The Milwaukee Bucks will face the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night. Prior to the most intriguing matchup yet, the Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo talked on the Lakers point forward LeBron James:
“LeBron is in the same category as Kobe, Jordan, KG, Tim Duncan. Whenever you see them, you’re like – you’re not starstruck, but you have so much respect for them. But that’s gotta go away. I’m not going to lie, I’m a big fan of LeBron, but it’s a different scenario now. It’s all about getting the job done. For me, it’s all about going out there and nowadays, it doesn’t really matter if I play against LeBron or my best friend or whoever I play against, I’m just going to try to do the best that I can do, the best to help my team win,” Antetokounmpo told Eric Nehm of The Athletic.
This season, James is averaging 25.9 points, 7.4 rebounds, 1.3 steals, and 10.6 assists per game, while shooting at 49.8% from the floor.
Antetokounmpo, meanwhile, is averaging 31.7 points, 12.8 boards, 1.3 steals, 1.2 blocks, and 5.3 assists per contest, while shooting at 56.4% from the field.
