Giannis Antetokounmpo wil always care. The guy never shows up to something and just goes through the motions. If we ever see that from Giannis, it is probably worth sounding the alarm. Antetokounmpo had himself a night at the All-Star Game. He made all 16 shots including three 3-pointers. Antetokounmpo looked like the best player on the court. A court was full of stars from the NBA, but Giannis shined the brightest out there. With his performance, it’s not surprising that Antetokounmpo took home his first MVP trophy. He’s the first Milwaukee Buck to win the MVP crown.

The Kobe Bryant All-Star MVP, @Giannis_An34, tonight:

35 PTS | 7 REB | 3 AST | 16/16 FG pic.twitter.com/4WJ1hcXb93

— Milwaukee Bucks (@Bucks) March 8, 2021

There are only three guys in NBA history that have the combination of Most Valuable Player, Defensive Player of the Year, and All-Star Game MVP. Giannis is one of them and joined by Kevin Garnett and Michael Jordan. That’s a pretty good list of guys. People can shit on the All-Star Game however they want to, but the fact remains not everyone brings home the MVP of the game. LeBron James has three. Kevin Durant two. Kobe Bryant, who the trophy is named after, has four. Jordan with three. These are big deals even if the game doesn’t seem like it.

There were few other cool things about Giannis’ performance that should not be forgotten. First, the banked-in threes. Giannis said that’s something he’s worked on in practice and wanted to test it out in a game that didn’t matter. Keep an eye out for that in the future. Second, did you notice how Giannis wanted guys like Nikola Jokic and Steph Curry how fun it was to play with him? Just a thought.

This is a good way to kick off the week and keeps the positive momentum going for the Bucks.

Charlie.