Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo showed perspective and grace after a playoff disappointment, but is claim that there's 'no failure in sports' was wishful thinking.
A bigger house, that is.
And if we set aside a Hall of Fame for people who know how to handle both victory and defeat, Antetokounmpo already would be in it. In an NBA searching for its next generation of stars its fans can embrace, on and off the court, he deserves his spot in the center of the poster. Now, to Antetokounmpo’s point, over the years many of us – those who play the games, write about the games, discuss the games, and watch the games – have let the ideas of success and failure become a bit too black-and-white. Losing in Game 7 of the NBA Finals is not the same as going 22-60. And as the Spurs can tell you, going 22-60 isn’t necessarily a failure, either.This is part of what Antetokounmpo was trying to explain Wednesday when he said “there’s always steps to it.
With this soliloquy, Antetokounmpo was bristling at a press-conference question – “Was this season a failure?” – he found inappropriate. But you can be sympathetic to Antetokounmpo’s reaction and praise him for his outlook even while understanding that the question was completely fair.
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