SUMMARY
- In his recent appearance, Patrick Beverley revealed the conversation that he had with Giannis Antetokounmpo about the 2021 NBA Championship.
- Giannis Antetokounmpo opened up about the exact feeling of winning the NBA Championship and described it as the best feeling and better than getting intimated.
Patrick Beverley is widely renowned for his physique which provides him an edge during playing basketball and delivering promising performances. He has been a part of the NBA for more than a decade and his popularity has been ever-growing. Beverley has built a strong throughout his career, however, one thing that has been missing from his list of accomplishments is an NBA Championship ring.
He has made only one appearance in the Conference Finals in his career which was in 2021. The winners of that year’s NBA Finals were Giannis Antetokounmpo and his team Milwaukee Bucks. In his recent appearance ‘The Pat Bev Pod,’ Beverley revealed the conversation that he had with his now-teammate Antetokounmpo about the 2021 NBA Championship.
Before telling about what The Greek Freak had to say about the feeling of winning the Championship, Beverley mentioned, “I kind of knew what he was going to say but I needed the expression to like solidly what I thought it was going to be.” Antetokounmpo told Beverley that it was like a release point for everything. He continued to explain that everything one had worked for all his life, this moment was a release of that.
Furthermore, the Bucks star made a somewhat unusual statement as he said, “It’s hard to kill that dog once you tasted it.” Without leaving much room for thought, he emphasized that it is hard to kill that dog once you have tasted Championship as the dog has been to places that no one has ever. It is noteworthy that the Bucks’ journey to winning the ring was a long road filled with hurdles and doubts.
Giannis Antetokounmpo opened up about the exact feeling of winning the NBA Championship
Giannis Antetokounmpo winning his first-ever NBA Championship is the highlight of his career. In the Eastern Conference Finals against the Atlanta Hawks, he suffered a knee injury which made his fans think that this will bring an end to his playoff run. However, to everyone’s surprise, he just missed two games and was back in the NBA Finals to play against the Phoenix Suns.
Giannis Antetokounmpo On this Day in 2021 :
50 PTS
14 REB
2 AST
5 BLK
16/25 FG (64%)
17/19 FT (89%)The Milwaukee Bucks won their First Championship in 50 Years. pic.twitter.com/X4lDQPZyZa
— Bucks Muse (@BucksMuse) July 20, 2023
In Game 6, he recorded 50 points, 14 rebounds, and 5 blocks and ultimately won the Finals MVP. The Bucks star spoke to The Athletic about his exact feeling of winning the NBA Championship, “Man, that feeling. That feeling was a great feeling. That feeling was one of the best feelings I’ve had.” Antetokounmpo highlighted that he was not saying what he was thinking as it would go viral but eventually gave in and revealed that it was better than getting intimated.
Patrick Beverley plans to retire from the NBA after this achievement
Patrick Beverley was drafted into the league in 2009 by the Los Angeles Lakers who ended up trading him to the Miami Heat. Despite being in the NBA for more than a decade, he has only made one appearance in the Conference Finals as of now. When Giannis Antetokounmpo was telling him about how he felt after winning the NBA Championship title, he revealed something that took his fans by wave.
In the podcast, Beverley revealed that he said, “Man I ain’t gonna know how I’m going to feel after,” to him. The 2009 pick went on to explain that he might stick his middle finger up to everybody “and say f*ck that I’m retiring, I won a championship.” This is surely one of the most interesting things that we have heard from NBA players regarding winning the prestigious Championship winner title.