Damian Lillard made his Milwaukee Bucks debut on Sunday in a preseason game against the Los Angeles Lakers, proving to millions of Bucks fans that the team-up between Lillard and Giannis Antetokounmpo is not a dream and is in fact very, very real.
It was the first time Lillard ever took the floor while not wearing a Portland Trail Blazers uniform, instead donning the Bucks' signature green and white. And if Dame had any butterflies in his stomach about making his debut, he didn't show it. He scored 14 points with three assists, three steals, and two rebounds in the Bucks' 108-97 win over the Lakers. He played 22 minutes and was a perfect 6-for-6 from the free throw line.
"I'll be very honest, I've never been this open," Antetokounmpo said."And first of all, I've never seen anybody being double teamed from the first possession of the game. It was a surprise. It's a preseason game. Not a playoff game, not a regular season game, not an in-season tournament game. It's insane."
“I’ve never seen someone double teamed on the 1st play of the game. It was a surprise. It’s a preseason game. Not a playoff game, not a regular season game, not an in-season tournament game… It’s insane.”Antetokounmpo's surprise is a little bit funny. Like a dog that doesn't quite understand how big he is when he tries to sit on your lap, Antetokounmpo maybe doesn't understand how the team-up between him and Lillard looks from the outside.
They can try all they want, but Giannis and Dame already look like a dynamite duo. Just imagine how in sync they'll be once they've played more than one game together.Another Emergency Alert System blare will hit your cellphone on Thursday
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