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Giannis Antetokounmpo gets doused in ice water by teammates after breaking Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s record (videos)

"I want myself to stay humble, I feel like the more humble I get and the more hungry I stay, the more things I can accomplish"

Newsroom April 1 02:13

Giannis Antetokounmpo created history with his 44-point performance against the Brooklyn Nets. The Greek Freek [14,216] passed Kareem Adul – Jabbar [14,211] as the Milwaukee Bucks’ All-Time scoring leader. He broke the record by hitting a step-back three-pointer that sent the game into overtime.

The entire franchise was extremely happy for Giannis Antetokounmpo in achieving this feat. He has been a big part of the team for the last nine years and led them to their first championship in over 50 years.

Coach Mike Budenholzer congratulated the two-time MVP on the achievement and gave him the game ball. Post that, the team threw a bucket full of ice water on Giannis Antetokounmpo to cool him off, which is a gesture NBA players often do after a teammate has a big game or achieves something special.

A fitting locker room celebration. pic.twitter.com/t0wY5AuPNG

— Milwaukee Bucks (@Bucks) April 1, 2022

Speaking about overtaking Abdul-Jabbar as the All-Time leading scorer of the Bucks, the Greek Freak said:

“Did not know about it but it’s good because I’m changing the narrative, you know, I dont want to be the guy who only dunks and obviously I can make three, but it doesn’t really matter, at the end of the day, if you don’t have a successful season and if you don’t try to keep getting better and staying humble and staying hungry to play all the way till May- June, nobody is going to remember this.”

Giannis Antetokounmpo on passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the most points in #Bucks history. pic.twitter.com/bgF5yEO2ZN

— Scott Grodsky (@ScottGrodsky) April 1, 2022

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Ice bath & game ball for Giannis tonight. pic.twitter.com/L1qRRYGXp0

— Milwaukee Bucks (@Bucks) April 1, 2022

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Giannis Antetokounmpo has already achieved a lot in his career. However, he is still 27 and could win a lot more accolades before he decides to call time on his career. The Greek Freak believes that his humility is what will get him more success. Speaking more about the same, he said:

“I want myself to stay humble, I feel like the more humble I get and the more hungry I stay, the more things I can accomplish, the more art I can create. Playing basketball is an art and so the more I can prolong my career, so I just got to keep staying humble, keep trying to make my teammates great, win games and good things like tonight will happen.”

Source: sportskeeda

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