The Golden State Warriors are fresh off winning their fourth championship in an eight-year span. It was a truly impressive effort, one that caught the eye of just about everyone across the league.
Last year’s champion and Finals MVP, Giannis Antetokounmpo, definitely took notice. This week Antetokounmpo gave his genuine reaction to the Warriors winning another chip.
“Congrats to the Golden State Warriors,” he said. “It’s been an unbelievable dynasty for them, you know for those three guys from where they started to where they are right now. It’s been an unbelievable journey.
“For every team, for every player, you want to accomplish the same things like this. They’re setting the example for us.”
Antetokounmpo is always very real when it comes to assessing other players and teams. It doesn’t matter whether he is naming the best player in the NBA today or hilariously mocking players he quite clearly doesn’t like — he always keeps it honest.
The Warriors have a big summer ahead of them. There are three key role players whom the franchise is hoping to retain, with one in particular deemed "irreplaceable" by head coach Steve Kerr.
Presently, Golden State is busy celebrating the fruits of its labor this past year.
Soon, however, all involved will need to get back to work. Repeating is not an easy task, as Antetokounmpo himself can attest to.
Can Golden State shock the world, buckle down and do what no team since, well the Warriors, has done in winning two consecutive championships?
Time will tell.
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