After much speculation, the Milwaukee Bucks are playing their schedule Thursday night game against the Miami Heat. The team’s Wednesday night game against the New Orleans Pelicans was postponed by the NBA due to severe winter weather. In Louisiana.
The snow storms there were so bad, it did not seem like Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Bucks would make it back to Milwaukee in time for their game against the Heat today. However, they took a 2:00pm flight, the league pushed the game back an hour, and the contest will go on as scheduled.
Not long before tip-off, Giannis received some astounding news from the NBA.
Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks Has Been Voted an All-Star Starter for the 9th Year in a Row
Prior to tip-off against Miami, it was announced that Giannis has been voted as an All-Star for the ninth time. Not only that, he was the leading vote-getting in the NBA:
⭐ ALL-STAR STARTER ⭐
Giannis Antetokounmpo has been named an All-Star for the ninth consecutive season. #FearTheDeer | #NBAAllStar pic.twitter.com/Sz1gnzaHwc
— FanDuel Sports Network Wisconsin (@FanDuelSN_WI) January 24, 2025
The other starting Eastern Conference players are Jalen Brunson of the New York Knicks, Donovan Mitchell of the Cleveland Cavaliers, Karl Anthony-Towns of the Knicks, and Jayson Tatum of the Boston Celtics.
Bucks point guard Damian Lillard, who was an All-Star starter for the first time last season, was not voted as a starter this year. There is little doubt, though, that he will be named as a reserve.
Giannis is averaging 31.5 points, 12.0 rebounds, and 6.0 assists per game this season.
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