For some reason, the amount of hype for Giannis Antetokounmpo I notice around the internet is less than it should be. Hype-wise, he definitely peaked in his rookie year, because I hardly see anybody freaking out about the fact that this super-raw skinny guy from Greece is averaging 15 PPG on 51% shooting. Other than me. It may not seem like it due to the calm phrasing of my typed words, but I am losing it right now. He’s only 21 and he’s doing this stuff. Is it because everybody knew it was inevitable? That’s a bad reason to not get hyped.
Since I am a media member (for real) I got to interview him after last night’s game against the Thunder. That’s one of the perks of maintaining a highlight-based YouTube channel. Anyway, I asked him what it was like guarding Kevin Durant, who Giannis could be compared to, and his reply was:
“Kevin Durant? I don’t know any Kevin Durant, sorry.”
That’s really what he said. I recorded it on my phone and as soon as I figure out how to get it off my phone I’m going to upload it here. Because those are the words that came out of his mouth. He is such a boss that he pretended not to know who I was talking about when I brought up the name of the superstar he had just played against. Since he is such a total young stud he gets to do that if he wants.
I also asked him what it’s like to battle a smoothie addiction as an NBA player. That’s when one of his bodyguards socked me in the mouth and made me sleepy, so I never found out the answer.