NBA Stars Mock Giannis For Not Wanting To Guard Jimmy Butler (VIDEO + TWEETS)

September 1, 2020, 6:29pm EST (Updated: November 16, 2022, 6:19pm)By Darrelle Lincoln

Jimmy Butler torched the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 1 of their series on Monday night as he poured in a career high 40 points, while also contributing four rebounds, two assists, two steals and a block.

As for Antetokounmpo, he finished with a near triple-double of 18 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists.

When a reporter asked Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo about guarding Butler near the end of the game, the big man got upset at the line of questioning and snapped back at the reporter.

Giannis on whether he asked to switch onto Jimmy at the end of the game: “No, I didn’t. Why would you ask that? … I’ll do whatever coach tell me to do.”

(via @BenGolliver)pic.twitter.com/IaLH8pNeah
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) September 1, 2020

“To guard him? No, I didn’t,” he replied.

“Why would you ask that? I’ll do whatever coach wants me to do.”

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It was an odd reaction that caught the attention of current and former NBA stars who blasted him online.

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As a competitor and DPOY that’s your job to take that assignment. I know Marcus smart, Avery Bradley, kawhi woulda been like FOH I’m guarding him. https://t.co/kEHStlPiJU
— Isaiah Thomas (@isaiahthomas) September 1, 2020

Straight Up.
— Kendrick Perkins (@KendrickPerkins) September 1, 2020

He asked that cuz you are the Defensive player of the year and Jimmy just had a career high 40. My question is why did YOU ask him why did he ask that question ??‍♂️? https://t.co/J69zIzKOty
— Richard Jefferson (@Rjeff24) September 1, 2020

Rich I was asking this all night, why if you are the best player on the court and Defensive player of the year would you not want to guard the guy BbQing the rest of your team? https://t.co/4IBRTP6H6v
— Channing Frye (@channingfrye) September 1, 2020

An All-Star suggested to me that Giannis Antetokounmpo shouldn’t be the Defensive Player of the Year because he’s not a lockdown defender who shuts down other stars. The Bucks clearly need someone to take that challenge with Jimmy Butler. https://t.co/JvH2PAicNG
— Tim MacMahon (@espn_macmahon) September 1, 2020

Bucks losing Game 1 of a series hasn’t hurt them in the past, as shown by them coming back to win the series against the Boston Celtics in 2020 and Orlando Magic in 2020.