His 32-point effort gave Antetokounmpo 20,010. “Absolutely. 100%,” Milwaukee Bucks teammate Brook Lopez told the Journal Sentinel. Lopez has scored more than 17,000 points in his 17-year career.
The Milwaukee Bucks know that this is a critical season for them. After getting taken out of the playoffs by the Pacers last year in the first round, they have been motivated to make a deeper run in this year's playoffs.
Milwaukee Bucks head coach Doc Rivers, in reacting to Giannis Antetokounmpo scoring 20,000 points, said the two-time MVP feels like "the forgotten great player in the league."
Giannis Antetokounmpo scored his 20,000th career point in a game against the Dallas Mavericks at Fiserv Forum Wednesday.