Giannis Antetokounmpo has long been a nuisance as far as the Chicago Bulls are concerned.
A year-and-a-half ago, he was ejected from the Milwaukee Bucks' Game 6 blowout playoff loss for tackling Mike Dunleavy into the courtside seats.
Since then, the Greek Freak has morphed into a different type of terror—not just for the Bulls, but for the NBA at large.
Antetokounmpo pulverized the Bulls in every which way during the Bucks' 116-96 blowout win at the United Center on New Year's Eve. There was the usual array of awe-inspiring slams, including one impossible alley-oop finish early in the third quarter:
He got in on the act from outside, draining a three-pointer to beat the halftime buzzer and cut Milwaukee's deficit to two points.
On the other end, Antetokounmpo gave the Bulls nightmares around the rim. He racked up a career-high seven blocks—five in the first half—and picked off a pair of passes.
By the time head coach Jason Kidd subbed him out for Steve Novak at the end of the fourth quarter, Antetokounmpo had stuffed ...
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