A funny video of Giannis Antetokounmpo’s response to a question about Marcus Smart after Game 4 has gone viral, although it’s not nearly as disrespectful as it’s made out to be.
Antetokounmpo was asked after his Milwaukee Bucks’ 113-101 win over the Boston Celtics on Monday night to take a 3-1 lead in their Eastern Conference semifinals for his thoughts on Marcus Smart’s impact on the game. Giannis seemed a little thrown off by the question and took some time to search for Smart’s stats:
The video clip made it seem like his answer was crickets because Smart had no impact. People took it as a sign of disrespect and thought it was hilarious.
The truth is the clip doesn’t tell the whole story.
The full video shows Antetokounmpo actually talked Smart up and called him a “great player.”
The way content is edited makes a huge difference.
The series now returns to Milwaukee for Game 5 on Wednesday with the Bucks looking to close things out. Don’t tell that to Paul Pierce.
More must-reads: