Giannis Antetokounmpo played in his first preseason game against the Utah Jazz. Giannis came out with a bang. He looked ready to go. Any concerns that people had about his busy offseason immediately went away. He played at the MVP level we saw all last season. Antetokounmpo gave a shit which is rare to see from an NBA superstar in the preseason. Head coach Mike Budenholzer said after the game that Giannis played ‘too hard’ in the preseason and he may need to sit him for the rest of this period. Giannis agrees with his coach and seems ready for the season to start immediately. You cannot love this more as a Bucks fan.

Told Giannis that Bud said he might have to not play him anymore in the preseason because he plays too hard. Then, I asked him if that sounds about right.

His response: pic.twitter.com/gPWFZ3FxqN

— Eric Nehm (@eric_nehm) October 10, 2019

Giannis wants to go 100 percent every time out. He doesn’t care if it’s Tiddly Winks. Antetokounmpo is a complete stud. It was also interesting to see him take a shot at FIBA saying that he felt like a ‘prisoner.’ To me, it sounds like Giannis might not play in the 2020 Olympics or demand that Mike Budenholzer is the coach of Greece. This likely means we will not see Antetokounmpo for the remainder of the preseason, and that’s okay with every Bucks fan. Especially after Eric Bledsoe left Wednesday’s game with an oblique injury where he will likely miss some regular-season time.

We are two weeks away from the Bucks opener against Houston. I cannot fucking wait. After all of the things that Houston, their fans, and James Harden said about Giannis winning the MVP, I’m ready for a complete ‘fuck you’ game from Antetokounmpo. He is going to show Harden that he is the king of the NBA and it’s not close.