The Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Phoenix Suns in Game 6 of the NBA Finals on Tuesday, claiming their first championship victory in 50 years

The Milwaukee Bucks have won the 2021 NBA Championships

Giannis Antetokounmpo’s great dunk

In a nail-biter triumph that came down to the final seconds, the Bucks defeated the Phoenix Suns 105-98 on Tuesday night’s Game 6, clinching their second NBA championship victory in franchise history, and their first win in 50 years.

When the game was called, the crowds inside Milwaukee’s Fiserv Forum burst into celebrations, commemorating a win that had been building for fifty years. Over 65,000 admirers were also anticipating the success outdoors, rejoicing in it.

Bucks fans celebrate the team’s first NBA championship in 50 years. 

The Bucks’ only championship came in 1971, during their third season of play.

The entire battle was tense. The Bucks led by a sizable margin at the end of the first quarter, but the Suns closed the gap in the second and the two remained tied the entire time.

NBA commissioner Adam Silver presented the Larry O’Brien trophy to the Bucks. “It’s been 50 years, which makes it all that much sweeter,” Silver said.

Perhaps no one was celebrating as much as Giannis Antetokounmpo. Already a two-time league MVP, he picked up his first championship win and was named the Finals MVP.

His son, Liam Charles, joined him on the court after the win, sitting in his dad’s arms as the athlete wiped tears from his eyes.

“It means a lot,” he said in his speech. “I want to thank Milwaukee for believing in me. I want to thank my teammates, they played hard. I trusted this team. I wanted to do it with these guys. I’m happy we were able to get it done. … We’re going to do it again.”

“Khris, we did it man,” he told longtime teammate Kris Middleton. “This guy doesn’t really know how much he pushed me. He pushed me every day to be great. … We’ve been together for 8 years. I’m happy I was able to do it with this guy.”

The superstar’s path to the finals included one major injury, which initially had fans worrying whether he would be out for the majority of the postseason.

Antetokounmpo, 26, exited Game Four of the Eastern Conference finals with a hyperextended knee. Although he went on to miss the rest of the series, he was back on the court during the first game of the finals.

“Obviously I’m trying not to make it about me, but felt great,” he told reporters after the game, which the team lost to the Suns. “The medical staff cleared me to play. Out there, I had my balance. I felt my knee was stable. I did not feel pain. I felt good.”