)“Playing the same team for the third time, you kind of know where shots are going to come from,” Antetokounmpo said in his Zoom postgame session.
At the RNC, Trump allowed almost no presence of past Republican leaders.last week’s protest from athletes across all leagues provided a new template for activism, a game plan that figures to alter the landscape for years to come.Jo Adell belted the first two home runs of his career and Mike Trout had six RBIs as the Angels crushed the Seattle Mariners 16-3 on Saturday night.After three days days of no basketball and emotionally charged meetings, the Lakers collected themselves and ousted the Trail Blazers with a Game 5 win.The Galaxy played their first game at Dignity Health Sports Park since the COVID-19 shutdown, rallying to beat the San Jose Earthquakes 3-2.Anthony Davis and LeBron James thrived, and the Lakers ousted Portland 131-122 as NBA games resumed Saturday after a pause in play to protest and push for change.Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) blocks a shot by Magic guard D.J. ‘We’re going to be more stubborn this time,’ he says.Millions of Californians who are out of work during the COVID-19 pandemic will soon receive a $300 weekly supplemental unemployment benefit starting retroactive to Aug. 1, state officials said Monday.‘The Daily Show With Trevor Noah’ is tossing out all the old rules. And it’s going viral because of it.Twitter is full of memes and questions after Melania Trump’s warm smile at Ivanka Trump instantly turned into a cold stare at the RNC on Thursday night.Few political conventions have marked such a break from a party’s history. G. Antetokounmpo - PF MIL.
To his credit, Clifford didn’t feel his team played hard enough or stayed close enough to have the right to complain about injuries or ejections.Besides, having Antetokounmpo -- whom Clifford called “the ultra competitor” -- was the bigger deal regardless.“All of us feed off of Giannis and his leadership and his energy and his competitiveness,” said Milwaukee coach Mike Budenholzer. Dan Woike is the national basketball writer for the Los Angeles Times, a job he moved into after covering the Chargers’ first season back in Los Angeles for The Times. When the game starts, we’re a little bit lazy.“So I was just trying to set the tone, play hard, guard my guy, take up the individual challenge, try to be active. In the seeding games, the Bucks -- based on Milwaukee time -- started games at 5:30 p.m., 12:30 p.m., 3 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. “You know how they’re going to guard you. Already, the Milwaukee Bucks have tipped off three first-round playoff games against Orlando sometime between brunch for West Coast viewers and the early-bird special right there in Florida.It’s not the ideal schedule, given how players and coaches typically go through their days and peak when the sun goes down. But with four games daily in the first round, all televised with minimal conflict, somebody has to go first.
Giannis Sina Ugo Antetokounmpo (YAH-nis AHN-teh-tuh-KOOM-poh [needs English IPA]; Greek: Γιάννης Σίνα-Ούγκο Αντετοκούνμπο, IPA: [ˈʝanis adetoˈkumbo]; born December 6, 1994) is a Greek professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He joined some legends Saturday, becoming only the fourth player in league history to average at least 35 points, 10 rebounds and five assists through the first three games of a series. Giannis Antetokounmpo has upped the emoting in an attempt to point his teammates toward playoff success. That leaves the very real challenge of shifting all of their body clocks.Imagine if your work schedule bounced from first shift to graveyard shift, then to second, back to first, day-by-day. You know where the help is coming from.“You get, not more comfortable, you just get more aware out there.”Antetokounmpo logged some second-half minutes against Magic center Nikola Vucevic, surrounded by deep threats George Hill, Kyle Korver, Pat Connaughton and Donte DiVincenzo. Milwaukee star Giannis Antetokounmpo claimed his first piece of hardware this season, winning the NBA’s defensive player of the year award in a runaway vote. That’s what the Bucks’ MVP did in this one.“I was just trying to play hard. So far against the Magic, it’s been 12:30 p.m., 5 p.m, noon Saturday and 12:30 p.m. again Monday.Put to a vote, you’d probably find more NBA players preferring a midnight start to a noon start. Obviously it was the early game today,” Antetokounmpo said after scoring 35 points with 11 rebounds and seven assists, while missing only two of his 14 shots. Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo added to his trophy collection on Tuesday when he was recognized as the NBA's defensive player of … Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo was named the NBA Defensive Player of the Year on August 25 for the 2019-20 season. (Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Kevin Garnett are the others. The Bucks are playing it safe with the Greek Freak for Monday's game. You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times. We had to do what we did in Game 2.”The Bucks, caught trying to cruise through the series opener Tuesday, pounced on Orlando with defensive intensity and a more aggressive offense two days later. “When he’s showing it and sharing it with all of us, and touching all of us, it’s great. Giannis Antetokounmpo (toothache) will play against the Wizards on Tuesday. He’s our leader and we needed it.“The 1 o’clock starts, you’ve got to find a way to dig deep and Giannis certainly did that, our group did that. Even when TV demands some daytime weekend games every postseason, those are kept to a minimum.Not possible, though, with the league’s restart and compressed playoff schedule. You might be a little off your game too.OK, now imagine if you had Giannis Antetokounmpo Euro-stepping his way into your office or plant or store, and then hollering and mean-mugging every so often to celebrate a sale or just make sure you’re awake.Might help the energy level, right? With thousands of fans behind him, cheering him on. I knew this game was big for us.