{"id":1559407,"date":"2023-04-27T08:11:11","date_gmt":"2023-04-27T12:11:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1559407"},"modified":"2023-04-27T08:11:12","modified_gmt":"2023-04-27T12:11:12","slug":"watch-frustrated-giannis-antetokounmpo-snaps-at-reporter-over-failure-question","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/watch-frustrated-giannis-antetokounmpo-snaps-at-reporter-over-failure-question\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Frustrated Giannis Antetokounmpo Snaps at Reporter Over ‘Failure' Question"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat<\/a> abruptly ended the Milwaukee Bucks<\/a> season Wednesday night. For the second straight game, the Bucks blew significant leads late in the game and came up short. Led by superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo,<\/a> the Bucks finished with the best record in the NBA with 58 regular-season wins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The No. 1 seed meant nothing. Butler and the Heat went into Milwaukee on Wednesday looking to close out the series as 12-point underdogs. They did so in impressive fashion with a late surge that resulted in a 128-126 overtime victory and left Giannis and the Bucks visibly frustrated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Giannis Antetokounmpo clearly frustrated when asked if the season was a ‘failure'<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks sits on the bench after losing Game 5 of the Eastern Conference First Round Playoffs against the Miami Heat in overtime at Fiserv Forum on April 26, 2023, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. | Stacy Revere\/Getty Images.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Milwaukee Bucks were significant favorites to win the first-round series against the Heat, who struggled in the play-in tourney just to claim the final postseason spot. The Heat didn't get the memo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Antetokounmpo missed Games 2 and 3<\/a> of the series after suffering a back injury in the series opener. The Heat capitalized by winning both games to take a 2-1 series lead. With the Greek Freak back for Game 4, the Heat took a 3-1 series lead at home with a 119-114 victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Bucks entered Game 5 as a 12-point favorite, and with potentially two of the next three games at home, they were still poised to win the series. Instead, the Bucks saw a 16-point lead in the fourth quarter quickly disappear. Butler's layup with one second remaining in regulation sent the game into overtime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Heat outscored the Bucks 10-8 in the extra session, shocking the sold-out crowd at Fiserv Forum and ending Milwaukee's once-hopeful season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After the game, a visibly frustrated Antetokounmpo got testy with a reporter, who asked the Bucks star if he considered this season a failure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cMichael Jordan played 15 years, won 6 championships. The other 9 years were a failure?"

-Giannis' passionate response to if he considers the Bucks' season a failure pic.twitter.com\/G5VtwnGXYq<\/a><\/p>— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) April 27, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote>