Milwaukee, Wisconsin – E no fit better pass dis! The Milwaukee Bucks don start their 2025-26 NBA season with serious fire, scoring 133 points for dem first game. Na wah, dem beat di opposition, 133-120, as dem give fans beta show. And who be de main man? Na Giannis Antetokounmpo, as he no let injury stop am from shining bright.
Khris Middleton don come back to Fiserv Forum, but dis time na as opponent! E score 23 points, but di victory no gree join am today. Giannis, wetin dem dey call ‘The Freak’, still show sey e get fire inside. E play almost 27 minutes with wrist injury, but still manage to drop 37 points and grab 14 rebounds. Talk about determination, abi?
After di game, Giannis talk sey he dey feel great, no time for wahala. But him no go lie, e admit sey dem almost let di game slip away. “We weren’t touching di paint at all,” e talk. E no want make dem reduce di 22-point lead, but dem no wan hear. But thank God, dem quickly regroup come maintain dem lead before di whistle blow.
You fit remember say among Giannis’ brothers, Thanasis dey play too, but e only try one shot for di whole 102 seconds! As for Alex, he gree stay bench dis time. Di Bucks’ coach, Doc Rivers, no too play, but dem still manage to make 18 out of 44 three-point shots. Giannis even enter di shooting party small, dey help di team dey make better shots.
“Dem know me as a leader,” Giannis yarn as he dey talk about di team’s new shooting strategy. E dey vex small say if dem get open shots, make dem just shoot am. No hold back, jor! Na basketball we dey play, and sometimes you go just catch di rebound and throw am pass. If nobody dey near you, no fear. Just shoot!”
On di opposite side of di court, European players dey shine too! Swiss young talent, Kyshawn George, pack 21 points, nine rebounds, four assists, two blocks, and one steal. No be small matter! French Alex Sarr sef join di party with a double-double: 10 points and 11 rebounds. Na wetin we dey talk about—teamwork!
But sha, we miss some guys, like Serbian Tristan Vukcevic wey only fit play for 1:42 minutes, and Bilal Coulibaly wey dey recover from surgery. But di season still dey young. With di likes of Giannis returning stronger, e go sweet to see wetin di Bucks go achieve dis season!
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