“Giannis Antetokounmpo walked out on Malika Andrews, he is team Rachel Nichols!”: When the Bucks superstar didn’t take kindly to the ESPN reporter’s interview question

Jeet Pukhrambam | 26/05/2022
Giannis Antetokounmpo is the last person to throw shade and attitude, however, if you do him wrong he will. He did that to Malika Andrews.  

Giannis Antetokounmpo is the last person to throw shade and attitude, however, if you do him wrong he will. He did that to Malika Andrews.  

Giannis Antetokounmpo is one of the league’s most humble players. The fact that he still acts jubilant at the smallest kind gesture says a lot. Coming from the streets of Greece, Giannis’ story in the NBA is nothing short of spectacular.

He recently made the All-NBA first team for the fourth time in a row. The most ever of any player. He is also the only player other than Michael Jordan to make an All-NBA and All-defensive team four times!

The sheer number of accolades he has racked up in the last five years is nothing short of brilliant. Despite that, his playoff performances have only improved in the last two years.

So what happens when a young reporter asks a bizarrely worded question to elicit a response?

Also read: “Giannis Antetokounmpo becomes the first player to have 4 straight unanimous All-NBA First Teams!”: NBA Twitter reacts as the Bucks MVP gets named to his 6th All-NBA team in quite a fashion

Giannis walks out on Malika Andrews. Maybe he is team Rachel Nichols?

When Malika Andrews grilled Giannis about the lack of playoff experience after their 2019 ECF exit, Giannis promptly decided to walk off from the interview, instead of answering the question.

The reason for doing so? Simple, Minutes after the Bucks were eliminated, Andrews posted this.

Antetokounmpo is not one for speculation. And also it looks as though he is team Rachel Nichols!

Antetokounmpo handed her the NBA Championship during an interview to make her feel a part of the win. That is the kind of niceness that we like to see.

The fact that Malika asked that question despite knowing what she posted just meant she was looking for more information and perhaps a follow-up.   All we know is that Antetokounmpo has since won a title and is the reigning Finals MVP!

Also read: “Stephen A Smith thinks Giannis’ 50-point performance was not clutch!”: When JJ Redick called the Bucks superstar ‘Clutch’ and SAS did not back that claim

 

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Jeet Pukhrambam

Jeet Pukhrambam is The SportsRush's Lead Editor for Basketball. After freelancing for five years as an independent writer, Jeet created thousands of blog posts and articles. He now covers intriguing news reports and throwback stories on all things NBA. His interest in NBA started with the ascendancy of Giannis Antetokounmpo in the 2016-17 season. Since then, Jeet has managed to coalesce his knowledge of the game and his writing to create pieces that are reflective of the current state of the league. Now, he ensures that The SportsRush produces the highest quality of writing. In his free time, he enjoys playing football, cooking, traveling, and dancing to techno. Jeet takes pride in his critical thinking, music playlists, and his love for spaghetti.

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