Milwaukee Bucks star Khris Middleton made history again on Thursday night after dishing out three assists in his team’s 118-114 home victory. The three-time All-Star climbed to No. 3 on the Bucks’ all-time assists list, passing the great Sidney Moncrief on the leaderboard.
To make his evening extra special, one of Middleton’s assists came via an eye-popping touchdown pass to superstar teammate Giannis Antetokounmpo.
Milwaukee Bucks’ Khris Middleton Turns QB1
Middleton grabbed a defensive rebound early in the first quarter of the tightly-contested affair. Apparently, he had already envisioned what he wanted to do as soon as he got hold of the rock. Epicness ensued:
WHAT A PASS FROM KHRIS TO GIANNIS. pic.twitter.com/K9DNRxeVVT
— Milwaukee Bucks (@Bucks) December 22, 2023
Middleton caught sight of Giannis all alone on the opposite end of the floor even before the former snagged the rebound. Middleton wasted no time throwing a perfect quarterback-like dime to Antetokounmpo, who then finished the play with an and-1 slam.
In case you missed it, the players on the bench had to bust out the touchdown celebration after seeing that insane one-handed, coast-to-coast dish from Middleton.
NBA World Reacts
Even Magic forward Franz Wagner had to appreciate that beauty of a play. He tried to foul Giannis to prevent the easy deuce, which resulted in a 3-point play for the Bucks. You can see Wagner smiling and giving Antetokounmpo a soft tap on the butt after the sequence.
Much like Wagner, the rest of the basketball world was also left in awe by Middleton’s wild pass:
Khris Middleton throws Giannis a full court pass to Giannis and the finish leaves Wagner Smiling , he knows that’s beautiful basketball 😊 pic.twitter.com/BIxhAR8hxt
— 🤍’ (@Heavenlybuckets) December 22, 2023
I’m such a sucker for the basketball football pass.
This is one of the best you’ll see – 30 yard bomb from Middleton to Giannis, placed absolutely perfectly.
Touchdown celebrations ensue. pic.twitter.com/foKwXfEVo9
— Rit Holtzman (@BenRitholtzNBA) December 22, 2023
Khris Middleton with a touchdown pass to Giannis 🤝
(via @Bucks)pic.twitter.com/sWEOg0nEPO
— Dime (@DimeUPROXX) December 22, 2023
Better than Justin fields
— JollyBoiDame (@HollyJollyDame) December 22, 2023
Love to Watson 😏
— jason (@jasinfla) December 22, 2023
QB1 BABY
— Adriaan (@GeneralPancake_) December 22, 2023
You just know that Green Bay Packers fans had to throw some shade on the Chicago Bears, right?
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