two-point range, or 27.5 percent of their total.

Milwaukee Bucks center Chris Livingston (7) takes a shot against Utah Jazz guard Jordan Clarkson (00)

Boos rained down Fiserv Forum as a result, with Giannis Antetokounmpo and company taking the brunt of the anger directed at the Bucks following their worst half of the season. Even yet, Antetokounmpo understands that the supporters have every right to jeer the squad because, of all people, he is aware that the performance was far from ideal.

“I think our supporters are fantastic, but in this level, there are occasions when you could be jeered for not playing your hardest and giving it your all for the club.According to Eric Nehm of The Athletic, Antetokounmpo remarked, “S**t, I’d boo myself tonight too.”

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“We’re down 33 points in the first half; I can’t recall the last time that happened when we were playing at home.” Yes. Indeed, it was frustrating.

After Giannis Antetokounmpo made an organization-wide callout, the Jazz responded with some heartfelt trolling. Therefore, it will not be acceptable for Antetokounmpo and company to see Milwaukee put up an even worse performance than what they did in their Saturday loss to the Houston Rockets. The Bucks put on a lifeless performance.However, the Bucks will also understand that facing hardship now and developing the necessary coping mechanisms is preferable than hitting a wall and giving up during the playoffs, as they did the previous season.