The Milwaukee Bucksā Thanasis Antetokunmpo joined the team in 2019. Thanasis often goes viral for his relatively poor performance compared to his brother Giannis Antetokounmpo. There is a drastic difference between the brotherās impact on the team. Fans do not let any Thanansisā bad performance slip as he often gets trolled on social media.
Damian Lillard, Thanasisā teammate recently defended the player based on his reputation on Twitter. According to the Bucks guard, there might be people who can play and have better skills than Thanasis but no one can take his position. He was confident that people on Twitter would fail if they played against his teammate.
Lillard praised Thanasisā athleticism, his aggression and what he does for the team. Lillard talked about the work Thanasis puts in and how he does his best for his role in the team. Lillard said while speaking to Complex:
He’s top of the line at his role on the team.
Damian Lillard said
He further explained that he cannot see anyone replacing Thanasis and what he brings to the team. He also admitted that he has respect for his teammate.
Based on the stats, Thanasisā performance is somewhat below average. The forward is currently averaging 1.0 points, 0.4 rebounds, with 0.5 assists with a 52.4FG%. Thanasis also gets the least amount of minutes in a game.
Thanasis Antetokounmpo goes viral for his Shammgod movement
On 9th February, the Bucks won 120-84 against the Charlotte Hornets. But the most talked about moment that day was Thanasisā move where he showed his skills as a basketball player. Thanasis often gets trolled on social media for his rather disappointing performances.
Thnasis Antetokounmpo goes viral for his Shammgod move (Image via USA Sports Today)But this time he went viral for a completely different reason. The Shammgod movement left everyone from his teammates to fans in shock. The bench was hyped after the move. The moment quickly went viral on social media. Fans flooded the viral tweetās comment section with praise for the player.
Thanasis only played for 11 minutes and managed to score four points but the game ended with a win. Despite that, This moment definitely made him the topic for headlines of the day.
